pakigirl

Dear friends, I want to become a Foreign Service Officer, but I am worried about GETTING A SECURITY CLEARANCE as a 2nd-gen immigrant whose parents are still Pakistani citizens. I was born in America (U.S. citizen by birth) and I haven't been to Pakistan in over 2 decades. However, my parents go every now and then and may own property there. On top of this, I also have some relatives in America in jail. Another problem: I studied abroad A LOT as a ugrad. The only thing that works in my favor is that I have 'rare' critical language skills in Urdu (not completely fluent, but I was formally tested by the State Dept as 'advanced intermediate', whatever that means). Is it worthwhile for me to try to become an FSO with my critical language skills, or should I just drop the dream?