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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As someone working in the "IR" field, for undergrad really not at all important what the major is called, or whether the school has a separate department, more important to truly master at least one and preferably more languages, spend meaningful time during semesters and summers abroad (and NOT just hanging out and drinking with other American students)LEARN TO WRITE WELL, quickly, clearly and under pressure, learn to analyze sources and come to a hypothesis and be able to defend that hypothesis, and learn to interact with and influence other people.  [/quote]

Psst. Don't look.  This sounds like CIA to me. [/quote]

haha. true. the PP forgot to add don't smoke and buy too much pot. All IR/IS departments should have a  one day seminar regarding security clearances in freshman/soph/junior years since many good IR jobs are at agencies where TS/SCI w full-scope is required.

As for language mastery, many at the Agency have middling language skills. the rating to get a language bonus (3) is pathetic. And the people nailing 4/5's/native fluency in Tier 1 or Tier 2 langauges many times get hung up on security clearance processing being 1st/2nd generation americans.

If you want to be an analyst in the DI you have to love to write and not care when others tear up your style/prose.

i guess i got a bit off topic. [/quote]

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