Hello!

I would truly appreciate an honest evaluation of my chances of admission to a top-5 US business school. Before I begin, I am only 22 years old and do not plan on applying right away. Rather, I want to get an idea of whether you feel I am close to where I need to be, and what, if anything, I should focus on in the next couple years before I am ready to apply.

Credentials:

• Undergrad: Econ major at Brandeis U., 3.76 GPA/3.95 in my major (Magna Cum Laude)
  College Extracurriculars: Most notably I was the treasurer of one of the largest clubs on campus.
  Work Experience: Currently am working at a big four accounting firm in a consulting/finance division, and had a nice variety of internships throughout college.
  GMAT: 730 (47 Q, 42 V)

My parents moved us around quite a bit - we lived in Israel for 7 years between the ages of 8-15, which sort of gave me some interesting perspective. Further, I graduated early and backpacked around S. America alone for 5 months. I don't know if either of those things is interesting to an admissions board, but I trust you could let me know.

My questions are a) should I retake my GMAT (composite score is strong but I'm slightly concerned about my Q score - I had been doing much better on practice tests), b) I think one area of weakness is a lack of great extracurricular activities. I am actively pursuing some humanitarian opportunities in NYC (where I live), but I am also considering taking a year or two to travel the world, contributing of myself where I see fit. I have even begun considering joining the peace corps (not for Bschool admissions, but for myself); and c) How would admissions people look at me differently whether I stay at my job for 1 year vs. 2 years?

Anyway, that is my quick self-summary, and I really want to be in a position to target the very best schools within the next 1-3 years.

What do you think?

Thank you very much!