{"id":28468,"date":"2021-08-13T14:50:54","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T18:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cmst.utk.edu\/?p=28468"},"modified":"2021-08-13T14:50:54","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T18:50:54","slug":"anja-peterson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/cmst\/2021\/08\/13\/anja-peterson\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Spotlight-Anja Peterson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/cmst\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/08\/APeterson.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/cmst\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/08\/APeterson.jpg 512w, https:\/\/cci.utk.edu\/cmst\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/08\/APeterson-240x300.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>When I arrived at UT I wasn\u2019t entirely sure what I wanted to major in, let alone strive for a career in. 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