Last visit was: 01 Sep 2026, 00:16 It is currently 01 Sep 2026, 00:16
Home
Messages
Tests
Schools
Events
Close
GMAT Club Daily Prep
Thank you for using the timer - this advanced tool can estimate your performance and suggest more practice questions. We have subscribed you to Daily Prep Questions via email.

Customized
for You

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History

Track
Your Progress

every week, we’ll send you an estimated GMAT score based on your performance

Practice
Pays

we will pick new questions that match your level based on your Timer History
Not interested in getting valuable practice questions and articles delivered to your email? No problem, unsubscribe here.
Go to My Error Log Learn more
Close
Request Expert Reply
Confirm Cancel
avatar
by1114
avatar
Joined: 22 Jul 2010
Last visit: 28 Jan 2014
Posts: 2
Posts: 2
Kudos: 0
Profile Evaluation Request 24 Jul 2010, 08:09
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
Any feedback regarding my chances to get into a Top 8 program would be much appreciated; I plan to resign from the Army early next year and prepare for application process to matriculate in Fall 2012. I want to go into finance following my MBA- what do you think I should do for the year between the end of my service and when I would potentially start school? I think getting a job in a Fortune 500 would be a useful experience, but given the economic climate I may have to fall back on a government-paid intelligence analyst position. Thanks.

Age: 26
College: West Point class of 2006, English Major
GPA: 3.1
Activities-Cadet Company Commander; led 120 of my peers, Intramural Soccer

I am an intelligence officer, highlights of my experience include a 15 month deployment to Iraq, and a 4 month deployment to Haiti following the Jan 2010 earthquake.
User avatar
Accepted.com
User avatar
Major Poster
Joined: 20 Apr 2003
Last visit: 18 Dec 2022
Posts: 6,466
Own Kudos:
860
Given Kudos: 92
Location: Los Angeles CA
Posts: 6,466
Kudos: 860
Profile Evaluation Request 26 Jul 2010, 16:21
Kudos
Add Kudos
Bookmarks
Bookmark this Post
by1114
Any feedback regarding my chances to get into a Top 8 program would be much appreciated; I plan to resign from the Army early next year and prepare for application process to matriculate in Fall 2012. I want to go into finance following my MBA- what do you think I should do for the year between the end of my service and when I would potentially start school? I think getting a job in a Fortune 500 would be a useful experience, but given the economic climate I may have to fall back on a government-paid intelligence analyst position. Thanks.

Age: 26
College: West Point class of 2006, English Major
GPA: 3.1
Activities-Cadet Company Commander; led 120 of my peers, Intramural Soccer

I am an intelligence officer, highlights of my experience include a 15 month deployment to Iraq, and a 4 month deployment to Haiti following the Jan 2010 earthquake.
Show more

By1114,

Thanks for your post.

The best step you can take next year is to spend it in a way this is preparatory and related to what you want to do post-MBA. If you can't find get a job in finance, and the field is opening up a little, the your analytics and intelligence work will not be disparaged. It's just that the more business-related and -relevant, the better.

In either position and assuming a 700+ GMAT score, you will have a competitive profile for a top MBA program.

You might be interest in "Best Practices for MBA Admissions," a webinar recording.

Best,
Linda