<p>My question isnt about the ivy leagues and extremely selective schools but rather schools that arent exactly top notch. I know i cant get into or afford any schools that most of you are experts on but im hoping you can still help me with my question. I live in California and I am looking into the Cal State system. I want to major in International Relations and a minor in a language. I know that going to a cal state school isnt going to land me the job for state department or the U.N. which would be great, but I still want my job to have a major international aspect. My minor in a language would hopefully be a language in demand like Russian. Investigating the state schools and eliminating the ones without IR and looking into other aspects i think the best fit would be San Francisco State. The city in my opinion is ideal due to how diverse it is. Hopefully I would be able to find a job with an international aspect. It also has a variety of languages they offer one being Russian. Well I need feedback opnions even if they’re harsh. C’mon let me have it and alternative schools or any suggestions of any sort are welcome. Double majoring in something practical like marketing or journalism is something im also considering.</p>
<p>Why learn Russian when Chinese is the hot new language?</p>
<p>You’re not going to be dealing with Russia in the next twenty years!</p>
<p>" know that going to a cal state school isnt going to land me the job for state department or the U.N. which would be great, but I still want my job to have a major international aspect. "</p>
<p>That’s not true. There are foreign service officers who attended all kinds of colleges, including third tier ones. </p>
<p>What matters is how you do on the foreign service exam. I also think that your level of expertise in foreign languages also is important.</p>
<p>Here’s a link with info about foreign service careers: <a href=“http://www.careers.state.gov/general/apply/index.html[/url]”>http://www.careers.state.gov/general/apply/index.html</a></p>
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<p>When so many people have your mentality, that makes Russian in demand all of a sudden.</p>
<p>Like, in a few years, there’ll be surplus of Arabic translators.</p>
<p>Well dont get me wrong i know anythings possible with determination im just saying a tier3 school not even in D.C. isnt going to be as great as Georgetown but i still want to pick a good tier 3 lol… If that makes any sense</p>
<p>If you really wanted to learn a language to help find a job in 10-20 years, then I’d go for Hindi, not Chinese. </p>
<p>If you have the drive and love what you study, you will do fine. If you are really worried you could try grad school.</p>