Maya attended George Washington University, where she was busy being an active member of the APO service fraternity and the PAD pre-law fraternity, interning at the Washington, D.C. International Film Festival, and serving as a founding member of "Trick or Treat for Service" annual charitable event. Maya attended the prestigious Bronx School of Science. She has a particular interest in art, and thus has been very involved in that field, including studying film production.