Interested in learning about the international student experience? Want to get in touch with a current student from your home country? Someone with similar academic interests? A current student involved in research? Something else?
Our Global Wildcats serve as international student ambassadors. By acting as a bridge between prospective and current international students, our Global Wildcats assist the Office of Undergraduate Admission in recruiting students from all over the world.
Studying: Journalism & Economics
Hometown: São Paulo, Brazil
On campus: Model UN, Brazilian Student Association, SCNO, Research, Medill on the Hill
Best class at NU: Documentary Filmmaking for Social Justice
Favorite restaurant: TOMO Japanese Street Food
Fun fact: I used to speak a little bit of Latin, and have sung two songs in Latin at my high school’s annual play
Studying: Industrial Engineering, Business Institutions
Hometown: Ghazni, Afghanistan
On Campus: Students Consulting for Nonprofit Organizations (SCNO), Muslim-cultural Students Association, UNICEF
Best Class at NU: Progress in the A.I. Age (College Seminar)
Favorite Restaurant: Kabul House (Evanston) and Kaboobi (Chicago)
Fun Fact: I've started horse riding and learning piano this quarter
Studying: Journalism & Sociology
Hometown: Tokyo, Japan
On campus: The Daily Northwestern, Global Research Consulting, Summer Undergraduate Research Grant, The Dolphin Show, Alternative Spring Break
Best class at NU: Fundamentals of Reporting & Writing News
Favorite restaurant: Trattoria Demi
Fun fact: I used to waitress at an American diner in Tokyo!
Studying: Education and Social Policy (Concentration: Secondary Teaching; Language Arts); Minors: French, Linguistics
Hometown: Chastsy, Russia
On campus: Research (multilingual and multimodal literacies); Center for Civic Engagement Initiatives; The Writing Place; Forging Opportunities for Refugees in America; International Wildcat Welcome; BLAST (ballroom dance)
Best class at NU: Designing for Linguistically and Culturally Sustaining Instruction
Favorite restaurant: Mango Mango Dessert
Fun fact: My first time living away from my family for more than two weeks was during high school in Arusha, Tanzania—two years, 4,000 miles away!
Global Wildcat volunteers are critical in connecting with prospective Northwestern students, often communicating via email or video chat or participating in student panels.