Name: Genie Kotamraju
Majors: Dance and Psychology
Minors:Â Portuguese or Turkish (I haven’t decided yet)
Extracurriculars: Dancing
Organizations/Clubs: RU Natya and Rutgers Performing Dance Company
Hometown: South Brunswick, NJ
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.