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Calling all US Military Fall 2015 Applicants! 10 Jun 2015, 05:54
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If someone could help guide me with a situation I am facing...I am looking to transition out of the military in spring of 2017 and to start B school in fall of 2017. My main issue is that I plan to be on deployment from fall of 2016 to spring of 2017. I do not anticipate having problems with the paperwork portions of the application, but I feel like if I am invited to an interview it would be tough to interview via videochat from some terrible wifi hotspot in who knows where. Also, it would be tough to communicate with your liaisons at the schools because everything would have to be done via e-mail. Does anyone have any experience with this?
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I will be in this exact same situation, only my deployment will be DEC2016-DEC2017 and I will start school in 2018. I'm going to be in Dijibouti, Africa, so I'm assuming I will be able to speak with the schools on Skype or via phone.

I actually see this as an advantage over other applicants. What better way is there to make business schools understand how different our experiences are than the lack of ability to conduct a standard interview. Additionally, most civilians think deployments are very interesting, so I'm sure a large part of the interview will be questions about your deployment/what types of ops you all are doing. I wouldn't see this as a negative. It is a positive.
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Calling all US Military Fall 2015 Applicants! 03 Sep 2015, 21:33
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Thanks for the information, all of you. This thread is an excellent resource for military members looking to pursue business school. I have been searching for a comprehensive list of schools participating in the Yellow Ribbon program, but everything seems to be outdated. Though, I think someone linked to a list from 2014 a few pages back. Regardless, I intend to apply to public state schools, which I am told are 100% covered by the Post 9/11 GI Bill?

Here is my full situation:

28 years old, white male
SPC, Engineer, Army, 3+ years active, 1 deployment to Africa.

Between the ages of 19-24, I worked at least 10 jobs across 5 cities. All of them were low wage, entry level: waiter, busboy, bellhop, concierge, valet, night auditor, construction laborer, landscaper.

I completed an online degree from a 3rd tier University this past May. My GPA was 3.9, which seems to be about average for the school, and 75 credits were earned from CLEP/DSST tests, with 15 more transferred from Penn State. The degree took about 15 months to complete.

My GPA at Penn State was 2.7. I can't make a fair comparison between the two schools because I put forth so little effort when I was 18. I skipped many classes and my grades reflect that. I had a much different attitude this 2nd time around. I worked hard on my papers, even knowing that many of the instructors did not read them. It seemed as though only 3 of my 10 instructors graded papers for more than the length and format.

I scheduled the GMAT for next Friday. I expect to score 720-760.
I usually perform well on standardized tests and I am basing my expectations on 3 practice tests. I also plan to take and review 3 more before the real test.
Aug 28, Kaplan 1 - 720
Aug 29, Kaplan 2 - 730
Aug 30, GMAT Prep 1 -770

Here are my thoughts:
Even if I score a 750 on the GMAT, my profile is still too weak for the top 15 schools. That is fine. Honestly, if I could secure a 75K/year job with my 3rd tier B.S. in Marketing, I would not bother to pursue business school. I don't mean to make it seem like I have no ambition. I do have thoughts of starting my own small business, but I feel that work experience and capital will be enough to steer me in the right direction there. I'm probably not as hungry as most MBA candidates and that could viewed as a weakness.

Honestly, I am pursuing a graduate degree to make myself hireable at 75K. I am narrowing my list of schools down by area, reputation, and GI Bill coverage. Since I want to live on the west coast, I am looking at:
1. University of Washington
2. UC Berkley
3. UCLA
4. University of Colorado, Boulder

After realizing there were other options besides an M.B.A., I started looking at some of the different Master's in Finance programs. That seems like a better fit, but many of these programs are small and appear to be even more competitive than M.B.A. They also require pre-reqs which I may not have. I would be willing to complete them in advance..might be difficult to get accepted for the programs that start this spring. My contract runs through the fall, though I plan to try for the 6 month early out in March.

That's my story, guys. I hope some of you will share thoughts or ideas. Are the first 3 schools attainable for someone with my background? Or should I be going for others like Colorado Boulder?
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Don't sell yourself short. All top schools would be interested in a military candidate with a fat GMAT. GPA is one data point. Fuqua and Johnson are also tuition-free (or close to it).
Apply to every school you want to. Make them say no. Look into Service2School to link you up with an ambassador.

BuffaloJV
Thanks for the information, all of you. This thread is an excellent resource for military members looking to pursue business school. I have been searching for a comprehensive list of schools participating in the Yellow Ribbon program, but everything seems to be outdated. Though, I think someone linked to a list from 2014 a few pages back. Regardless, I intend to apply to public state schools, which I am told are 100% covered by the Post 9/11 GI Bill?

Here is my full situation:

28 years old, white male
SPC, Engineer, Army, 3+ years active, 1 deployment to Africa.

Between the ages of 19-24, I worked at least 10 jobs across 5 cities. All of them were low wage, entry level: waiter, busboy, bellhop, concierge, valet, night auditor, construction laborer, landscaper.

I completed an online degree from a 3rd tier University this past May. My GPA was 3.9, which seems to be about average for the school, and 75 credits were earned from CLEP/DSST tests, with 15 more transferred from Penn State. The degree took about 15 months to complete.

My GPA at Penn State was 2.7. I can't make a fair comparison between the two schools because I put forth so little effort when I was 18. I skipped many classes and my grades reflect that. I had a much different attitude this 2nd time around. I worked hard on my papers, even knowing that many of the instructors did not read them. It seemed as though only 3 of my 10 instructors graded papers for more than the length and format.

I scheduled the GMAT for next Friday. I expect to score 720-760.
I usually perform well on standardized tests and I am basing my expectations on 3 practice tests. I also plan to take and review 3 more before the real test.
Aug 28, Kaplan 1 - 720
Aug 29, Kaplan 2 - 730
Aug 30, GMAT Prep 1 -770

Here are my thoughts:
Even if I score a 750 on the GMAT, my profile is still too weak for the top 15 schools. That is fine. Honestly, if I could secure a 75K/year job with my 3rd tier B.S. in Marketing, I would not bother to pursue business school. I don't mean to make it seem like I have no ambition. I do have thoughts of starting my own small business, but I feel that work experience and capital will be enough to steer me in the right direction there. I'm probably not as hungry as most MBA candidates and that could viewed as a weakness.

Honestly, I am pursuing a graduate degree to make myself hireable at 75K. I am narrowing my list of schools down by area, reputation, and GI Bill coverage. Since I want to live on the west coast, I am looking at:
1. University of Washington
2. UC Berkley
3. UCLA
4. University of Colorado, Boulder

After realizing there were other options besides an M.B.A., I started looking at some of the different Master's in Finance programs. That seems like a better fit, but many of these programs are small and appear to be even more competitive than M.B.A. They also require pre-reqs which I may not have. I would be willing to complete them in advance..might be difficult to get accepted for the programs that start this spring. My contract runs through the fall, though I plan to try for the 6 month early out in March.

That's my story, guys. I hope some of you will share thoughts or ideas. Are the first 3 schools attainable for someone with my background? Or should I be going for others like Colorado Boulder?
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