YNope
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All,
Hope all is well! I'm still finding my way & would appreciate some insights from those who have gone before me.
My brief story: I served as a YN, separating as a YN2, and immediately after, transferred to the University of Chicago as a public policy major. I'm still driven by a sense of public service, and through a variety of factors, I feel like I belong in the IC, but in particular the Navy.
I have a pretty strong GPA (3.8), relevant internships, relevant clubs, and I am doing my best to showcase leadership as well as community service. Further, I'll be taking my first foray into Mandarin next year (very excited)!
I often wonder what else I could do to stand apart from the pack of 1830 candidates as my application date inches closer, I have a long time until I sit down for the OAR, let alone submit my package. I also ponder about how much of a crapshoot the process seems. Looking at the PERS slides, it seems that all of the 1830s that are selected are very bright folks, with strong GPAs, language backgrounds, etc.
Yours,
YNope
Edit: This post accidentally was published before I finished it, apologies if you're reading it as I edit it.
Hope all is well! I'm still finding my way & would appreciate some insights from those who have gone before me.
My brief story: I served as a YN, separating as a YN2, and immediately after, transferred to the University of Chicago as a public policy major. I'm still driven by a sense of public service, and through a variety of factors, I feel like I belong in the IC, but in particular the Navy.
I have a pretty strong GPA (3.8), relevant internships, relevant clubs, and I am doing my best to showcase leadership as well as community service. Further, I'll be taking my first foray into Mandarin next year (very excited)!
I often wonder what else I could do to stand apart from the pack of 1830 candidates as my application date inches closer, I have a long time until I sit down for the OAR, let alone submit my package. I also ponder about how much of a crapshoot the process seems. Looking at the PERS slides, it seems that all of the 1830s that are selected are very bright folks, with strong GPAs, language backgrounds, etc.
Yours,
YNope
Edit: This post accidentally was published before I finished it, apologies if you're reading it as I edit it.
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