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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Much of this thread is confusing to me as someone with no ties to int’l affairs world. There was another similar thread recently which felt the same to me. Half the posters claiming inside knowledge of the industry say it is world of an academic snobs and the other half say academic chops are not that important (and I guess a third group have said undergrad academic chops are irrelevant and only grad school matters). My kid is a sophmore likely to declare an IR major and I hope the advisors and career center at her university can give better clarity. [/quote]

NP here.  My guess is that it depends on the job itself, the location, prestige factor and supply/demand of applicants.  From this thread my recap is that agriculture, public health, environmental science are good alternate majors to help with an international career, as well helping with potentially applying to the Peace Corp. Should also double major with a language, in their case Spanish, and also consider the military as another possible career pathway.

To OP, if they are looking at public colleges in MD, also consider Salisbury.[/quote]

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