Boston MBAs, Northeastern vs BC vs BU, Looking for local IB Opps After

Seeking some advice on which B-School I should attend. I'm a former Army Officer who's been out for about a year now. I was a logistician so not likely to get a huge bump like a pilot or SOCOM guy, nor did I go to West Point. I went to a well regarded New England state school for undergrad but not a school that carries a lot of weight outside of New England. Since I got out, I've been working as the director of sales and finance for a tech startup. During my time we've gone from 20 paying customers to over 400, and I led our successful $2.5M capital raise.

Stats:
- Double major: finance & marketing
- Minor: econ;
-Low 3.0 GPA
- With COVID going on right now I can't retake the GMAT so for now it seems I'm stuck with my 630 (scored 670, 680, and 710 on practice exams).
- 4-year starter and 2-year captain on the football team
- Commodity futures trading competition winner
- Excellence in Accounting Nominee

Needless to say, without upping my score to at least the 680+ range I doubt I'll be able to get into Tuck or Yale, not to even mention HBS or Sloan. Staying local is important to me so I've been looking at Northeastern, BU, and BC. One of the main reasons I'm leaning towards Northeastern is that their Yellow Ribbon Program is uncapped for both people it is awarded to and the amount. For people unfamiliar with the YRP, the GI Bill will cover 100% of your tuition for state schools but caps out at around $18K per year for private schools. The YRP is just additional money the school will give vets to attend. Meaning that Northeastern will cover the entire remainder of my tuition, where BU will only cover an additional $2,500 per year and only for 50 vets, and BC will only cover an additional $5K per year for 75 vets.

I know BC is the only one that is a semi-target but my career goal is to stay local afterwards and ideally join one of the small teams that a well-known firm has located in Boston, and I would also be happy working at a regional or local bank.

I guess it's a question for people who work in Boston but I have a pretty strong network in Boston ranging from IB, PE, VC, Consulting, would that, combined with a Northeastern MBA, and good grades, put me in a better position to break in?

Long post but thanks in advance.

 

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