<p>I am going to be a junior in high school, and I'm set on joining the FBI. At this point, my main goal is to become a Special Agent. In college, I definitely want to earn a Bachelor's Degree in Forensic Psychology, but I'm not sure what I should do in graduate school. I hear that the FBI looks for Accounting and Finance degrees more than anything, but I'm not interested in that aspect of the job. I also heard that speaking foreign languages fluently is good, but I don't know how to go about that besides majoring for a B.A. in a needed language instead of my previous plan to major in Forensic Psych. I also thought about going to law school for graduate. So how should I go about this?</p>
<p>You “heard?” You seem to have internet access. Google and find out what they require. They used to hire from three paths: Law (law degree), language and finance. They used to hire a small number of experienced law enforcement officers. Be prepared to move every 18 months and the new agents get the crappy towns.</p>
<p>I have no comment about what’s the best path to join the FBI, but I just wanted to say that you do not need to major in a language in order to become fluent in that language. All you need to do is… learn that language. You can do that through course work, practicing on your own, study abroad, etc. Whatever gets you to the point where you could hold a conversation with a native speaker in whatever situation you would need to use the language in. Majoring in a language often includes a lot of courses about literature, history, and culture (many of which you may not even need to speak the language in order to take) that you may be interested in but would likely not need in order to become fluent in the language.</p>
<p>You don’t just “join” the FBI, they select you. You also learn to be confidential about your plans and that includes postings on the internet. Look up the information on google. </p>