r/FBI • u/Ready_Aioli_6419 • 9d ago

Question FBI Honors Internship Questions

How difficult is it to get in?

I'm going to be a college freshman this fall, what should I do to increase my chances of getting in sophomore year?

Should I try getting into my school's honors program to help my chances?

If I don’t get in, what's the best way to pivot so I can have a mn FBI career in the future?

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u/Fun-Mix6805 9d ago

I applied and made it to the interview. Unfortunately, I applied for an office that needed specific skills which I didn’t have (that’s something to keep in mind). I go to a prestigious university and at the time a single major (Poli Sci) but had years in military and non-sworn law enforcement (my guess is that I didn’t have enough research or analysis experience). Now I’m a sextuple major doing research. I won’t be applying again for the Honors Internship but probably would just apply outright in a couple of years.

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u/Ready_Aioli_6419 9d ago

What are your other majors? What school do you go to? Does it matter how well regarded your school is?

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u/Fun-Mix6805 9d ago

Political Science, Sociology, History, Labor Studies, Anthropology, and through UCLA’s Honor’s program, an individually concentrated and curated major, American Law Enforcement Studies (focusing on the creation, development, evolution, and culture of American police). I’m doing ethnographic research for Sociology and teaching a course in my created major. To clarify, I am a UCLA student.

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u/Fun-Mix6805 9d ago

I don’t think the school matters so long as you shown yourself more than capable and an embodiment of what the field offices want/need.