<p>Get a MA in Arabic from a good school, then join the military as an officer doing intelligence or as a linguist. There’s a huge signing bonus for Arabic speakers, from what I understand, and a lot of the stuff you’d do is what people imagine CIA doing. From there, if you’re good at your job, you’ll have options to work for CIA after you leave the military.</p>
I’m a poli sci and public policy minor at UCB as well so I was wondering where the DIA/CIA/NSA campus attache would be at or how I could get in contact with them?
UCI has a criminology department, I believe.
Here’s some info from the CIA page. They note fluency in more than one language. I can certainly see multi-lingual as a key asset.
https://www.cia.gov/careers/faq
I would recommend looking at the job websites for the FBI/ CIA/ or whatever you’re interested in, and find jobs that are interesting to you, and see what the qualifications are. It’ll give you an idea of what they’re looking for, and the types of opportunities available.