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Moana star Auli’i Cravalho gushes about college as she prepares to attend Columbia University: ‘I’m excited’
She starred as Moana in the hit Disney movie and is currently filming an array of upcoming projects.
But it won’t be much longer until Auli’i Cravalho begins hitting the books at Columbia University.
‘I’m excited to go to college,’ Cravalho, 20, told People at the premiere of Encanto on Wednesday.
‘I’m excited to go to college’: Auli’i Cravalho gushed about attending Columbia University at the premiere of Encanto on Wednesday
While attending the New York based college, Cravalho plans on studying environmental studies.
‘It’s a lot of science,’ she told the website. ‘A lot of math. Using the other part of my brain right.’
While appreciative for the opportunities she’s had as an actress, Cravalho is looking forward to a new chapter in academia.
‘I’ve been so grateful to work in this industry, but I also want to get a taste for things outside of it,’ she said.
Iconic role: Cravalho lent her voice to the role of Moana in the hit Disney film of the same name
The actress – who came out as bisexual on TikTok April 9 – was accepted to Columbia University back in June.
Cravalho previously said she was still debating between studying environmental science or conservation studies after she was admitted.
‘I’m thinking of going into either environmental science or conservation studies,’ she told WTOP in June. ‘Before auditioning for Moana, I was interested in microbiology and graduated with more than four years of science.
Up in the air! Back in June, Cravalho said she was still debating between studying environmental science or conservation studies after she was accepted to the school
‘I was in a molecular cell biology course. … Now I get to pursue my passion of acting and singing, but I really want to get back into that intellectual and academic space.’
In August, Cravalho signed on to star as elusive track star AJ in Sammi Cohen’s coming-of-age film Love in Color for Hulu, which is being produced by Maya Rudolph and Natasha Lyonne.
The Acting for a Cause star was only 14 when she was originally cast in the titular role voicing Polynesian Disney princess Moana, which featured songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda.
She will also be playing teen Jos Cleary-Lopez in the upcoming Amazon Prime series based on the book by Naomi Alderman, The Power.
Class act! The actress was accepted into the elite New York school back in June
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