<p>Rister’s in the Huntsman program at Penn which gives him a dual degree in IS and Economics, so the business thing is definitely going for him :).</p>
<p>I’m seriously considering an IR major at the moment. It’s my dream to work for the UN or some other similar organization.</p>
<p>Yes! The consulate finally wrote back! June 11 is my interview date.</p>
<p>Exactly a week from now. Good luck! :)</p>
<p>gud luck…
i had ma interview on june 2…will get my passport with the visa on it in a week…</p>
<p>What did they ask you Kumara?</p>
<p>Thanks, tetris and Kumara.</p>
<p>class of 2012 pwns</p>
<p>that is fo sho FellowCCViewer…</p>
<p>@ajay: My interviewer was a lady and I suppose was PMSing…she was very moody and had already rejected many ppl. b4 my case…
<p>In the end, she said boo GTech as she was a graduate from UVA…lol
And then asked me to collect my passport within 7 business days…</p>
<p>Hmm in my case, my interviewer was a friendly guy who asked:</p>
<ol>
<li>Congrats on getting into UVA (ok that’s not really a qn)</li>
<li>Which other uni did I apply to</li>
<li>Why did I choose UVA</li>
<li>Financial status (just gave the bank statements to him)</li>
</ol>
<p>And that’s all! It was only like 3-4 minutes. He asked me to collect my passport in 2 days.</p>
<p>Hahaha :D</p>
<p>(shrewd comment, I know 
)</p>
<p>Nice, seems so simple :p</p>
<p>I agree wit u, tetrisfan. This is all very encouraging to hear. ;)</p>
<p>generally, in Nepal, the visa is not a big issue. Most students who are academically strong and have received scholarships are granted visa unless they commit blunder in documents.</p>
<p>However, getting document from the Governmental offices is pain in the as$. </p>
<p>OK, how do you rate your government services and its reliablity?
1 - Excellent<br>
2 - Very Good<br>
3- Satisfactory, but my entire day or more days get wasted to get a piece of paper<br>
4- I wait for I don’t know how long. If luck favors me, the information will be printed correctly. If there are misprints, another few days gone.
5- service?? a bad choice of word. </p>
<p>My government service : 3</p>
<p>^
:-?</p>
<p>@tetris,
In theory, IR is a subdiscipline of Political Science while IS is connotated with some sort of cultural focus (-> Anthropology?). However, in practice, both are essentially the same. Most of the schools that you are probably looking at only offer either IR or IS and I’m almost positive that they offer about the same classes. Even at Harvard, which only offers “Government”, you can study IR/IS if you take the right classes.
No matter whether you major in IS or in IR, you have to specialize! Some people specialize in International Politics/Diplomacy, some in International Developement Studies while other specialize in a geographical area of the world, e.g. Middle East.
On a side note, Penn offers IR and IS. However, this is kind of special since only Huntsman students can major in IS. If you compare the curricula (-ums?!) of the two majors, you’ll notice that IR majors really DO have more courses in Diplomacy, International Politics, etc., while Huntsman students rather take courses in Area Studies, etc. However, if a IS major uses his electives for classes like International Security , etc. you basically get the same education as an IR major and vice versa.</p>
<p>To make things a bit more intricate, there’s also International Affairs. 
I’m not positive (and too lazy to look it up) but I think Georgetown’s prestigious School of Foreign Affairs offers a B.A. International Affairs. Also, <em>cough</em> P <em>cough</em> <em>cough</em> Princ…! Ah damn, I can’t pronounce it…You know, that school in NEW JERSEY has the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. They probably teach how to pop collars in different regions of the world there…</p>
<p>lol… :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Never fear Rister, I shall not venture to popped collars land ;)!</p>
<p>At first glance, it looked like IR sounded more appealing to me. BUT after just typing in random colleges’ URLs and finding one with IS (Middlebury), I did realize that I would be able to twist IS into IR (if you get what I mean, yeah?).</p>
<p>Apart from diplomacy/UN, what can one do with an IR/IS major? (sorry if I come across as poorly informed!)</p>
<p>Yes, you can incorporate some courses from Political sciences with your IS major. This should cover your IR interests. Plus, you have the oppurtunity to focus on area studies.</p>
<p>There are a lot of things an IR/IS major can do. According to UNO’s Intl Studies website, some of the job oppurtunities are:</p>
<p>◆ Diplomacy
◆ Foreign Service
◆ International Security Agencies
◆ Intergovernmental Organizations
◆ Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
◆ International Corporations
◆ Export / Import Businesses
◆ International Education</p>
<p>I’m considering IR too.</p>
<p>Yay, we all love IR! :D</p>
<p>^^ Not true. I don’t LOVE IR, though I must admit it’s rather interesting.:)</p>