Recent content by Currahee17

Tell him not to be discouraged. If USMA is what he really wants, he can bring that math up! My son took the SAT 7 times to do the same thing. We hired a one on one tutor and it increased his score over 100 points. It was trying at times but I'm proud to say he stuck with it and will be...

Congratulations Vampsoul! Well done and well said. I'm giving your words to my CO 2018 the night before Beast. Thank you for paying it forward and may you have a purposeful and fulfilling career!

Understood! He is a really good kid, not perfect mind you(!), but really good and has a good head on his shoulders. He is very humbled by his selection and understands the accompanying responsibility. Lots of things for all of these young adults to consider. Glad this forum exists! Thank you!!

Thank you so much! I just had some horrible vision of his being asked to leave because of a stupid supplement that "everybody takes." Wonderful advice. If he still wants protein powders after A Day I can send it as Boodle! You bring up a great point about drinking though. Our family DID have...

My DS will be a member of the CO 2018, and I have a question about supplements. He plays baseball and many players take GNC products, like shakes and Creatine powders. I told my son he wasn't allowed to take anything and I got the "Mom" look. Does anyone on this forum know if there is a...

Thanks again for all of the great information and points to consider. I will definitely call the FA office, as my reading of the scholarship offer is for all tuition and student costs for four years as long as a certain GPA is maintained. There are only about fifteen of these awarded per year...

Thanks so much for the information! Great things to know and consider! This path can be overwhelming and I appreciate your help!!

This is my first post on this forum. I greatly appreciate its existence and the ability to access such great information so quickly. My family is truly in a quandary over how to handle the ROTC acceptance letter. My son is 3q'd with 3 nominations to West Point and we are in the midst of the...