Jess Jenkins

Hometown and Country:

Wellington, New Zealand

Extracurricular Interests:

Peer Advising Fellow, The Harvard Callbacks, Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra, The Harvard Crimson Design Board, WIB, Woodbridge, Harvard Rec

Favorite place in Harvard Square?

CVS - pay $5 per month, get $10 back. Kidding, but only slightly—I do recommend CVS CarePass, haha. My Harvard Square go-to is Life Alive

What can FIPpers talk to you about?

Anything and everything! From life as an FGLI student to getting the most out of your Harvard experience, I’d love to chat with you about all things international!

Languages Spoken:

English, Te Reo Māori and conversational German

Jess grew up as the eldest of six children in a beautiful little beach town just out of Wellington, New Zealand. At Harvard, Jess is a rising junior in Leverett House studying the art of undecided, which means she’s taking random (but awesome!) classes and changing her mind about her potential concentration every few minutes. When she’s not trying to pin-down her academic interests, Jess can be found singing with her A Capella group, playing viola in the Harvard Radcliffe Orchestra, designing illustrations for the Crimson, writing songs, doing economics research, running along the river and hanging out with friends. She is beyond excited to welcome the international Class of 2028 to Harvard and can’t wait to meet all of you at FIP this year!