"I do not want to have to count on the connections getting me in, but actually be qualified in all areas that i have control over." - exact quote form one of my previous posts. I actually got a letter of acceptance just a day ago, so...
maybe I did not make it clear in one of my previous posts, but I believe i mentioned taht I wanted to be able to get in on my own acomplishments and not have to rely on any connections. I know about 5 people who are cadets at West Point adn they have already promissed to give me hell if I make...
oh, and my class rank is around 20 out of around 800 students in my class. (top 5%). For the ACT test without the science, it was around a 32. I did the worst on the science part since I was not adiquately prepaired for that section. I am taking the SATs again in October, and I have been...
also, I have some connections that will help. I am really close with my liason officer who reports directly to my congressman, as well as my father being good friends wiht my congrassman's attorney. I also have connections to the addmissions office as well as the Commandant of Cadets at West...
my grading scale is as follows:
94 - 100 A (4.0)
90 - 93 B+ (3.5)
84 - 89 B (3.0)
it continues on in the same pattern down from there.
I do live in northern virginia, but am lucky to live in a congressional district where they get the most people out of any district in the US to the...
also, my father is an Air Force Academy graduate (I do not know if this helps in any way, but he did not retire and i can not get the presidential nomination)
to add to leadership, my job is doing yard work and taking care of other peoples pets. I was responsible whenever one of my...
I have already turned in all of the information i can so far for the class of 2013. My cradentials are listed below in the areas that the academies had laid out on what they look for.
Academics:
GPA: 3.7 (on a 6 point scale), 4.2 (on a 10 point scale)
classes: 5 years of math classes, 4...