| The IR program is very good, I'm in it. It's really more of a division of the government degree, though you can minor in IR specifically (I'm a Gov major with an IR concentration). There are a lot of good opportunities, you can go to D.C. for six months and intern and do research, or go to Geneva on your JYA and do any number of internships with the ngos there. And of course, the Smith network is really great in this area.
At this stage, the best thing to do is to keep your grades up, do your community service (whatever lights your fire, don't think too hard about creating some special college community service profile) and be active in your school. If you're in any clubs at school, start thinking about running for leadership positions, those always help. But for IR, don't think you need to intern at the UN or something in order to get accepted.
Smithiegr can probably suggest more of the engineering stuff, which might have its own prep. |