First, you will want to apply to your nearest community college or if you are a real gamer major university. I recommend the Harvard School of Business economics link below.

https://mrdata.usgs.gov/geology/state/state.php?state=MT

Now after a 2-6 year tutorial at these places, you will be almost ready to play victoria 2. To begin with, I recommend an easy nation like France. to play France you must understand the french, become the french.

In order to become french, there are 2 main strats we vic 2 gamers like to deploy. Number one the casual route. So with this strat your going to want to apply for French citizenship. To apply, you must have lived in France for at least 5 years. If you're a third-country national you must hold a residence card.
You must have 'sufficient and stable resources', show your integration into the French way of life (you'll be tested on this), and speak French to B1 level.​

Now for those of you who can't live in France preemptively, there is a secondary lesser know tactic only the most pro gamers know. Number 2 join the French foreign legion and defend french interest in West Africa.

Link to this strat guide below
http://foreignlegion.info/joining/

So you have your economics degree and have gotten french citizenship think your ready to play right. Wrong, you see there is no point playing vic 2 if you can't brag about how smart you are on Reddit as this is the main purpose of the game. so your going to want to go onto a sub dedicated to niche history topics and be the most insurable jerk possible. (this should be easy now that your French) Think of yourself as the Orca whales of turbo virgins sure your not number 1 on the food chain but if theirs a seal needing punting you are the one to do it.

With these key strats in mind you too can become a pro Vic 2 gamer.