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Firstly, thank you for service in our Navy! The skills and discipline you've acquired in the navy will be invaluable. You have good scores, although if you have an opportunity to bump us that GRE writing score then you should. But your other two scores are good, for the most part the scores are just a formality, as long as you take it and performed reasonably you'll be okay. I'd narrow down which schools you're interested in, say like at most six and start preparing and it's a great idea to meet, call, or email with questions. Especially now in the summer when they are less busy. Some schools are rolling admission some are not but you call and ask and they will tell you! Start preparing letters of recommendation, they are key, commanders and or direct supervisors in the navy that are familiar with you and you character would be an excellent start. Those can take a while to get organized so do that, update your resume to highlight areas that demonstrate your an aptitude for higher learning, or really anything you think important and any special recognition you may have received. Don't underestimate any of your skills or experiences. Also since it's grad school don't be afraid to write a two page resume. They don't care. Hope this helps a bit!

Yes, the statements about reference letters is important because I will request them to include aspects of character. I was simply going to inform them to list accomplishments. Yes, I feel that the writing score could be improved. I received an A in one year of English, and one semester of business writing at Purdue so I hope this will discount the writing score a tad. I am focusing on taking non-mandated courses as I mentioned and a standardized exam to show my knowledge.

Thanks!

Some people frown upon calling the school. I was reading one person who UPS with signature their material so they would not have to call: this gives me some confusion on whether the school enjoys applicants calling for these questions. Opinions?

I spoke to Vandy, Johns Hopkins, Columbia and Yale over the phone and visited two schools. Some schools like it some don't I guess but everyone I spoke to was very helpful! I'd just do your research beforehand so you have intelligent questions to ask. Overall I think you will be an excellent applicant and have a good chance of being accepted into more than one program. As I'm certain they say constantly in the military "attention to detail" attention to detail is key in the application, check re check then check it again, but if you're starting now you're gonna be in great shape.