Foreign Language Major Jobs in Business

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<p>I am going to be a high school senior and am deeply interested in languages. I will have completed German 5, Spanish 4, and 3 semesters of university-level Russian.
I plan to double-major in Russian and German in college, while continuing to take a few classes in Spanish. I will also study abroad as often as possible in Europe.</p>

<p>I plan to apply for US federal internships with such departments as the NSA or CIA. If I were lucky in securing one of these internships/scholarships and continued to work for them for six years after graduation, would this experience be enough to get into a top business-school even if I did not go to an Ivy/prestigious university? Or would I have to apply for a job in the private sector before applying (a job I may have difficulty getting without an undergraduate business degree)?</p>

<p>I really do not want to end up as a translator for the majority of my career. Is it, as I presume, hard to break out of this role within a business without some form of business degree?</p>

<p>Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!</p>

<p>Also, has anyone applied for CIA/NSA scholarship/internship? How competetive is it?</p>

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<p>Two flaws that came to mind:</p>

<p>1) German isn’t going to be useful in translating or working for the CIA/NSA/UN etc. because every German can speak the language and it’s already one of the most common foreign languages. Russian will work though, and so would Arabic, Chinese, Korean, and Farsi (basically any region in turmoil). </p>

<p>2) You’ll have a near impossible time getting into business school (let alone a top one) without any studies or experience in the field. I think you’d be better off in double majoring in something like international business and Russian.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the reply! I may change my mind and study business in college with Russian. I appreciate your response.</p>