Ammanuel Zegeye
Oxford, England & Tshwane, South Africa
High School: Chestnut Hill Academy
Major: Economics
Concentration: African Studies
Activities: Varsity Cricket, Intramural Soccer, Multicultural Scholars Program Coordinator, Mentoring and Student Teaching Writing Tutor, Customs Person, Distinguished Visitors Office Assistant, Black Student League, Study Abroad at the London School of Economics
Why you chose Haverford: “I wanted a small liberal arts college with a strong sense of community, and I wanted a college that would provide me with access to top professors in a small classroom setting.”
Favorite Extra Curricular Activity: “My favorite extra curricular activity has been the Mentoring and Student Teaching (MAST) program, for which I have been a writing tutor for the last two years. MAST provides science and writing tutoring to middle and high school students from Philadelphia. I teach high school students every Saturday during the second semester, and this has been incredibly rewarding as I have been able to see my students develop and improve into more confident writers throughout the program.”
Thoughts on the three Academic Centers: “The academic centers are a great asset to the college. I work in the science library and spend a great deal of time in the Integrated Natural Science Center doing work; it provides a great space to do work at any time of the day or night. The Center for Peace and Global Citizenship has a great café, where I frequently watch European soccer games; I also received a CPGC grant to do an internship with the Supreme Court in South Africa the summer after my freshman year.”