Basics:
Name: Tam Tran
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Bartlett, Illinois
Birthday: September 12, 1995
Heritage: Vietnamese
Major: Biochemistry, Pre-Med
UIC Life:
Local or Commuter: Local
What are you involved with on campus?
Chi Sigma Omega, VSA
What is your favorite thing about UIC?
I like how UIC is in the city because there’s always something to do and it’s good networking.
What is your least favorite thing about UIC?
I don’t like how most of my classmates are commuters, which makes it harder to get to know everyone.
What are your plans after graduation?
I want to travel to a third world country to volunteer for at least 6 months and more. I also want to get a job in the health information management field and during that time, I would study/prepare for medical school.
Fun Facts:
Favorite Place to Eat: Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen
What’s something people don’t really know about you?
I have really huge tonsils, which makes me snore louder than my roommate, Nazia’s 50 year old dad, and I have a bad immune system.
What are your hobbies?
Eating unlimited amounts of chicken, shopping, going on spontaneous adventures to various coffee shops and museums, singing in the shower, synchronize naps with my puppy, and sitting on the floor eating ramen with my roommates/ sisters.
What kind of music are you into?
I’m open to anything , but I’m not a big fan of metal or folk.
What’s your favorite animal?
Giraffe
Favorite Movie: Frozen
Favorite Book: My anatomy book
If you could go back in the past, what year would you travel to?
I wouldn’t want to go back in time because I’m always looking forward to the future.
Love Life:
Interested in: men
Relationship Status: It’s complicated because my puppy is my number one man.
Celebrity Crush: Henry Cavill, Chris Hemsworth, Zac Efron …and many more
What do you look for in a guy?
I’m a hopeless romantic so I like guys who keep it old school
Deal Breaker: rude and unfaithful
Describe your dream date: Rollerblading in front of the Eiffel Tower, while eating Belgian waffles with Nutella