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<li><p>Double-majoring isn’t too hard, depending on what you combine. There are subjects that have a convenient amount of overlapping requirements, such as environmental studies and international relations. IR has pretty decent job prospects, what with all the government agencies and NGOs based in DC. Then again, I’m not sure how that degree will serve you in China. We don’t have an engineering school, haha. </p></li>
<li><p>AU requires you to declare a major by the second semester of your sophomore year. If you’ve been labeled as a PoliSci major, it’s because you marked it in your application. It’s not binding; it’s just used to assign you to a relevant advisor and spam your e-mail with SPA-related things. If you decide early on to switch majors, you may want to make sure you get a new advisor who knows more about that area. </p></li>
<li><p>As long as you have a visa, I’d imagine you can legally work anywhere. There are also restaurants that pay under the table, but you didn’t hear that from me. The embassies hire students, too, sometimes. The school offers plenty of work-study and non-work-study jobs, and we have a really impressive career center (and a special separate one for business students) and an online job board for local things (like babysitting and tutoring).</p></li>
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