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wp06
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Affiliations: VFW, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, West Point Association of Graduates
Concentration: Strategic Management and Finance
GPA: 3.3
WE 1: Army Ranger / Infantry Platoon Leader Operation Iraqi Freedom (2 yrs)
WE 2: Company Executive Officer (1 yr)
WE 3: Company Commander (2 yrs)
Schools: Wharton - Class of 2013
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feedback for a veteran on veteran's day haha 11 Nov 2010, 08:53
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26 Male Applicant
U/G: West Point
Professional Experience:
1) Army Ranger, Platoon Leader, 14 mos leadership of 38 personnel in Surge Campaign, Iraq, awarded Bronze Star Medal and multiple other awards
2) Executive Officer, responsible for 40 million dollar property book and 200K annual budget, second-in-command of organization of 120 soldiers
3) Company Commander, led a 240 personnel company, responsible for 10 million dollar property book, rated top commander of 7 by my supervisor and in top 2 of 26 peers by senior supervisor(supporting docs available for ADCOM
4) Operations Officer - conduct long/short range planning, resource / logisitics synchronization for an organization of 700 Soldiers

Academic:
GPA: 3.3 Environmental Engineering + International Relations(Top 20% for USMA, harsh grading)
GMAT: 700 (90%) AWA 6 (91%)

Additional: Top Secret Clearance, Volunteer at a local elementary school to conduct activties, sports, events with a 2nd Grade Class (1+ years) and as a mentor to senior cadets at West Point the the Social Sciences Department (3 yrs), Led a NATO-sponsored training mission to Turkey (no combat, just cultural + technique sharing)

Short Term Goal: management consulting with emphasis on strategy / operations (Booz, Bain, Deloitte etc)
Long term Goal: Strategic Management in the defense or energy sector (Boeing, GE, BAE Systems)

ROUND 1: NYU Stern (due Monday), MIT Sloan submitted
ROUND 2: Darden, HBS, Yale (considering Wharton - application is done, concerned about fit)

Is this realistic or should I select a school outside the top 15?

Thank you for your time and consideration.
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feedback for a veteran on veteran's day haha 13 Nov 2010, 14:24
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You have a really compelling profile. I think you'll be competitive at these schools, although Harvard and Wharton are always tough to judge. It's largely going to depend on application execution and what the pool of veterans is like.

You can always re-assess your school choice depending on whether you receive interview offers from MIT and Stern, although I imagine those could come close to the deadline for Round 2.
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feedback for a veteran on veteran's day haha 13 Nov 2010, 15:12
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yea i definitely thought about that, there is a 1 week time frame in between my HBS notification and MIT deposit deadline; i will just have to see when the time comes

i'd be happy at any of those schools though; thanks for the reply; have a great weekend!
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WE 2: Company Executive Officer (1 yr)
WE 3: Company Commander (2 yrs)
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also Darden is a target school for me where as long as my essays are well-written and i interview well i should be in; there mil target gmat is a 670 and im at a 700