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The military was plan B
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Yeah, Plan Barracks.
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Sep 26, 2017 03:17
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vains posted:top business schools as in ivy or top state schools? Columbia, Harvard, UPenn, UChicago, Northwestern are all pretty well known for letting vets in with "relaxed" requirements. Second hand sources on most of those, and you can effectively toss in the rest of the top 20 or so. I'd be skeptical of the technically oriented ones that might require actual coursework, like MIT or Stanford. Which is to say, the normal requirements are there to keep MBAs well stocked with overachieving bullshit artists...military service comes close enough (and counts for diversity) to call it even. Zeris fucked around with this message at 03:20 on Sep 26, 2017 |
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Sep 26, 2017 03:18
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Count NYU, Duke, and Georgetown on that list as well. My retarded OPORD writing rear end has no business at a good school but welp here I am. The best part? It doesn’t stop with School. Businesses take vets because it bumps their diversity numbers, even if you’re white as a ghost. And not bullshit jobs, 150k consulting type poo poo.
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Sep 26, 2017 03:22
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They also get some kickbacks from the government for hiring veterans.
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Sep 26, 2017 03:26
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Zeris posted:Columbia, Harvard, UPenn, UChicago, Northwestern are all pretty well known for letting vets in with "relaxed" requirements. Second hand sources on most of those, and you can effectively toss in the rest of the top 20 or so. I'd be skeptical of the technically oriented ones that might require actual coursework, like MIT or Stanford. Curious, what did you get on your GMAT? I've been back and forth on whether or not to separate (decide in October) and try my chances at getting into an MBA program. Haven't taken the GMAT though, and I'm not great at those tests. Had a 3.0 from my undergrad.
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Sep 26, 2017 03:51
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I took it once and got a 660 which I'm confident would have been fine to get into a top-10 program. That said, my interest lies in medical devices and so I chose a university (Minnesota) which places into those companies, I walked into the place on the first go-round.
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Sep 26, 2017 04:01
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AFStealth posted:Curious, what did you get on your GMAT? I've been back and forth on whether or not to separate (decide in October) and try my chances at getting into an MBA program. Haven't taken the GMAT though, and I'm not great at those tests. I took it cold and got 650, ditched my score, then later found out that's an acceptable score for vet applicants. It's definitely at the low end for a regular candidate. There are people at https://poetsandquants.com who spend way too much time micro-analyzing the MBA world. Keep in mind there are "MBA Admissions Consultants" who get paid thousands of dollars to "tutor" applicants and help them make it into a decent school.
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Sep 26, 2017 04:30
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If you're a vet going for an MBA you owe it to yourself to apply to Wharton. Penn gives hilarious levels of Vet preference, provides unlimited Yellow Ribbon, and a Wharton MBA is the fast track to "I'm hella rich, motherfuckers." Granted, Penn is full of some of the biggest turbocunts you'll ever meet, but the academic workload to "networking event" (bottle service at a night club) balance is so absurdly tilted towards meeting the people you need to know that you'll probably not care, and even if you do, you can cry yourself to sleep over your $250k/y McKinsey job offer when you leave.
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Sep 26, 2017 13:28
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I was going to swing for the fences when I start applying at the end of the year. Ivy League? gently caress it. Schools in Colorado? Sure, I hear it rules living in Colorado. The state school down the street from me? Yeah, I need a convenient choice too.
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Sep 26, 2017 13:32
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I want to start applying to schools, but I had one disasterous year of college before I joined and I feel like that's a hideous mark on my application(s), since I won't be eligible for transfer statuses anywhere.
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Sep 26, 2017 13:50
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Just own it - in a submission you're usually asked to write a short essay and can provide additional info if desired. Use that space to talk about how you weren't mature enough or disciplined enough and joined the military to straighten yourself out before trying again. You can talk about how you've progressed through your time in, the increasing responsibilities and your development as a leader and a team player. Admissions will admit on the first pass.
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Sep 26, 2017 14:00
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redneck nazgul posted:I want to start applying to schools, but I had one disasterous year of college before I joined and I feel like that's a hideous mark on my application(s), since I won't be eligible for transfer statuses anywhere. I had a sub 2.0 senior year. I have 10 years in industry and achievement to back it up and also wrote a really good statement. You can always take a couple classes at community college and get good grades for a semester to show that's in the past. Otherwise write it in your statement, acknowledge it, accept responsibility, why it's not an issue now/how you've moved forward and that's it. Keep it brief. The statement was hard but it's a good chance at introspection and really clarified a lot for me. I started linking everyone I knew who could pretend at education to it on Google Drive for help, which is scary to me seeing how personal it is. Also, 660 on the GMAT what the gently caress, isn't that retarded level? I thought most schools wanted 700+ which should be totally achievable if my dumb rear end is any indication. If you put in time and study and practice taking the test in a realistic format you should be fine, it's not that hard.
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Sep 26, 2017 14:47
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I failed out of college with well bellow a 2.0 on my first stint in 3 semesters and should be able to graduate somewhere around a 3.2-3.3, although I'm not interested in an MBA. I'd like to do a Masters in Urban Planning maybe if I decide to go the grad school route.
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Sep 26, 2017 14:52
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My dudes you aren’t thinking low enough. Try 2.8 GPA (granted at a good undergrad) 620 GMAT and four years as a nose-picking LT currently at a top 12 program on a mega bucks scholarship. There are all kinds of back doors. E: and only a few months in with 2 soft offers making solid money TheAlphaChaser fucked around with this message at 16:20 on Sep 26, 2017 |
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Sep 26, 2017 16:17
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lightpole posted:Also, 660 on the GMAT what the gently caress, isn't that retarded level? I thought most schools wanted 700+ which should be totally achievable if my dumb rear end is any indication. If you put in time and study and practice taking the test in a realistic format you should be fine, it's not that hard. No? It's not where I wanted to be, and on all pretesting I was above 700, but it's well within the middle 80% range of all schools which is all that really matters. Generally 700 is table stakes for top-10 schools but ~*~veteran~*~ Boon fucked around with this message at 16:35 on Sep 26, 2017 |
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Sep 26, 2017 16:24
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Denver apparently has doctorates for communications. Any good that place?
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Sep 26, 2017 16:27
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It's not bad but I don't know the rankings behind it. I thought the important thing for a doctorate was funding? Denver itself is pretty cool and the mountains are right there. I almost went to Mines but it felt a little too close to my undergrad and I would have had to pay out of state tuition. If pretesting was above 700 it usually means you need to actually practice under test conditions. I didn't do as well in the quantitative because of that but it was good enough. Just as long as you get in. lightpole fucked around with this message at 16:44 on Sep 26, 2017 |
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Sep 26, 2017 16:41
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I haven't taken any of those test btw. My school had some dumb thing called the Florida Competency A***** Test or FCAT. poo poo was dumb, and I just never did any of the others. The funding will theoretically be taken care of by my GI Bill because some dude in here said it covers that high cause he's on it right now. My wife and I are trying to plan. We are gonna be here for a few years, but we're definitely moving somewhere else. Mountains. It has to snow. Bavaria killed us. We might just try to go back and work in some capacity in Germany or Italy with someone. I'm planning on staying here and getting my masters. Or if we are really froggy, move to Flagstaff.
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Sep 26, 2017 17:12
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Denver gets over 300 days of sun a year. It snows every now and then but doesn't stick around for much past a week usually. The mountains keep most of it so when you really want it you can just run up. Think the I 70 resorts are only 90 min or so from downtown but that depends on traffic. Tons of beer, cost of living has been jumping up so it could be expensive but it's not quite at California levels.
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Sep 26, 2017 18:25
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No stay out, Colorado is full.
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Sep 26, 2017 18:34
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I just checked, there's some open space out towards Craig
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Sep 26, 2017 18:39
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I once took a dump on the curb in an abandoned Kmart parking lot at 3AM in Craig. When you gotta go, you gotta go.
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Sep 26, 2017 18:50
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I'm sure those leavings grew up to be a fine example of the locals
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Sep 26, 2017 20:22
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The Rat posted:No stay out, Colorado is full. Colorado is Australia? Noice
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TheQuietWilds posted:If you're a vet going for an MBA you owe it to yourself to apply to Wharton. Penn gives hilarious levels of Vet preference, provides unlimited Yellow Ribbon, and a Wharton MBA is the fast track to "I'm hella rich, motherfuckers." Granted, Penn is full of some of the biggest turbocunts you'll ever meet, but the academic workload to "networking event" (bottle service at a night club) balance is so absurdly tilted towards meeting the people you need to know that you'll probably not care, and even if you do, you can cry yourself to sleep over your $250k/y McKinsey job offer when you leave. that is dope because 1- i live in philly 2- i need an escape plan from my company. there's like 28 people at the same level as me and 3 people above us. those 3 people are all younger than 50. that math isnt working out in my favor.
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Sep 26, 2017 21:59
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Maybe you ought to "help them along" to an "early retirement."
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Sep 27, 2017 01:53
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Early retire my rear end in a top hat.
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Sep 27, 2017 05:29
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I was sitting in my math class today and watched in disgust as this dude harvested snacks out of his nose. After he ate his fill he dug around a bit more and wiped it on the desk. How in the gently caress can an adult not only do such a thing, but in front of a class of ~60? I looked around to see if anyone else saw it or was filming my reactions for a video or something. I had to see it so you all have to read about it. 
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Booger Presley posted:I was sitting in my math class today and watched in disgust as this dude harvested snacks out of his nose. After he ate his fill he dug around a bit more and wiped it on the desk. How in the gently caress can an adult not only do such a thing, but in front of a class of ~60? I've seen one guy in college pick his nose and eat it, but holy poo poo did he pick and eat. Like, full on, no one ever told him he should not do it or shamed him for it as a kid. A girl would make audible gagging noises whenever he did it and he still didn't get the hint that he should not loving stick his finger up his nose and eat what he pulls out. He was in school to be a teacher, too, I'm sure that turned out well.
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Sep 27, 2017 06:25
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Nope couldn't handle it. I'd call em out. I'll actually throw up. Done it before.
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Sep 27, 2017 07:42
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I thought I should offer him some loving crackers or something, But I'm just staying away, far away. Also never shaking hands with anyone.
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Sep 27, 2017 13:22
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A kid in my physics class BLEW HIS GODDAMN NOSE INTO HIS T-SHIRT. Like straight up put his nose underneath his shirt collar and *HONK*.
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Sep 27, 2017 14:02
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Has a kid two semesters ago that was slowly eating himself. Picked at his nose, ears , scalp, face every day and ate whatever he managed to get. He also audibly farted regularly and no one batted an eye the entire time.
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Sep 27, 2017 14:06
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Jesus Christ what the gently caress
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Sep 27, 2017 14:32
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I've gone to school with some weirdos but you guys seem like you go to school with disgusting weirdos.
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Sep 27, 2017 14:55
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Computer science students are just as gross as you might imagine. You know you're in a CS course when you walk into a lecture and can smell how many students are in the room. Not an exaggeration.
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Sep 27, 2017 15:04
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You guys are gross by association.
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Sep 27, 2017 15:08
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Once a semester, somebody should put on a seminar about whatever the latest trendy tech topic is and, right in the middle of it, lock the doors and bust out the fire hoses and bubble bath soap. Of course, the one big problem with this is that it would need to be held in an auditorium with good drainage.
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