Hello,
This is my first post on this forum and it would be considerably rude of me to go ahead and just ask questions without the proper introduction. I would just like some further guidance and tips on what would make my package stronger in regards to NAVY OCS (Intel).
22 Male
Student at Purdue University
Major: Law & Society
GPA: 3.3 (Had a 3.56 last semester and it dropped due to negligence)
Languages: Fluent in Romanian, Proficient in Spanish, 1 Semester of Arabic
Activities: Part of a fraternity at Purdue, Law & Society club, Entrepreneurship club, High School soccer for 4 years.
Currently also running my own start-up while attending school.
I am very close to graduating and I recently just met with a recruiter since the military has always been a dream of mine. I have one more semester after this and I am looking for ways to improve my package. While my major is unheard of, it is a liberal arts degree with mostly everyone from this degree going on to law school or becoming a law enforcement official. When I met with the recruiter she had mentioned that I stood a pretty decent chance due to my languages and personal information. However, after reading various threads I began to notice that languages are a factor in the application process, but not of uttermost significance. I know Navy Officials also take the ASTB into high consideration, and I don't think that would be a problem since I would study for it months in advance.
Therefore, in what ways could I improve my package to stand a higher chance in the applicant pool? Should I continue to take another semester of Arabic? Should I look into a study-abroad program?
Thank you for your time in advance and I look forward to reading all the responses.
This is my first post on this forum and it would be considerably rude of me to go ahead and just ask questions without the proper introduction. I would just like some further guidance and tips on what would make my package stronger in regards to NAVY OCS (Intel).
22 Male
Student at Purdue University
Major: Law & Society
GPA: 3.3 (Had a 3.56 last semester and it dropped due to negligence)
Languages: Fluent in Romanian, Proficient in Spanish, 1 Semester of Arabic
Activities: Part of a fraternity at Purdue, Law & Society club, Entrepreneurship club, High School soccer for 4 years.
Currently also running my own start-up while attending school.
I am very close to graduating and I recently just met with a recruiter since the military has always been a dream of mine. I have one more semester after this and I am looking for ways to improve my package. While my major is unheard of, it is a liberal arts degree with mostly everyone from this degree going on to law school or becoming a law enforcement official. When I met with the recruiter she had mentioned that I stood a pretty decent chance due to my languages and personal information. However, after reading various threads I began to notice that languages are a factor in the application process, but not of uttermost significance. I know Navy Officials also take the ASTB into high consideration, and I don't think that would be a problem since I would study for it months in advance.
Therefore, in what ways could I improve my package to stand a higher chance in the applicant pool? Should I continue to take another semester of Arabic? Should I look into a study-abroad program?
Thank you for your time in advance and I look forward to reading all the responses.
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