Employment Opportunities after University in UK (Oxford to Queens College Belfast) vs. US (Bowdoin, etc.)

The near term impact is that the calendars of the UK U’s don’t mesh with the typical internship/summer job cycle in the US. If she doesn’t plan on coming home during the summers that won’t be a problem, but if she does plan to be home for at least one summer, it is tricky making the calendar work. And for some jobs- paid staff on Capitol Hill for example- internship experience is important even if it’s not with the same branch of government or the same geography.

Long term likely not a huge issue but as I mentioned above, security clearances can take longer for someone who has spent large amounts of time overseas. Part of the focus of the clearance- has this person been radicalized by a terrorist organization or someone trying to actively undermine the security interests of the USA- become a little more complex the more time someone spends with friends, friends-of-friends, etc. who may be tangentially part of a group which will get higher scrutiny.

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