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Fatima Essouabni

River Hawk Scholars Academy (RHSA) Peer Leader

College
Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences

Biosketch

  • Name: Fatima Essouabni
  • College: Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences
  • Major: Nursing
  • Hometown: Woburn, Massachusetts
  • Favorite hobbies: Running and hanging out with friends
  • What is your favorite thing about UMass Lowell (UML)? The diversity
  • What are your future goals? Be a traveling nurse.
  • What has having been involved with the RHSA meant to you? It has given men the support and guidance I did not know I needed for my first year.
  • Looking back, what advice would you give to yourself in your first year of college? Take everything one step at a time; it is not as hard as it sounds if you put in effort.
  • What advice would you give fellow students? College is a time to find yourself, make these the best four years of your life because you will never get another experience like this.
  • Why did you choose to attend UMass Lowell? I loved the nursing program.
  • What does it mean to you to be a first-generation college student? It means I have more of a drive to succeed to one day help my family financially. This means I have a drive to always be my best and never give up.
  • What inspires you to want to help first-generation students in the RHSA? I have the experience and guidance to help students, I am empathetic of any student's background and would love to give them more tools to succeed. I believe as first-gen students we have a responsibility to help one another to succeed.