When Jessica Ofurie came to the United States from Nigeria five years ago, she already knew she wanted to become a lawyer and dedicate herself to public service.
He didn't yet know that homelessness in America was the topic he would be taking on, because he had no idea how widespread the problem was.
“What surprised me the most was that there were so many homeless people sleeping on the streets in rags,” Ofurie said of her initial impressions of life in the United States. “I thought this only happened in African countries.”
Shortly after arriving in the United States, Ofurie enrolled at North Shore Community College, which was located near her family's new home in Salem, Massachusetts. In 2015, she earned her BA in liberal arts and her 3.74 GPA helped her earn a scholarship to Northeastern.
“When I was in Nigeria growing up, my friends always said I should be a lawyer because I argued so well and I'm so quick to point out injustice,” said Ofurie, now a senior at Northeastern. “I just knew that public service was in my nature, and I decided that law school was the best way to do that effectively.”
