Lidia Gebrekirstos (2021)


  • Name: Lidia Gebrekirstos
  • Nationality: Ethiopia
  • Class Year: 2021
  • Major(s) & minor(s): Political Science and Journalism
  • Extracurricular interests: PR Officer of Association for the Advancement of Black Culture (ABC),  Fundraising Chair of Lamba Sigma Society, member of ASA, BGM, SASS and International club.
  • How you heard about Allegheny: Through an email. I really liked the unusual combinations and campus life and decided to become a gator
  • What you enjoy most about Allegheny: The community
  • Favorite class and why:  FS 101 because it exceeded all expectations. It wasn’t a regular class with tests and such it was more about learning how to think critically and form a complicated thought rather than simply understanding it. It was just so different from what I am used to and I learned a lot.
  • Advice to prospective international students during their college search: For those that don’t know what they want to do yet, that’s Okay too. I didn’t know when I first got here, I slowly figured it (still figuring) out as I go, by taking different courses and seeing what interests me.