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M.A. Pre-admission Backgrounds

Degree Programs | M.A. Pre-admission Backgrounds

  • Adjudication specialist, U.S. Department of State
  • Associate, JPMorgan Chase & Co., New York
  • Associate, Legal and Policy Office, Human Rights Watch, New York
  • Assistant editor, The Economist Intelligence Unit, Shanghai
  • Assistant manager, AIG Consumer Finance Group, Hong Kong
  • Attorney, Lehman, Lee and Xu, Beijing
  • Conflicts analyst, Jenner & Block LLP, Chicago
  • Consultant, Inter-American Development Bank
  • Conservation planning officer, World Wildlife Fund
  • English instructor, Beijing Aeronautical University
  • Fellow, McKinsey Global Institute, McKinsey & Company, New York
  • Fellow in public affairs, Coro Leadership Center
  • Financial analyst, Goldman, Sachs & Co., New York
  • Fraud prevention manager, U.S. Department of State
  • Global sourcing process expert, Agilent Technologies, Singapore
  • Intelligence officer, Defense Intelligence Agency
  • Intern, Doctors Without Borders, New York
  • Intern, Immigration and National Security Program, Nixon Center
  • Intern, U.N. Development Program, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • International visitor exchange specialist, U.S. Department of State
  • Junior fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
  • Language analyst, U.S. Department of Defense
  • Legislative assistant, U.S. House of Representatives
  • Legislative reporter, Congressional Quarterly Weekly
  • Lieutenant, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
  • M.B.A. student, Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania
  • Online producer, Reuters India
  • Peace Corps volunteer, Small Business Program, Nicaragua
  • Peace Corps volunteer, Education and Community Outreach, Thailand
  • Peace Corps volunteer, Teacher Training and Community Development, Uganda
  • Personal aide, Office of the Secretary of the U.S. Navy
  • Program associate, National Parks Conservation Association
  • Program officer, Council of the Americas, New York
  • Program specialist, International Rescue Committee
  • Public relations specialist, Rising Data Solutions, Accra, Ghana
  • Research analyst, Centra Technology
  • Research assistant, Belfer Center, Kennedy School of Government
  • Research assistant, The Brookings Institution
  • Research assistant, Center for Strategic and International Studies
  • Research assistant, International Monetary Fund
  • Research associate, The Henry L. Stimson Center
  • Research fellow, National Institutes of Health
  • Scientific officer, World Wildlife Fund, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • SEAL lieutenant, U.S. Navy
  • Senior capital markets legal assistant, McKee Nelson L.L.P., New York
  • Senior manager, Trade Finance Projects, Banco Itau, Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Senior reporter, Reuters Seoul
  • Senior response associate, American Red Cross
  • Speechwriter, Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations
  • Teacher, Teach for America, Atlanta
  • Trade negotiator, Ministry of Commerce, Beijing
  • Transportation and air quality specialist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency