Graham2017
FS SNA - OCS 6/23
I'm in the process of putting together a OCS packet to send out for the Feb 2013 board. I've only briefly spoken to my OR twice since I started preparing/studying a couple months ago (he's not the easiest man to get in contact with). Most of my knowledge of the process comes from the internet and a friend that went through OCS recently. I'm taking the ASTB at the end of this month and am studying, strength training, and finishing undergrad in the meantime.
It's been an incredibly motivating process of improving my PRT scores and ASTB sample test scores and learning the nautical/aviation info I've never come across. Becoming an officer in the navy (pilot more specifically) is a long-standing dream of mine. Beneath all of this excitement and self-motivation is this underlying apprehension going into assembling and sending off the packet. Seeing a lot of the people applying to the past boards on this site with such incredible stats / resumes / experience is somewhat disheartening. I like to think I've had a fruitful and productive college experience, but I'm not a prior enlist and I only have a few years of work experience under my belt. I suppose I'm just looking for reassurance that I can be competitive at 23 and to validate all this work I've put into preparing for the ASTB and PRT. Here's where I stand:
- 2 degrees (University of Florida)
AA Business Administration 3.44
BA Architecture 3.31 (possibly higher after the next two semesters)
- 2 years working as a rickshaw driver
- 1 year working as an intern at an architecture firm (more recent)
- All four years of architecture school, I was heavily involved in several student organizations (each listed on my resume)
- 2 years of Teaching Assistant experience for lower division design studios
- A couple design competitions won (several entries)
- Competitive cycling achievements
- Three good LORs (one professor/mentor, my architecture boss, and one family friend of stature)
I know many would frown on my lack of work experience thus far, but the fact of the matter is that I came from a privileged upbringing that under-emphasized the need for self-sufficiency before graduating college. This is something that I realized and began to resent by my sophomore year. I began working to become financially independent of my folks. Not to mention architecture school truly demands all of your attention; perhaps this made being so involved an easy task.
Let me know what you think - if I'm golden or what I can realistically start doing at this moment to improve my chances. Either way, I'm not prepared to give up a goal I outlined for myself quite some time ago. I feel like continuing to good in school is the most I can do at this point to further "pad" my resume. Obviously, nailing the ASTB is the first order of business. Would a 55+ (60+?) OAR score put me in contention for a SNA slot next year? Shoot me straight.
It's been an incredibly motivating process of improving my PRT scores and ASTB sample test scores and learning the nautical/aviation info I've never come across. Becoming an officer in the navy (pilot more specifically) is a long-standing dream of mine. Beneath all of this excitement and self-motivation is this underlying apprehension going into assembling and sending off the packet. Seeing a lot of the people applying to the past boards on this site with such incredible stats / resumes / experience is somewhat disheartening. I like to think I've had a fruitful and productive college experience, but I'm not a prior enlist and I only have a few years of work experience under my belt. I suppose I'm just looking for reassurance that I can be competitive at 23 and to validate all this work I've put into preparing for the ASTB and PRT. Here's where I stand:
- 2 degrees (University of Florida)
AA Business Administration 3.44
BA Architecture 3.31 (possibly higher after the next two semesters)
- 2 years working as a rickshaw driver
- 1 year working as an intern at an architecture firm (more recent)
- All four years of architecture school, I was heavily involved in several student organizations (each listed on my resume)
- 2 years of Teaching Assistant experience for lower division design studios
- A couple design competitions won (several entries)
- Competitive cycling achievements
- Three good LORs (one professor/mentor, my architecture boss, and one family friend of stature)
I know many would frown on my lack of work experience thus far, but the fact of the matter is that I came from a privileged upbringing that under-emphasized the need for self-sufficiency before graduating college. This is something that I realized and began to resent by my sophomore year. I began working to become financially independent of my folks. Not to mention architecture school truly demands all of your attention; perhaps this made being so involved an easy task.
Let me know what you think - if I'm golden or what I can realistically start doing at this moment to improve my chances. Either way, I'm not prepared to give up a goal I outlined for myself quite some time ago. I feel like continuing to good in school is the most I can do at this point to further "pad" my resume. Obviously, nailing the ASTB is the first order of business. Would a 55+ (60+?) OAR score put me in contention for a SNA slot next year? Shoot me straight.
. Generally speaking, is a 7+ a "good" PFAR score?
