Penn World Scholars Class of 2028
Academic Areas of Interest: Finance, Startups & Entrepreneurship
Activities and Interests: Maritime, Soccer, Running, Startups, Music, Reading, Swimming & waterpolo.
Future Plans: I plan to be a maritime-industry disrupting entrepreneur
Academic Areas of Interest: Political Science, International Relations, French, History and Legal Studies
Activities and Interests: Drama and theatre, ballet, leadership and student government, community engagement, interfaith and intercultural dialogue, hiking and being outdoors!
Future Plans: My hope is to find my place among the next generation of non-divisive, human-focused leaders. I’m interested in pursuing further studies in Law and would love to work in areas like human rights or diplomacy so that I can bring positive change to South Africa and the world at large.
Academic Areas of Interest: Economics, Finance, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Mathematics, Philosophy, and Anthropology—along with the intersections and expansions beyond these fields.
Activities and Interests: Formulating and bringing ideas to life, learning and trying new things, thinking critically, community development, traveling, swimming, running, going to the gym, singing, playing music, dancing, and exploring new cultures.
Future Plans: My immediate focus is to make the most of my time at UPenn, immersing myself in opportunities for growth and discovery. Long-term, I aim to be more of a producer than a consumer, leading with innovation and intercultural insight.
Academic Areas of Interest: Mathematics, biology, biochemistry, chemistry, medicine.
Activities and Interests: Playing piano, buzuq, and viola, community service, beach and parties, chess, swimming.
Future Plans: I aspire to become a surgeon and researcher, dedicated to saving lives and discovering new treatments.
Academic Areas of Interest: Electrical Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering and Entrepreneurship.
Activities and Interests: Constructing robots, coding, doing karate, learning new languages and traveling around the world.
Future Plans: Upon graduation from Penn I would like to work in the Space Sector, contributing to cutting-edge technologies improving our lives on Earth.
Academic Areas of Interest: Comparative Literature, Art History, Anthropology, Environmental Humanities, Legal Studies
Activities and Interests: Creative writing, literary translation, visual art, language learning, community service, event management
Future Plans: I hope to continue studying intercultural differences and similarities through the prism of comparative literature and literary translation, while also looking for ways to create greater understanding between cultures through literature and art
Academic Areas of Interest: Computer Science, Cognitive Science, Artificial Intelligence, Astrophysics
Activities and Interests: Songwriting, Cinematography and Sound Design, Netball, Singing/Guitar, Swimming
Future Plans: I’m currently unsure of exactly which computer science area I’d like to pursue, but most likely something related to Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning.
Academic Areas of Interest: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, AI, Philosophy, Economics, Finance, Real Estate.
Activities and Interests: Boxing, Finance, Real Estate & Construction, Investment, Entrepreneurship, Christianity.
Future Plans: Industrializing space and exploring the cosmos.
Academic Areas of Interest: International Relations, Political Science, Diplomacy, Foreign Affairs
Activities and Interests: Hitting the gym, traveling the world, listening to music, debating
Future Plans: My dream is to work in diplomacy and to continue representing something bigger than myself.
Academic Areas of Interest: As I have always been interested in math and natural sciences, I intend to major in Physics with a concentration in Astrophysics / Advanced Physical Theory & Experimental Technique.
Activities and Interests: Apart from the academic interests, I enjoy debating, watching sports and movies, skiing/skating, traveling and listening to music.
Future Plans: I intend to pursue a master’s degree and PhD to continue my studies. In the meantime, I hope to conduct research to enhance my understanding of how the universe works.
Academic Areas of Interest: Sociology, economics, linguistics, and art history.
Activities and Interests: Netball, journaling, informal debate, fine arts, and community engagement.
Future Plans: To work in analytics, and investment as well as take on pedagogy and officially applying my experience in community engagement.
