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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is home for break and mentioned interest in interning for a defense contractor. He is an economics major at an Ivy League college. Great GPA. His best friend is in ROTC with a long-term goal of becoming a contractor, so I think that’s what piqued my son’s interest.

His other friends are landing internships in consulting, banking, tech, politics and preparing for law or medical school. Are there highly selective and lucrative entry level positions in defense? As in similar to having Google, Facebook or Goldman Sachs experience on your resume, if that makes sense.[/quote]

If your son has interest and an opportunity in defense contracting, he should give the internship strong consideration. If unhappy after 2 or 3 years of post-undergraduate work in this industry, he should consider earning an MBA degree at an M-7 MBA program (Harvard, Stanford, UPenn-Wharton, Northwestern, U Chicago, MIT, & Columbia) or at Dartmouth-Tuck. With this combination (Harvard undergrad degree, 3 years working for a defense contractor, and an M-7 MBA), neither money nor opportunities will be an issue.

The truth is that most wealth is accumulated over long periods of time. A highly intelligent, hard-working Ivy League graduate with reasonable people skills & good health should have no difficulty amassing significant wealth over a 25 year career.

When applying to elite MBA programs,work at a defense contractor will stand out as a positive factor.[/quote]

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The best advice that one could give to one starting in the workplace is to give your employer 100% effort. Hard-work, intelligence, dedication, and loyalty are sure keys to a successful career.

If after a few years of working for a defense contractor your son is unhappy, elite management consulting firms, elite MBA programs, and elite law schools will welcome him with open arms. [b]Your son is not bypassing opportunities in consulting, investment banking,  or in any other career for which he is properly educated, he is creating opportunities.[/b]

As a family, our biggest regret is turning down the opportunity to attend US service academy in favor of a top 10 university. Help your son to see a vision beyond immediate big bucks.[/quote]

Uh no. OP’s kid will be throwing away many opportunities if he heads into defense contracting for a few years.

Defense contracting will always be there is other opportunities don’t work out. The opposite is not true. [/quote]

I disagree and I think that you missed my point.

IB & MC will be there if OP's son earns an MBA degree at an M-7 MBA program.[/quote]

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