Obviously, this will be a "what do you think?" kind of question, since there's no way to really know if this would factor favorably for my son or not on his AFA application, but here goes...
This spring, his school counselor came to him and said they (the faculty) wanted DS to be the school's representative for Boy's State. By then, he had already been accepted to AFASS and had already committed to his week (next week), and it so happens that next week is when they are having the Boy's State conference. So, he explained the conflict and turned down the offer. Makes sense...obviously can't be in two places at once.
Well, as I study up more on things that the Academy looks favorably upon, it is clear that Boy's State/Girl's State is one of the big ones. So, my question is: Would it benefit him at all (in your opinions) to go ahead and mention on his app that he was selected/nominated by his school to be a representative at Boy's State, but could not accept, due to a conflict with SS? On the one hand, it would show that his school views him as a leader, but on the other hand, does the Academy only care, if they actually WENT to Boy's State?
(I should clarify that the school counselor had already talked to our American Legion and they also wanted DS...it wasn't just the school wanting him).
Thanks for any advice.
Rural
This spring, his school counselor came to him and said they (the faculty) wanted DS to be the school's representative for Boy's State. By then, he had already been accepted to AFASS and had already committed to his week (next week), and it so happens that next week is when they are having the Boy's State conference. So, he explained the conflict and turned down the offer. Makes sense...obviously can't be in two places at once.
Well, as I study up more on things that the Academy looks favorably upon, it is clear that Boy's State/Girl's State is one of the big ones. So, my question is: Would it benefit him at all (in your opinions) to go ahead and mention on his app that he was selected/nominated by his school to be a representative at Boy's State, but could not accept, due to a conflict with SS? On the one hand, it would show that his school views him as a leader, but on the other hand, does the Academy only care, if they actually WENT to Boy's State?
(I should clarify that the school counselor had already talked to our American Legion and they also wanted DS...it wasn't just the school wanting him).
Thanks for any advice.
Rural
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