Not really sure what my options are.

So I believe I will be moving to Chicago in December, and I am choosing to graduate early by fitting in my last 3 Econ courses. I had planned on doing the master's degree program at UNCG because it would be easiest, I even talked with the Econ professors and the head of the Econ department and it seemed like they'd accept me without taking the GMAT. An opportunity has arisen for me to move to Chicago, and I think I will take it. If I move here then I'm losing the very few people who I considered to be business contacts in NC and I'm trading it for I have no idea what. I'm currently studying in Japan for a semester and here is a little more about me.

White Male

Family works retail and sales (owned a small business but failed while I was very young). My mother might have an art degree.

UNCG 4.0 GPA ~ I can graduate with international honors, disciplinary honors or both if I add onto my course load this semester, but I am not so positive this would be the smartest thing to do. I was part of the fencing club, and the japanese club at my university.

I've only worked retail in my life. I did some volunteer work though throughout my college life. I tutored with immigrant children at a living community, helped disabled children with physical therapy on horseback, was a dummy for police training at a local community college.

I will be moving to Chicago after I a graduate in December 2014, I noticed Chicago Booth was there. I'm not really sure I could consider an Ivy league school an option, but I still wanted to see what you think. I recently found out that one of my teachers here in Japan worked for McKinsey (Tokyo office) and graduated from Oxford. I can probably get a letter of recommendation from him, it's not too late for me to standout in his class.

What do you think all of you think? What would you do if you were in my shoes.

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