<p>Ive been interested in getting my MA in international affairs and will be applying to a number of MA programs this fall. I have also been teaching LSAT classes for a test prep company for the past few months. The first time I took the test I got a 164 which was the minimum to qualify as a teacher (90th percentile). Im pretty confident that taking it now I could break a 170. Now I took the LSAT when I was thinking of law school but everyone told me the same thing - dont go to law school unless you actually want to work as an attorney. At the info programs for the joint degree programs all the admission officers said the JD/MA program is for lawyers/law school students with an interest in international affairs, not the other way around. Is there any advantage to adding a JD to my MA Program if im really interested in diplomatic/foreign service (UN, Dept of State) work?</p>
<p>The advice you’ve been receiving is correct–if you want to do law, get a JD. If you don’t, get something else. There might have been a time when the JD was a more portable degree but nowadays if you want to work in IR, you should get an IR degree as opposed to “beefing it up” with a JD.</p>