Basic Info
Name: Shapla Shaheen
Year: Freshman
Major: Nursing
Heritage: Bangladeshi
Hometown: Aurora, IL
Campus Life
Local or Commuter?
Currently living on campus at JST!
What are you involved with on campus?
Muslim Student Association (MSA)
What is your favorite thing about UIC?
The appreciation of diversity and how we’re surrounded by the city wherever we go!
Plans for after graduation?
We’ll see what happens
Fun Facts
Guilty pleasure: Chick flicks
Go-to karaoke song: Highly doubt you’d want to hear me sing
One thing you cannot live without: CHAPSTICK. I’m not about to deal with crusty lips.
Where do you see yourself in 10 years? Living contently with my husband and kids
What is your biggest pet peeve? UIC’s top notch wi-fi service
Any special talents? I’m a pretty artsy person and if you give me a pillow, I can guarantee you I’ll fall asleep in under 2 minutes.
Favorite makeup brand? The cheap ones
Favorite book? Blindness by Jose Saramago
What is one piece of advice that you’d give to a younger you? Pursue more and worry less
Love Life
Single or taken: Single
#mancrushmonday: Matt Bomer, but essentially any man who’s tall, dark, and handsome (and bearded)
#womancrushwednesday: Mila Kunis
Turn on: Humor and compassion
Turn off: Arrogance and poor hygiene
Favorite pick up line: “I can’t find my number; I think I lost it. Can I have yours?” (;