Name: Genie Kotamraju
Majors: Dance and Psychology
Minors: Portuguese or Turkish (I haven’t decided yet)
Extracurriculars: Dancing
Organizations/Clubs: RU Natya and Rutgers Performing Dance Company
Hometown: South Brunswick, NJ
1. Why are you studying Dance and Psychology?
I decided to study dance as one of my majors because I’ve been dancing all my life. I could never give it up, so I wanted to keep dancing and I knew there was still a lot for me to learn. I decided to also pursue Psychology as my second major because it was a really interesting class when I took it in high school. I figured I would continue to learn about it and it just kept getting more and more interesting. And for my minor I knew I wanted to learn another language because I grew up speaking two languages at home and learned another one in high school, so being able to speak multiple languages became a big interest of mine.
2. Are there certain challenges that come with studying your majors? How do you overcome or ease those challenges that you face?
The only big challenge about my majors/minors that I face is that there are a lot of classes that I have to take in order to study all of them, so it can be hard to manage my time. But I find that not procrastinating is the best ways to get over this challenge.
3. What are your favorite places to eat at around Rutgers? What are your fave dishes/meals/eats/etc?
My favorite place to get food on campus is Stuff Yer Face and Fruity Yogurt (since I love bubble tea so much).
4. Why did you decide to go to Rutgers?
I decided to go to Rutgers because Rutgers offers a lot of great dance programs and organizations. It is also really close to my home town, so I can visit my family and keep the job that I had before I came to RU.
5. If you could live in any cinematic universe, where would you live and why?
If I could live in any cinematic universe, I would live in the Batman universe because all the characters seem larger than life.