Just to add my 2 cents. My DS did not get an LOA last year. He is currently in Beast with the Class of 2016. As the LOA's become harder to get your test scores have got to be better as well. All things being equal on athletics and leadership the higher your test scores ( say ACT 32 ) the...
I was thinking the same thing before we left home last week. After thinking about how little time they had to transfer items into the new duffel bag we elected to leave it at home.