Bio

My name is Skyé Lowe, and I am a rising junior at Princeton University majoring in Psychology, with minors in Values and Public Life and French Language. The French language has always been a central part of my identity. I grew up attending a dual-language public school known for serving French-speaking immigrant families, and from a young age, I was exposed to the challenges many of my peers faced—navigating visa processes, accessing social services, and coping with instability. At the time, I didn’t know how to help. This summer, I was given the chance to try.

Through my internship at Project Rousseau, I worked directly with immigrant families—many of them French- and- Spanish-speaking—to prepare asylum and SIJS applications, draft legal declarations, and conduct emotionally difficult interviews while providing support to help clients feel comfortable and share specific information needed for their cases. I also conducted legal research, managed multiple ongoing cases, and learned how to balance accuracy, empathy, and urgency in a fast-paced legal setting. While I initially thought I’d be working in pairs with clients, I quickly realized I was working independently with my own clients—learning, in real time, how to effectively communicate, and where the intersection lies between language, law, and trust.

This experience reaffirmed my interest in pursuing a legal career after Princeton, grounded in the principles of ethics and advocacy. I plan to apply to law school through the Junior Deferral Program (JDP), and this summer provided meaningful, hands-on experience that will inform both my academic studies and the way I approach future client relationships—regardless of the legal field I choose to pursue.