Recent content by JonathanBelmont

Candidates- Some of you may have access to your candidate kits already, but you are the exception, not the rule. Not a feather in your cap or a "you did something wrong" if you do. For 95% of you, the candidate kits (aka the "second step kit or 'SSK'..." a term that is held over from our...

Yes, I do have an account on SAF. Yes, I am awesome... modest, too! :) Hope all you candidates had a great time at SLS. Sorry that I didn't get a chance to throw about 40% of you around the combatives pit (left early week one, cancelled halfway through due to heat during week two)...

There are two MAJ Belmonts at West Point right now... Paul Belmont works in the history department, I believe. I work in the admissions department. It is easy to tell us apart... I am good-looking and he is highly intelligent :biggrin: Just kidding... we're both good-looking and intelligent...

This is not correct... if you add up all the current accepts, approximately 80-85% of the current offers, the outstanding Letters of Assurance (perhaps those waiting on last-minute medical clearance), and the other remaining committments to the class, we PROJECT a class size of up to 1,450...

Boys & Girls State I would highly recommend you attend Boys State if given the opportunity. For the other choices, pick according to your desires.

Worry less. Study more. Knowing the answer (and there isn't an "absolute" one) should not change your level of effort. Maximus- Target is around 240-250. LivinLarger- anything is possible. Best way to resolve this issue is to not get a speeding ticket in the first place. Best of...

What does it mean to be on the NWL? Okay folks, disclaimers up front: Just because I work in the USMA admissions office does not mean that this is the "party line." This is simply my attempt to explain to all of you where we're at in the class and what it means to get a letter like the one...

Stop worrying about "checking the blocks" with West Point admissions and do activities because you ENJOY them, not because you think they will look good on an application for USMA or elsewhere. Let me do MY job of assessing each file case-by-case. Your Activities Report will be verified by a...

CFA scores from multiple tests or institutions SUBMIT ALL SCORES. We will take the best ones automatically and do not frown upon taking the event multiple times. The test taken at SLS is for record, not a practice. Those scores should have been posted within a few DAYS of SLS. If you have...

ANY SCORES are better than no scores at all. Same goes with SAT/ACTs... wish you candidates would understand that I would rather see some #s in your file along with a remark/comment that you are planning to retake them in order to improve, then to see a big BLANK there. That said, those...

This is basically spot-on. The transcripts are mailed, faxed, or scanned/emailed in by a school official. The "Request for Information" form is received by whoever's email address you put into that contact info block (just like the letters of recommendation and the CFA) and is filled out by...

Soldiers applying to USMA The Company Commander only submits a NOMINATION for the Soldier... that is one of the four components of the appointment process (the other three being the application, DoDMERB medical exam, and the Candidate Fitness Assessment). Contact the Soldier admissions...

Sport team captain When you check the "TEAM CAPTAIN" block on your candidate questionnaire, we are looking for varsity team captain. If you are a game captain or a JV captain, annotate it in remarks as such but please do not indicate that you are a varsity captain. Thanks!

Take the CFA as many times as you wish. However, bear in mind that it constitutes only about 10% of your overall file strength... once you've passed it, I'd recommend you leave the score alone. Your time would be better spent studying for & retaking the SAT/ACT than practicing for hours a day...

You would have a very well-rounded and competitive file. Please contact me through the West Point Admissions Website found in my signature and we'll talk in more detail. The bottom line about college is that it almost always helps an applicant. Almost 1/3 of all cadets applied more than...