Hi,
This weekend, I plan on finishing everything up on the academy side and getting all my recs and counselor information done this coming week. I also plan on sending my congressional nomination form tomorrow.
I would say I am a fairly competitive applicant. My strengths are in my leadership potential and club involvement (President of 3 clubs, VP of 1, treasurer of another) and my weaknesses are that I don't play for a school team. GPA, SAT / ACT is about average (30 ACT) I am member of a recreational basketball league. Its just like a real team, we had tryouts and everything. The reason I dont do schools sports is the time commitment. Instead of having to meet every single day after school, I meet with my team for practices on weekends and a few weekdays depending on the season. I can use this time on the weekdays to work a part time job and do my homework.
Anyways, I am an Indian. Not American Indian, but like Indian. My dad moved about 20 years ago here in America and I was born in California and moved to Texas as he completed his degree in Computer Sciences. According to USNA this means I am a "first-generation" american? I have seen alot of stuff on these forms that the academy is favorable to minorities. Does this apply to me?
edit : some information that may help is that I am raising money to build homes for people in Uganda and Brazil. Our goal is 15,000 dollars, and I have raised 3,000 so far over 3 months period
This weekend, I plan on finishing everything up on the academy side and getting all my recs and counselor information done this coming week. I also plan on sending my congressional nomination form tomorrow.
I would say I am a fairly competitive applicant. My strengths are in my leadership potential and club involvement (President of 3 clubs, VP of 1, treasurer of another) and my weaknesses are that I don't play for a school team. GPA, SAT / ACT is about average (30 ACT) I am member of a recreational basketball league. Its just like a real team, we had tryouts and everything. The reason I dont do schools sports is the time commitment. Instead of having to meet every single day after school, I meet with my team for practices on weekends and a few weekdays depending on the season. I can use this time on the weekdays to work a part time job and do my homework.
Anyways, I am an Indian. Not American Indian, but like Indian. My dad moved about 20 years ago here in America and I was born in California and moved to Texas as he completed his degree in Computer Sciences. According to USNA this means I am a "first-generation" american? I have seen alot of stuff on these forms that the academy is favorable to minorities. Does this apply to me?
edit : some information that may help is that I am raising money to build homes for people in Uganda and Brazil. Our goal is 15,000 dollars, and I have raised 3,000 so far over 3 months period