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06 Jul 2014, 09:36
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Hi!
I recently finished the GMAT, and I'm looking for any help or advice you might be able to provide! I scored a 46Q/37V/680 total. I have no doubt I could break into the 700's if I take another month or two to prepare, but due to time constraints with work I need to start applying for the Spring/Summer programs (not to mention I have to drive four hours each way to get to the testing facility). Any help you can provide is much appreciated!
1) Naval Officer/Lieutenant. Primary specialization is Naval Aviation as a Patrol Plane Commander in the P-3C/P-8A, currently serving as a Liaison Officer at an interagency task force.
2) 46Q/37V/680
3) University of Notre Dame 2008, 2.72 in Finance. GPA is a bit lower as I was somewhat undisciplined/unmotivated at the time.
4) Multiple roles including Ground Safety Officer (leading ~six people), Air Frames Branch Officer (leading ~25 mechanics), Assistant Admin Officer (leading ~15 YN's and PS's), and Tactics Division Officer (leading ~15 Tactics personnel).
5) Nothing relevant to business school. Commercial Flight Certificate, Single and Multi-engine Flight Certificates, Instrument Flight Rating.
6) Top four are Duke University, Indiana University, University of North Carolina, University of Maryland. Specifically targeting distance/online programs.
7) Fall 2014 application cycle for Spring/Summer 2015 matriculation cycles.
8) Keeping my options open. I need an MBA to be competitive for promotion to Lieutenant Commander, but also looking to make the transition to the private sector in a few years, possibly a management or a CFO type of route.
Resume Excerpt.
Professional Summary
Professional leader and manager with six years of experience. Accustomed to leading in high stress environments while maintaining focus on the task at hand. Adept at operational risk assessment and advanced decision making skills. Capable of innovative leadership in performing multiple time-critical tasks while continuing to work towards long range goals consistent with the organizational mission and vision.
Skills
• Personnel management
• Operations management
• Leadership under stressful conditions
• Complex problem solving
• Results-oriented
• Risk assessments
Work History
• Liaison Staff Officer 04/2014 to Current
[Redacted due to public forum]
• Patrol Plane Commander, Patrol Squadron FIVE, United States Navy 01/2011 to 02/2014
Qualified in both the P-3C Orion and the P-8A Poseidon aircraft and qualified as Patrol Plane Commander. Flight duties included detailed mission planning, advanced decision making under pressure, and leadership of a ten person aircrew. Completed a demanding split site deployment to Sigonella and El Salvador, and another arduous deployment to Kadena, Japan.
• Ground Safety Officer - Supervised five personnel and managed the traffic safety, occupational health, and industrial hygiene programs.
• Air Frames Branch Officer - Oversaw 22 personnel in the air frames repair shop, including managing qualification and advancement records, resulting in 60% of Air Frames sailors advancing in rate, as well as four new Collateral Duty Inspectors and five Collateral Duty Quality Assurance Representatives.
• Assistant Administrative Officer - Managed eight yeomen in providing administrative support for a 250 member squadron, including the completion of over 115 Fitness Reports and Evaluations, 30 awards and the rewriting of 25 squadron instructions.
• Tactics Division Officer – Led 15 personnel in the development and implementation of new tactics and exercise plans. Managed the squadron's participation in several large scale military exercises and synergized operations, intelligence, and communications with the Tactical Operations Center.
• Naval Aviator, Patrol Squadron THIRTY, United States Navy 05/2010 to 01/2011
Received training in the P-3C Orion aircraft with an emphasis placed on furthering the practical application of Crew Resource Management (CRM) and Operational Risk Management (ORM) as well as advanced decision making skills under pressure.
• Student Naval Aviator, Training Wing Four, United States Navy 05/2008 to 05/2010
Winged as a Naval Aviator in Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance in May 2010. Training in flight school included an emphasis on CRM and ORM, including multiple case studies on positive and negative examples of resource and risk management.
Sincerely,
Dave
I recently finished the GMAT, and I'm looking for any help or advice you might be able to provide! I scored a 46Q/37V/680 total. I have no doubt I could break into the 700's if I take another month or two to prepare, but due to time constraints with work I need to start applying for the Spring/Summer programs (not to mention I have to drive four hours each way to get to the testing facility). Any help you can provide is much appreciated!
1) Naval Officer/Lieutenant. Primary specialization is Naval Aviation as a Patrol Plane Commander in the P-3C/P-8A, currently serving as a Liaison Officer at an interagency task force.
2) 46Q/37V/680
3) University of Notre Dame 2008, 2.72 in Finance. GPA is a bit lower as I was somewhat undisciplined/unmotivated at the time.
4) Multiple roles including Ground Safety Officer (leading ~six people), Air Frames Branch Officer (leading ~25 mechanics), Assistant Admin Officer (leading ~15 YN's and PS's), and Tactics Division Officer (leading ~15 Tactics personnel).
5) Nothing relevant to business school. Commercial Flight Certificate, Single and Multi-engine Flight Certificates, Instrument Flight Rating.
6) Top four are Duke University, Indiana University, University of North Carolina, University of Maryland. Specifically targeting distance/online programs.
7) Fall 2014 application cycle for Spring/Summer 2015 matriculation cycles.
8) Keeping my options open. I need an MBA to be competitive for promotion to Lieutenant Commander, but also looking to make the transition to the private sector in a few years, possibly a management or a CFO type of route.
Resume Excerpt.
Professional Summary
Professional leader and manager with six years of experience. Accustomed to leading in high stress environments while maintaining focus on the task at hand. Adept at operational risk assessment and advanced decision making skills. Capable of innovative leadership in performing multiple time-critical tasks while continuing to work towards long range goals consistent with the organizational mission and vision.
Skills
• Personnel management
• Operations management
• Leadership under stressful conditions
• Complex problem solving
• Results-oriented
• Risk assessments
Work History
• Liaison Staff Officer 04/2014 to Current
[Redacted due to public forum]
• Patrol Plane Commander, Patrol Squadron FIVE, United States Navy 01/2011 to 02/2014
Qualified in both the P-3C Orion and the P-8A Poseidon aircraft and qualified as Patrol Plane Commander. Flight duties included detailed mission planning, advanced decision making under pressure, and leadership of a ten person aircrew. Completed a demanding split site deployment to Sigonella and El Salvador, and another arduous deployment to Kadena, Japan.
• Ground Safety Officer - Supervised five personnel and managed the traffic safety, occupational health, and industrial hygiene programs.
• Air Frames Branch Officer - Oversaw 22 personnel in the air frames repair shop, including managing qualification and advancement records, resulting in 60% of Air Frames sailors advancing in rate, as well as four new Collateral Duty Inspectors and five Collateral Duty Quality Assurance Representatives.
• Assistant Administrative Officer - Managed eight yeomen in providing administrative support for a 250 member squadron, including the completion of over 115 Fitness Reports and Evaluations, 30 awards and the rewriting of 25 squadron instructions.
• Tactics Division Officer – Led 15 personnel in the development and implementation of new tactics and exercise plans. Managed the squadron's participation in several large scale military exercises and synergized operations, intelligence, and communications with the Tactical Operations Center.
• Naval Aviator, Patrol Squadron THIRTY, United States Navy 05/2010 to 01/2011
Received training in the P-3C Orion aircraft with an emphasis placed on furthering the practical application of Crew Resource Management (CRM) and Operational Risk Management (ORM) as well as advanced decision making skills under pressure.
• Student Naval Aviator, Training Wing Four, United States Navy 05/2008 to 05/2010
Winged as a Naval Aviator in Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance in May 2010. Training in flight school included an emphasis on CRM and ORM, including multiple case studies on positive and negative examples of resource and risk management.
Sincerely,
Dave
13 Jul 2014, 14:40
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Hello Dave,
First – thank you for your service!
Now, to the issue at hand. Your strong leadership, combined with your military background and track record of accomplishment, will help to offset the so-so GMAT. However, a GRE that low (anything under 3.0 is very low) could be a barrier. One thing I suggest to do NOW, is to enroll in a reputable online course of relevance to the MBA (and possibly something where your grade was poor in school) and earn an A in the course. Even if you don’t finish by the time you apply, you can state in the optional that you were still immature during college, and to demonstrate academic capability you’re enrolled in Course Y at ABC school, have gotten A’s on homework and quizzes so far, and will apprise the adcom of the final grade. That will show your commitment to the process and graciously acknowledge the weakness.
I don’t know the specific statistics, averages, etc., for the online programs at the schools you mention, but overall I’d say it’s a good list, with a real but still probably [urlhttps://info.accepted.com/mba/where-you-should-apply/]reasonable reach[/url], Duke, with UNC and Indiana being close and reasonable reaches, and Maryland being on-par. I make this assessment assuming you either are taking my suggestion above, or have some decent grades in quant courses. (By the way, have you looked at Cornell? It would be a reasonable reach -- I've found them to be very welcoming to military applicants.)
I think the adcoms will love your background, but will also want some concrete evidence that you can succeed in the classroom as well. Good luck!
First – thank you for your service!
Now, to the issue at hand. Your strong leadership, combined with your military background and track record of accomplishment, will help to offset the so-so GMAT. However, a GRE that low (anything under 3.0 is very low) could be a barrier. One thing I suggest to do NOW, is to enroll in a reputable online course of relevance to the MBA (and possibly something where your grade was poor in school) and earn an A in the course. Even if you don’t finish by the time you apply, you can state in the optional that you were still immature during college, and to demonstrate academic capability you’re enrolled in Course Y at ABC school, have gotten A’s on homework and quizzes so far, and will apprise the adcom of the final grade. That will show your commitment to the process and graciously acknowledge the weakness.
I don’t know the specific statistics, averages, etc., for the online programs at the schools you mention, but overall I’d say it’s a good list, with a real but still probably [urlhttps://info.accepted.com/mba/where-you-should-apply/]reasonable reach[/url], Duke, with UNC and Indiana being close and reasonable reaches, and Maryland being on-par. I make this assessment assuming you either are taking my suggestion above, or have some decent grades in quant courses. (By the way, have you looked at Cornell? It would be a reasonable reach -- I've found them to be very welcoming to military applicants.)
I think the adcoms will love your background, but will also want some concrete evidence that you can succeed in the classroom as well. Good luck!
13 Jul 2014, 17:00
Kudos
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Thanks for the reply!
I'll check with the admission offices about the idea of taking another course. I expect to have admittance/rejection letters from Duke and UNC by October. Duke's admission office did scrub my transcript already and they seemed good with my quant grades, but that being said, you're right, a little extra help never hurts.
Thanks again, and I'll start looking into the possibility of em rolling in a quant course.
Sincerely,
Dave
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I'll check with the admission offices about the idea of taking another course. I expect to have admittance/rejection letters from Duke and UNC by October. Duke's admission office did scrub my transcript already and they seemed good with my quant grades, but that being said, you're right, a little extra help never hurts.
Thanks again, and I'll start looking into the possibility of em rolling in a quant course.
Sincerely,
Dave
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