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Jul 15, 2017 Exploration Programs Conversation Academics

Meet Talia from New Jersey

Seeing things from new perspectives is helping rising junior Talia inform her work as an interior designer and an aspiring psychologist.

Sabrina Polin

Seeing things from new perspectives is helping rising junior Talia inform her work as an interior designer and an aspiring psychologist.


When you walk into a room, most people just sit down and don’t notice what’s really around them. I’ve become more aware of whats in a room and how the elements work together to be aesthetically pleasing. People always assume interior design is just what goes inside the space, but it’s also the walls, electricity, where the outlets are, that really work hand in hand with architecture.

My grandma and my aunt are both interior designers. They helped my mom design my house that I was born in, so things I see every day are because of them and I’m constantly exposed to that kind of creation. I’m doing architecture in school, so I thought it would be cool to do something similar but different in understanding how a space works and what can be done with that.

I’ve been challenged to think differently and see things from another perspective, which is also because of my Psychopathology class. It makes you think differently about people who have psychological disorders. I like to know how people work, and it’s a good skill to have in general, not just in the field of psychology.

The hardest part of my classes was thinking differently than the norm and using my imagination to create something that hasn’t been done before. For my Interior Design final project, I designed a coffeeshop. I consider it different than other coffee shops I’ve seen because it is open space and has couches instead of chairs. I just wanted to make it trendy and comfortable. It was eye-opening to be able to create this space — it’s something that was my own.

Sabrina Polin