Careers and Curriculums in the International Arena?

Ask this guy. He might know of something for her.

Have her learn mandarin.

I, for one, welcome our new Chinese overlords.

Have her go into the Marine Corps. She will learn skills that will last her a lifetime. She can go to some foreign countries and learn some about other cultures.

Once she gets out she can go to work overseas for a private security contractor and make about $300k per year. This is for a year contract with 3 month rotations. A few years of this and she can go to school on the GI bill with a fat bank account.

Georgetown supposedly has a good International Studies program.

As someone else indicated, Georgetown School of Foreign Service is very well regarded. It's basically a training ground for State, the IC and a host of NGOs.

A straightforward path is likely heading in the direction of a Foreign Service Officer at State. She can take the FSOT while she's still in college I think. In my opinion, several years of seeking and consuming information about international relations will be the best prep for that, regardless of coursework. You can specifically prep closer to the test. IMO majors in Poli Sci, History or some international field would be the most helpful for that track, but taking real classes (The End of Pinochet's Chile vs. The Politics of Privilege) will be more helpful. Get her a subscription to the Economist if she doesn't have it.

I say "in that direction" because it's just a good general path even if she doesn't want to go into government (assuming she does want to still do something in international relations). Do well at a good school in those fields and you can probably cruise into law school or an MBA program.

If she is interested in the IC she likely needs foreign language proficiency and preferably prolonged foreign travel, especially for DO. Knowing a language will make it easier because she can get a stint teaching english somewhere. Both State and CIA have strong internship programs (I'm sure others do as well). The DO internship at CIA will take you after your first year of college.

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Georgetown supposedly has a good International Studies program.

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I was going to say this as well. Send her to a school on the East Coast. Have her work for various student government groups.

She should target a region and take classes that teach the dominant language of that area. Basically become a subject matter expect.

Get an internship with either an international lobbying firm or international business association

Can also apply for the State Dept.


On a completely different career track I have a friend who travels the world inspecting/building restaurants for a major franchise. She started as a waitress while in college but hounded the executives for opportunities to intern which eventually lead to her fulltime position after college.

Serious answer: Georgetown. Great connections to state department, which is the best way to do what your daughter wants to do. Of course to survive in that field she will have to be a massive SJW and have a lot of white guilt

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As someone else indicated, Georgetown School of Foreign Service is very well regarded. It's basically a training ground for State, the IC and a host of NGOs.

A straightforward path is likely heading in the direction of a Foreign Service Officer at State. She can take the FSOT while she's still in college I think. In my opinion, several years of seeking and consuming information about international relations will be the best prep for that, regardless of coursework. You can specifically prep closer to the test. IMO majors in Poli Sci, History or some international field would be the most helpful for that track, but taking real classes (The End of Pinochet's Chile vs. The Politics of Privilege) will be more helpful. Get her a subscription to the Economist if she doesn't have it.

I say "in that direction" because it's just a good general path even if she doesn't want to go into government (assuming she does want to still do something in international relations). Do well at a good school in those fields and you can probably cruise into law school or an MBA program.

If she is interested in the IC she likely needs foreign language proficiency and preferably prolonged foreign travel, especially for DO. Knowing a language will make it easier because she can get a stint teaching english somewhere. Both State and CIA have strong internship programs (I'm sure others do as well). The DO internship at CIA will take you after your first year of college.

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Thanks for all the info... by the way, just for my ignorant self... what's IC, NGO, and DO?

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Thanks for all the info... by the way, just for my ignorant self... what's IC, NGO, and DO?

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sorry, intelligence community, non-governmental organization (think amnesty international), directorate of operations (CIA)

Thank you fogger, and everyone else for your feedback.