cooper1234
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I just got a letter for an interview at a congressman's office. Des everyone get one of these? Is it for higher qualified candidates? Anything I should know for it?
Ah, thanks.
My interview was infront of 3 people. And it was nothing like every before.
2 retired colonel, and one 1 woman (forgot what she did)
The first guy pretty much spent the first 5 minutes trying to trip me and make me nervous.
For example:
"What other schools did you apply to?"
"OSU, PSU, etc."
"Which is your first choice of those?"
"OSU"
"Why?"
"The size, athletics, etc"
"If OSU gave you a full ride, everything paid for, and an NROTC scholarship, would you take it over the academy?"
"No sir, I would go with the Academy"
"Well why? I mean, the academy is a 24 hour lifestyle, sports aren't great, and its a small school. Why would you give up everything you want in college to go to the academy if you got an ROTC scholarship to OSU? I mean it is very rigorous, and challenging. Why would you want to go through all of that irritance and annoyance, just to become something you would be with an ROTC scholarship?"
"Well what some people may call an annoyance, I call training and preparation for my career as a naval officer."
"What do you want to study at the academy?"
"Aerospace Enginering"
"Aerospace? Why won't you go to AFA for that?"
"Well, besides the fact that the air force doesn't have subs (made the woman laugh) I feel that the tradition and surroundings of the Naval Academy will help prepare blah blah blah blah."
And I screwed up on the essay. I said in the interview I wanted to be a sub officer, but in my essay I said special warfare, so the other colonel pointed it and out and I said "I was under the impression before the interview that Subs were classified under Special Warfare, along with Seals and EOD."
Haha.