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26 Jun 2014, 07:23
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1) Work Experience:
5 years as a Naval Officer. Did two deployments defending oil platforms and anti-piracy in the Arabian Gulf while leading 20 Sailors in my division and also served as an Officer of the Deck (in charge of driving the ship and executing the mission for the Captain) for a crew of 280. On my second tour, I did another overseas deployment on an aircraft carrier where our mission was providing air support to Afghanistan. I led 120 Sailors in my division and also served as Officer of the Deck for a crew of 4,500. Outstanding FITREPS at both commands.
2) 321 GRE (Q84%, V81%)
3) College info: United States Naval Academy, 3.19 GPA in Econ, white male, 29 years old when applying
4) Extra Curricular: Very little due to my deployment schedule and having two young children. My extracurricular activities are all related to helping out with Sailors at my command (ex. Officer candidate rep for Sailors interested in getting a commission)
5) Important certifications: Top-Secret/SCI Clearance
6) Target Programs: HBS, Wharton, Kellogg, Columbia, Sloan, Tuck, Fuqua, Ross, McCombs
7) Plan to apply during Round 1 of 2014.
8) Post-MBA Goal: Work in non-CPG marketing (Google, Nike, Microsoft, Ford, Nissan, etc)
Thank you for your time!
5 years as a Naval Officer. Did two deployments defending oil platforms and anti-piracy in the Arabian Gulf while leading 20 Sailors in my division and also served as an Officer of the Deck (in charge of driving the ship and executing the mission for the Captain) for a crew of 280. On my second tour, I did another overseas deployment on an aircraft carrier where our mission was providing air support to Afghanistan. I led 120 Sailors in my division and also served as Officer of the Deck for a crew of 4,500. Outstanding FITREPS at both commands.
2) 321 GRE (Q84%, V81%)
3) College info: United States Naval Academy, 3.19 GPA in Econ, white male, 29 years old when applying
4) Extra Curricular: Very little due to my deployment schedule and having two young children. My extracurricular activities are all related to helping out with Sailors at my command (ex. Officer candidate rep for Sailors interested in getting a commission)
5) Important certifications: Top-Secret/SCI Clearance
6) Target Programs: HBS, Wharton, Kellogg, Columbia, Sloan, Tuck, Fuqua, Ross, McCombs
7) Plan to apply during Round 1 of 2014.
8) Post-MBA Goal: Work in non-CPG marketing (Google, Nike, Microsoft, Ford, Nissan, etc)
Thank you for your time!
27 Jun 2014, 07:49
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Senna21
Hello there good sir!
Well first of all, as you might guess, your experience as a Naval officer is a unique, fantastic and fascinating experience to apply with. You are likely to have a lot more leadership, and a lot more exciting and adventurous stories than most applicants. So that is very very strong.
Your biggest weakness though is your test scores. Your GPA is not so hot, but then your GRE is the equivalent of about a 650. Now you can for sure make your Naval officer experience go a loooong way, but you still are about 70 points lower than the average. And just so you know, HBS, Wharton and cie. take a very small handful of folks with low test scores.
So the thing is, if you have time and energy you might want to consider retaking the GRE or taking the GMAT (the verbal should be a bit easier). If you have time.
Which you may not. And if you don't, then you have to decide what you want to do. I see two options for you really:
1. High risk strategy: Okay, so you know your GPA and your GMAT are far lower than most folks at top 5 even top 10 schools, but you apply anyhow mostly to Top 10 schools, being comfortable with the risk that you might end up without an accept, and banking on your strong work experience and a bit of patriotism on the side of the Bschools
2. Playing it safe: You expand your school list to Top 20/25 and apply to a mix of tougher and easier schools, something that will be more likely to ensure you at least one accept by the end of the application season.
Okay, there's also a choice C, which is just apply to an ugodly number of schools (say 8-10) and apply to the schools you would apply to in both strategy 1 and strategy 2. Time-consuming and a LOT of work, but some folks like it that way,
What do you think?
Best,
JF
27 Jun 2014, 08:09
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Jon,
Thank you for the response. I'll probably end up going with 6-7 schools within the top 20. I've taken the GMAT twice (640, 660). Do you think it I would be better off applying with a 660 (47Q, 35V) or the GRE? The rumor I've heard is adcoms are more willing to blink at GRE scores since it isn't included in school rankings.
Thank you for the response. I'll probably end up going with 6-7 schools within the top 20. I've taken the GMAT twice (640, 660). Do you think it I would be better off applying with a 660 (47Q, 35V) or the GRE? The rumor I've heard is adcoms are more willing to blink at GRE scores since it isn't included in school rankings.
