Will joining the air force reserves help my application?

[cdkcurtis]

I posted my profile earlier and appreciate your responses. I have an additional question.

I am debating on joining the AF reserves to help pay for my bschool. They will pay a good chunk of it, but not necassarily enough to go for that reason alone. I was wondering if going to the air force would help my chances?

Original profile posted below:

Financial Advisor for Edward Jones - 3 yrs
Student Body President at major state university
3.0 GPA
Probably 650-680 GMAT

Noteworthy Acomplishments
Manage my own office with over $15M and 700 accounts
Serve on the board for 2 major nonprofits in my community
Featured on the cover of a national magazine, Student Leader
Visited over 25 countries
Named Top 40 Under 40 business professional, 2007

I know my weaknesses are my GPA and GMAT, but I have quite a bit of leadership experience that isn't listed.

My top 8 schools are:

Darden, WashU, Notre Dame, Texas, UNC, NYU, Ohio, Yale and Columbia

Thoughts? Chances? Recommendations?

[MBA Mission]

Thank you for your inquiry.

Your accomplishments seem quite impressive - "Top Forty Under Forty", two board memberships, etc. Considering the fact that you are skeptical of the financial impact, if I were you, I would not join the reserves just to bolster my chances. You have enough strengths in your profile already to capture the attention of the AdCom.

Considering your profile, despite your "low" scores, I still think that you could be competitive at all of your schools of choice, except for Columbia, which would be a reach. Still, you have enough safe schools on your list (WashU, Notre Dame, Ohio) that lobbing in an application to CBS would not be a mistake. Why not be a bit adventurous with one application?

Sincerely,
Jeremy Shinewald
MBA Mission

http://www.mbamission.com
646-485-8844
Skype: MBAMission

I posted my profile earlier and appreciate your responses. I have an additional question.

I am debating on joining the AF reserves to help pay for my bschool. They will pay a good chunk of it, but not necassarily enough to go for that reason alone. I was wondering if going to the air force would help my chances?

Original profile posted below:

Financial Advisor for Edward Jones - 3 yrs
Student Body President at major state university
3.0 GPA
Probably 650-680 GMAT

Noteworthy Acomplishments
Manage my own office with over $15M and 700 accounts
Serve on the board for 2 major nonprofits in my community
Featured on the cover of a national magazine, Student Leader
Visited over 25 countries
Named Top 40 Under 40 business professional, 2007

I know my weaknesses are my GPA and GMAT, but I have quite a bit of leadership experience that isn't listed.

My top 8 schools are:

Darden, WashU, Notre Dame, Texas, UNC, NYU, Ohio, Yale and Columbia

Thoughts? Chances? Recommendations?