OCS applications competitiveness

[jstrong]

Hi all,

I was wondering how competitive my application will be or if I shouldn't get my hopes up too high.
I struggled a lot in college and end with a 2.35 GPA and degrees in Math and Econ.
Since graduating I have taken classes like Physics 1, Physics 2, advanced probability theory, and a few other math courses getting a combined GPA of 3.8 in the 7 courses I have taken since graduating.
I have also been plugged into the community volunteering for the past 3 years helping other people not to struggle the way I have academically.
I also managed to get a 71 on the OAR.
Finally I have worked in a business intelligence job since graduating and gone from entry level to a team lead in 4 years at a fortune 100 company.
My question is will this all make up for my bad GPA? or will most programs still not even consider me? I need to decide which program I want to apply to and I would really like to do Navy intelligence, but feel like I stand more of a chance in something like SWO.

 

[mmandziak]

Your GPA will be averaged from all college courses you have taken. While the 3.8 from the 7 courses additional courses you spoke about will definitely boost your overall, they don't really matter in the grand scheme of things as they will only look at your overall. A 71 on the OAR is fantastic though.

 

[FormerRecruitingGuru]

Hi all,

I was wondering how competitive my application will be or if I shouldn't get my hopes up too high.
I struggled a lot in college and end with a 2.35 GPA and degrees in Math and Econ.
Since graduating I have taken classes like Physics 1, Physics 2, advanced probability theory, and a few other math courses getting a combined GPA of 3.8 in the 7 courses I have taken since graduating.
I have also been plugged into the community volunteering for the past 3 years helping other people not to struggle the way I have academically.
I also managed to get a 71 on the OAR.
Finally I have worked in a business intelligence job since graduating and gone from entry level to a team lead in 4 years at a fortune 100 company.
My question is will this all make up for my bad GPA? or will most programs still not even consider me? I need to decide which program I want to apply to and I would really like to do Navy intelligence, but feel like I stand more of a chance in something like SWO.

You're ineligible for both programs due to your 2.35 GPA.

SWO is 2.75, waiverable to 2.5 GPA.
Intel is 3.0, waiverable to 2.8 GPA.