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Take one or two key activities and challenge yourself in their leadership opportunities. Do well on your SAT. If you are interested in a sport at USCGA, make contact with the coach. This can sometimes help applicants who are on the border of admission decision. Take care in your essays...

Mystic has a nice little downtown to walk, the Seaport, and the Mistic Village for walking around. Drive out to Stonington Point to see the lighthouse. Newport RI isn't that far and has the old mansion tours. Park near Salva Regina to do the Cliff Walk behind the houses and along the...

While living in CT, we enjoyed the occasional shopping trip to LLBean home store in Freeport Maine. Lots to see and do along the way (and just another a few hours up the road from Boston). We also enjoyed the Normal Rockwell musuem in western Mass. Vermont is also great for cheese, maple...

In case it hasn't been mentioned: SILVER SHARPIE for marking those dark items. Body Glide from a sporting store provided alot of relief.

Last year our child's application was sent into the RA stack from the EA stack. One of the things he scrambled to do was get an interview. Nothing else changed in the meantime-no new test scores, no more grades, etc. At this point, do everything possible to make the application stronger!

Having a Running Light ahead of time helped our appointee feel like he could prepare mentally in some way for Swab Summer. To him, it was like getting in physical condition to prepare for the challenges ahead. Why wait until you get there? I agree that memorizing the RL shouldn't be of a...

I sent you a PM in order to keep ours a secret!

The gamble/payoff of being a SA grad and wanting law school is you will be competing at a higher level for those few spots. But in the end, you won't have any student loans and the pay/benefits go on while you are a student. Some JAG have also served their normal mission while attending law...

Her mother granted an interview to our local news. She currently has the baby. The single mother did not make the proper preparations thinking there was no way the Army would deploy her with a child in her custody. Even Grandma had no interest in caring for this child while her own...

This is a perspective from 26 years down the road: The money you actually get deposited into your bank account each month is enough to live comfortably at that stage in your life. As a JO, you should only have minimal dependents and costs associated with. The money you actually received...

I'm sorry to hear about this experience. It's very difficult to accept disappointment when so random. Don't give up on the college courses. Your daughter might consider looking into online classes. Even our local community college has independent study online classes that can start at any...

CGA has a similar program. There are ways to continue your education while you are active too. If you have the time and find the right fit (local institution, online, etc), you can work on your education on your own time to prepare accordingly. Some active members take these steps...

Keep in mind that many juniors attend several service academy summer programs, knowing that CGA is No. 2 or No. 3 on their preference list. It's not that they didn't get accepted to CGA, but they might have been accepted to another SA and taken that appointment over CGA. The stats are from...

These are examples I have seen in the Coast Guard: Women who enjoy their 5 year commitment and then say it's time to move on to another role in life or in their family. They wouldn't trade the SA or 5 years for anything but they have another path to take and don't look back. They are...

You might want to attempt to improve your AIM PFE scores to submit with your application. Inquire about an interview with an admissions partner. Schedule and complete the physical as soon as possible. All these make a difference with Early Decision offers!