Just finished the application process and I'm wondering what my chances of getting in are.
Currently going to be a senior at Ohio University majoring in chemical engineering. My GPA is 3.51. ASVAB - 96. I received an A in every calculus class I took and a B+ in both calculus based physics I & II. I had a terrible quarter after returning from my co-op: Physics III - C+, Organic Chemistry II - C, Material Science - C+, Biology - B-. These are the only grades I've every received lower than a B and they all came in my spring quarter. No real excuse other than my own immaturity. I had been co-oping for a year a DuPont and really wasn't ready for classes again, on top of that my older brother was graduating after that quarter and I spent a little to much time going out with him than I should have. I've had a lot of great work experience: co-op at DuPont, and two separate undergraduate research assistant jobs for professors.
I'm 6 foot tall and currently weigh 175 pounds. I played soccer all through high school and tore my ACL in my final year. I had surgery to repair it and I can currently run 3-4 miles easily. I love to work out and have no doubt about me being physically illegible.
For the past six months I have been working as a bartender at college bar. Should I be worried about this making me look bad in any way?
I was scheduled to return to DuPont last summer but when the economic downturn hit they had to cut the co-op program. I found out two weeks before I was supposed to return and because of that I had to take out a loan to pay my rent and living expenses. I ended up raking up 3,000 dollars in debt.
My supervisor at DuPont wrote me a letter of recommendation and so did one of my professors I did research for. My final letter came from my uncle who retired from the navy after 25 years as an O-6.
62%. Guaranteed.
Well, I could chime in here and warn you how much less money you will make by joining... but I think I'll bite.
You should have no problem getting in as an officer in the nuclear navy. So long as you don't have a criminal record and have stayed off drugs they will welcome you with open arms. I recommend that you volunteer subs for the full experience. You will make less money while you're in the service, but once you get out a whole new market will be open to you and you will ultimately make more. Plus it's the best damn service in the entire world, so you'll have a blast.