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Sana Shetty spent much of her final academic quarter at the University of Washington in court. She was not facing legal troubles; she was an intern with the Gender-Based Violence Unit of the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.
It was the second internship for Shetty, a double major in gender, women & sexuality studies and law, societies & justice and a minor in human rights (all housed in the College of Arts & Sciences).
These and other experiences outside the classroom were as integral to Shetty’s UW education as her academic work, challenging her in ways she was not expecting. She arrived at the UW with plans to become a prosecuting attorney, but experiencing the realities of that work led her to reconsider her plan.
An Early Leap Through Running Start
Shetty, raised in Snoqualmie, Washington, spent her last two years of high school taking community college courses through Running Start, a program that allows high school juniors and seniors to enroll in college courses. She earned an associate’s degree along with her high school diploma.
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