<p>Hi </p>
<p>I want to make a career in the United Nations , specifically in the United Nations Development Programme.</p>
<p>The idea is to assist developing countries in economic and social growth and work towards better international cooperation , areas of interest include International relations</p>
<p>I am a software engineer with 3 years of work experinece in the Industry </p>
<p>I have a GRE score of 1500 out of 1600 and a TOEFL score where i missed only a couple of questions ( I dont recall the exact score ) and i was in the top 10 % in my University</p>
<p>I plan to get back to School next year for my Masters</p>
<p>Can anyone guide me which school and specifically which major should i opt for. Also how choosing a particular major will help me in my eventual goal</p>
<p>All advise will be highly appreciated</p>
<p>Well first you need connections. Albeit unfair, the statement “95% of success come from connections” is true. If you take a look at the ambassadors, many have connections with Bush (ambassador from France co-owned baseball team with him for 10 years, acted in management for his election, etc). Second, try going to a top-notch university like HYPS for your Masters or PhD. Again it’s idiotic, but based on statistics, these type of careers that you’re referring to have extremely competitive demand in a pool filled with HYPS graduates, and you need to match up to their level, unless you’re the one who came up with microfinancing and the Grameen bank or … cured cancer. </p>
<p>It may sound idiotic by saying this, but it’s true. Focus socially… Talk with professors and meet people that are in high stature.</p>
<p>Have you ever participated in Model UN?</p>
<p>^He’s applying for grad school, so Model UN is irrelevant at this point.</p>
<p>I would post this in the Grad School forum.</p>