<p>So I'm pretty sure I'm set on Georgetown SFS but I was wondering what kinds of things do students do after they graduate </p>
<p>this is what I Imagined but please correct me or add anything I may have missed.</p>
<p>Peace Corps
Some form of politics or related field?
Foreign Service Officer
Law/Medical/Business School (or basically grad school in general)</p>
<p>What I don't really know is what kind of jobs do SFS grads get if they go straight into the workforce?</p>
<p>I just want to get an idea of a career path after graduation</p>
<p>Don’t forget intelligence and national security job at places like DHS, NSA, CIA, etc.</p>
<p>Also, grad school placement is excellent. My five apartment mates, ended up including a Georgetown lawyer, a Penn lawyer, a Columbia MBA, a Michigan MBA and a Berkeley PhD. We are all smart but not top of the class smart.</p>
<p>I have always heard that 1/2 of all SFS students end up in law school within 5 years of graduation, and I believe it based on people I have known. You may want to take a look at this: <a href=“Cawley Career Education Center | Georgetown University”>Cawley Career Education Center | Georgetown University;
<p>It’s a survey of 2009 graduates of the School of Foreign Service and 59% responded. The most common career choice was consulting but the #1 employer was Teach for America. Naturally, certain careers are systematically underreported (e.g., intelligence positions) but it gives you a fair idea.</p>
<p>In terms of grad school, the J.D. is by far the most common choice and Georgetown itself is the most popular law school. Again, though, the survey should be taken with a grain of salt as 41% of students didn’t respond and certain groups typically respond to such surveys at a low rate. Generally speaking, the people who have landed the best jobs and the people who don’t land any job at all are least likely to respond. Finally, of course, last year was a really tough year on the job market, so you may want to look back a few years. You can find other surveys here [Senior</a> Survey Results](<a href=“Cawley Career Education Center | Georgetown University”>Cawley Career Education Center | Georgetown University)</p>
<p>The one thing that will probably jump out at you is just how few SFS graduates go into fields that are directly related to international relations. This may surprise you now, but the fact of the matter is that most students at most universities don’t go into fields that directly relate to their degrees.</p>
<p>I recommend looking over the senior career surveys from the past few years, which are available at [Senior</a> Survey Results](<a href=“Cawley Career Education Center | Georgetown University”>Cawley Career Education Center | Georgetown University)</p>
<p>Obviously, these are all self-reported and so cannot be taken as wholly representative, but it will give you an idea of some places where new grads end up.</p>
<p>Thanks for the great responses and the links. I see now that there’s a lot of potential and variability with this degree. I guess I was just a bit afraid of finding a solid job especially if I’m not at the tippy top of the class. I’m interested in a) going into intelligence/security b) a masters in business c)international company consultant/analyst or IB so it looks like SFS is perfect for me.</p>
<p>CIA, NSA, State Dept all recruit from Georgetown SFS</p>