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UTlife · 01-22-2008, 01:45 AM

I'm facing a major dilemma right now, I go to UT Austin and I'm majoring in Economics with a minor in Spanish or Finance I don't quite know for sure yet. Anyway, I signed up for AFROTC last week, but now I'm thinking that I should drop it. It's just that I have spent four years in the Army already where I did the whole nine yards, from getting deployed to being a non-commissioned officer for two years (a leader of soldiers). I have multiple awards, and great leadership experience under my belt. The only reason I chose AFROTC is because I want to be more competitive when applying for a top MBA (Harvard, Stanford) in the future. As a military officer your way more competitive than the average Joe when applying to business schools. What do you guys think? Do you think I should just pull off a high GPA and acquire a job for a couple of years then apply, or should I go the AFROTC route? The reason I ask is because I don't really know what to expect in the civilian world it's kind of scary, in the Army you always know what to expect.

To be honest, I'm kind of worn out from the Army.

01-22-2008, 01:45 AM	#1
UTlife New Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 19	Which route should I take? I'm facing a major dilemma right now, I go to UT Austin and I'm majoring in Economics with a minor in Spanish or Finance I don't quite know for sure yet. Anyway, I signed up for AFROTC last week, but now I'm thinking that I should drop it. It's just that I have spent four years in the Army already where I did the whole nine yards, from getting deployed to being a non-commissioned officer for two years (a leader of soldiers). I have multiple awards, and great leadership experience under my belt. The only reason I chose AFROTC is because I want to be more competitive when applying for a top MBA (Harvard, Stanford) in the future. As a military officer your way more competitive than the average Joe when applying to business schools. What do you guys think? Do you think I should just pull off a high GPA and acquire a job for a couple of years then apply, or should I go the AFROTC route? The reason I ask is because I don't really know what to expect in the civilian world it's kind of scary, in the Army you always know what to expect. To be honest, I'm kind of worn out from the Army.