I suppose that makes sense... you don't want plebes going around creating their own pecking order the first day of arrival based solely on WCS. If that information were available, it would be clear that a candidate with a 920 score out of a very competitive district didn't make it in, while a candidate with an 850 from a less competitive district did make it in. That geographic diversity I'm sure is important to the needs of the Army, but it doesn't sit well with a 17 year old's notion of equity.You will never find out your ranking.
VonFritz is exactly correct. It is VERY important to be ranked as high as possible on the list - however, WP does pick people that are not the highest on the list to "balance" the class.
Some people do not want to think about this, but it is an advantage to be in one of these "balance out the class' groups. That is just the way it is. There are no formal "quotas" but there are very important "target" numbers. There are "targets" to have at least a certain % of the class women, blacks, hispanic, etc. The Army works very hard to meet their targets. In many cases these candidates are not as highly qualified as others on the NWL. Notice that in the Class of 2015 profile, 8% of the class was in the Third Fifth of their HS class and 1% was in the Fourth Fifth of their HS class.
Does anyone know why Asians are not consider a minority group by WP? thx
I am sure no officer at West Point stated that Asians are not a minority.
I believe that West Point looks at the make-up of the US Army and develops it "composition goals" off of that. While a minority, I do not think that Asians are 'under-represented" at West Point with regards to the make up of the US Army thus do not have a "composition goal."
Does anyone know why Asians are not consider a minority group by WP? thx
They ARE considered a minority. However, they ARE NOT an "Under-Represented Minority" and that is why they are not given any sort of preference in admissions.
Kind of like a white boy, huh.thank you all for responding...that makes a lot of sense...its a bit concerning tough if you are an Asian and on the NWL...your chances are really diminished with others even tough you are more qualified.
all we can do is pray. thanks again and good luck to all!
Kind of like a white boy, huh.
thank you all for responding...that makes a lot of sense...its a bit concerning tough if you are an Asian and on the NWL...your chances are really diminished with others even tough you are more qualified.
all we can do is pray. thanks again and good luck to all!
How do you know you are more qualified than others on the NWL?