Profile Review - Deferred MBA Programs

Hi, I am a senior looking at deferred mba programs but would like
to know based on my stats if I should even try to go for these programs.
Before I put in effort for the GRE and apps, I'd like to know if its even going to 
be worth my time.

Stats

School: No name state school in the US

Major: Mathematics

GMAT/GRE Score - yet to take

Undergrad GPA: 3.6+, 1 semester left before graduation

Race/nationality: Asian, international student

Sex: Male

Work Experience

Foreign Military - resource manager (10 months)

- other roles such as trainee and resource assistant (1 year +)

Did school online temporarily while in military, about 1.5-2 semesters worth.

ECs

Trilingual- English as first language and 2 other languages

volunteer/professional experience in construction industry - 2 years
(helped with analyzing various exit strategies for the company)

Upcoming ECs

volunteer to help international students learn different languages/english

Undergraduate research in Math.

Goal of MBA:

equity research analyst perhaps in construction industry.

Target schools (still deciding which of these to apply to):
HBS 2+2
GSB Deferred Enrollment
Wharton Advance Access
Booth Scholars
Kellogg Future Leaders
Sloan Early Admission
Columbia Deferred Enrollment
Haas Accelerated Access
 

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