Sophia Barro ‘25 interned at the White House and sets her sights on D.C. and a career in political journalism
Sophia Barro ‘25 spent the fall semester interning at the White House under the Biden-Harris administration, an opportunity she never dreamed she would have and one that almost didn’t happen.
A political science major with double minors in Africana studies and women, gender, and sexuality studies, Barro wanted to be in D.C. for the fall of her senior year. She applied and was accepted into American University’s Washington Semester Program, setting her sights on political science-related internships.
“I never thought I would work at the White House,” Barro says. “I thought I was going to intern up on the Hill or some small nonprofit.” While Barro applied for the White House internship and interviewed, she was waitlisted.
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Sophia Barro
Political science major with minors in Africana studies and women, gender, and sexuality studies