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Eisenhower was 25 when he graduated...enough said!

The key here is 60% academics!!!!!!! SAT/ACT Number one on the list. Of course this also includes the next most important: Class rank then GPA. NEXT: 30% Leadership and you are doing very well there! last but very important is the CFA or 10% atheletics! The better you do on the CFA the...

NAVALACADEMY. My DD has both a check list and a resume. This was sent to West Point and Navy seperate and prior to the opening of the portal, as well as updating as things changed and improved. Remember you are among 15 to 20 thousands of applicants and to set yourself apart from them should...

Here's the deal: If you want THE best chance of getting into West Point TAKE the CFA at SLS! Here's why: once you pass it and complete SLS, USMA will open your portal. Only folks who pass the CFA at SLS has their portal open this early. You MUST then COMPLETE your file!!!!!!! Let the...

It is my understanding the number of NWL openings may be as low as 50 candidates therefore any application improvements will be good. Also, I was told that EVERY candidate will be notified one way or another by 1 March (NWL, Out, or IN). The admissions board is meeting twice a week to get this...

DD Received LOA 18Sept, ROTCH Nom OCT, and Appointment Nov 20,

My DD went to all three Seminars AND Girl State (plus a week long running camp). She was tired and home sick but learned a lot and is very proud of this accomplishment. My advice is to do all you can because this opportunity only comes once in a life time!!

Where do I start??? My DD received her appointment to USNA 2016 last night! We are beside ourselves and she is humbled. Let me answer your impossible-to-answer question with something still even more confusing to us. Our DD has been at this dream since she was 10. I don’t mean, she simply...

Correction, I have a typo on my above comment. It should say: 60% academics, 30% leadership, and 10% athletics. Sorry, my fingers failed me again. I'm not the shell answer man but I will do what I can to help where I can. I am only a parent that is near the end of an incredible journey that...

If at all possible have him go to SLS. Once R day starts it won't matter much but if he goes to SLS then he will have an advantage over applicants who did not. The reason is simple: one, he can take his CFA at SLS, and two, he will get an initial interview out of the way. By preparing and...

I'm sure it will be difficult to attend any military school in a cast. Anything less than that is still a possibility because these are liberal arts colleges that do not require a commitment of any kind. The day I graduated from The Citadel I took a couple of weeks off and started looking for...

Not sure if i understand your question, but I went to The Citadel and she loves the fact that there are choices that have structure. She wants an education with a little dificulty on the side, and with the added bonus of serving her country in the end.

She was told that she is qualified medically, physically, and academically (USMA told her this as well) No one can say weather or not we will be here tomorrow or next year but her plan B is The Citadel ( where she has been accepted and is being recruited for Cross Country) and her plan C is...

One more thing if i may: my DD has nothing to do with my venting on this forum. I'm just a parent who has a DD who has wanted this (WP) most of her life and as parents we get worried from time to time. Speaking of time, i know there is still time....just sayin'.

Look..I'm not assuming anything and i do not think my daughter deserves anything she hasn't earned. As far as a different path than the norm...well normally WP has given out a great deal more LOA's in years past..right? From all that i have read it just seems that way. Not trying to say...