# Aminah Aliu '25

**Source**: https://admission.princeton.edu/blogs/blogger-profile/aminah-aliu
**Parent**: https://admission.princeton.edu/blogs/poets-should-come-ready-moveyellplaydiscover

**Class Year:** 2025
**Major:** Computer Science
**Hometown:** Los Angeles, California
**Email:** aa1237@princeton.edu
**Pronouns:** she/her/hers

Hi! My name is Aminah, and I’m from Los Angeles, California. Though I applied to Princeton as a Neuroscience major, I’m now a senior in the [Computer Science](https://www.cs.princeton.edu/) department with certificates in [Entrepreneurship](https://kellercenter.princeton.edu/certificates/program-entrepreneurship) as well as [Technology and Society](https://kellercenter.princeton.edu/certificates/program-technology-society). On campus, I am a member of the [Muslim Student Association](https://sites.google.com/princeton.edu/princeton-msa/home) (MSA), the [Princeton African Student Association](https://www.instagram.com/pasaprinceton/) (PASA) and the [Scholars Institute Fellows Program](https://sifp-ebcao.princeton.edu/) (SIFP). I write poetry with Songline Slam, and have, in the past, styled outfits for the campus fashion magazine TigerTrends. When I’m not working, I enjoy crocheting clothes, learning languages, and running. As a proud [Questbridge Match Scholar](https://www.questbridge.org/) and [Thrive Scholar](https://www.thrivescholars.org/), I’d be more than happy to answer your questions. Drop me a line anytime :)

## More Stories

Getting Out: On Comfort Zones–and What Lays Beyond Them.

2024-11-01

Aminah Aliu

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A Way to Live, A Way to Learn 

2024-09-15

Aminah Aliu

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Spring 2024 Street Week Diaries: Black, Religious, and Low Income

2024-02-06

Aminah Aliu

I don’t know if I’ll get into an eating club, and that’s okay. I let my identities prevent me from exploring the street for so long, so this is me trying to put myself out there. This is me being open to the experience.

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Dear QuestBridge Matches: Playing Life on Hard Mode

2022-11-30

Aminah Aliu

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A Guide to Free & Cheap Things at Princeton

2022-10-10

Aminah Aliu

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Language Tables Are Your Friend

2022-10-04

Aminah Aliu

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I Miss My Mom's Cooking 

2022-06-28

Aminah Aliu

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March Madness with the Princeton University Band

2022-06-07

Aminah Aliu

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Dead Week

2022-05-12

Aminah Aliu

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The Black Woman Wellness Retreat & The Necessity for Self Care

2022-03-10

Aminah Aliu

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Poets Should Come Ready to Move/Yell/Play/Discover

2022-02-02

Aminah Aliu

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Being Muslim at Princeton: A First-Time Experience

2022-01-07

Aminah Aliu

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First-Year Takes on Princeton, Loses 1-0

2021-12-18

Aminah Aliu

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Open Your Heart

2021-12-01

Aminah Aliu

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