Zarana Patel ’18

Basics:

Name: Zarana Patel

Year: Freshman

Hometown: Belleville, Illinois 

Birthday: July 28,1995

Heritage: Indian

Major: Nursing

UIC Life:

Local or Commuter?

Local

What are you involved with on campus?

Phi Sigma Sigma, Unicef, Indian Student Association 

What is your favorite thing about UIC?

The diversity and being so close to the city 

What is your least favorite thing about UIC?

The cold weather in the winter time 

What are your plans after graduation?

Becoming a nurse practitioner for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Fun Facts:

Favorite Snacks?

I’m obsessed oreo ice cream and Cliff Bars. 

What’s something that people don’t really know about you?

I played for a varsity soccer team for 7 years 

What are your hobbies?

Going to the gym and hanging out friends

What kind of music are you into?

I don’t have a favorite, I like all types of music. 

What’s you’re favorite animal?

I love Pandas

Favorite Movie:

A Walk to Remember 

Favorite Book: 

The Best of Me, by Nicholas Sparks 

If you could go back in time, what year would you travel to?

Freshman year of high school, it was so much fun and memorable 

If you won the lottery, what is the first thing you would buy?

I would buy land in Africa to build a hospital for malnourished babies. 

Love Life:

Interested in: 

Men

Relationship Status:

Single

Celebrity Crushes:

Channing Tatum, Collin Kaepernick

What do you look for in a guy?

A nice smile and a kind, caring personality.

What is your deal breaker?

Overconfidence and arrogance 

Describe your dream date?

Dinner at the Eiffel Tower and a little walking tour around Paris 

• greek
• Indian
• nursing
• single
• UNICEF