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March 3, 2025 6:04am ET
Applying: Georgetown / McDonough, Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan, Stanford GSB, U. Washington / Foster, UCLA Anderson, USC / Marshall, UVA / Darden
Intake Year: 2026
Pre-MBA Career: Military Officer
Post-MBA Target Industry: Consulting, Technology, Private Equity, MF, Auto, Aerospace, Undecided Companies: Booz Allen Hamilton , BCG , Deloitte , McKinsey , Apple , Facebook , Microsoft , Boeing , Seimens
GPA: 3.8
Years of Work Experience: 20
Location: Germany
Post MBA Location: Seattle
Notes:

Retiring military officer, coming from operations and strategic planner roles. Previous led teams of 80+ people, and looking to grow into a leadership role in a large company in the Pacific Northwest. Undergraduate in Arabic Language and Culture from lesser known school, and a Masters in Theology from Seminary (3.8 GPA in both programs). Will be a practice GRE and GMAT to see which is a better fit.

Questions I am considering:
Will it be better to go to an M7 program or a local MBA program if I want to find a position in Seattle?
Will the GRE or GMAT be a better fit for my application?
Should I be looking into EMBA programs instead, based on the average age of MBA programs?
Should a maintain a federal job while attending a hybrid MBA or EMBA program?