Recent content by mng249

it took me two years to get accepted into USMA. I was just finishing my sophomore year at NYU when I got in. I then proceeded to freak out and leave after Beast. Regret. Don't leave. 2nd time shows that you are a determined candidate who is ready to overcome adversity and is committed to...

Dear everyone, I took a year of arabic in college and was curious if anyone knew about when the placement exams were administered during beast, as I am curious if I have a chance to retain some of the vocab I've learned (and am studying now) or if it'll be four weeks in after I've forgotten a...

Saw this between lines of my Baudrillard and Foucault readings, are you implying that West Point doesn't want people who major in hippy dippy post-structuralist philosophy? Come on! Just because I'm getting a B.S. doesn't mean sign value versus exchange value and the signifier isn't worth...

I did exactly what you are doing, and, finally done with the process and accepted to West Point, I would STRONGLY suggest you do it too. There is nothing more exciting than finally, finally recieving the acceptance, and I believe (though I do not yet know) that our college experience will be...

does rock math severely harm your ability to perform well at the academy.. because I haven't taken precalc in four years.. or any real math class in two. Of course learning is fun! Just curious how severe it would be if I did not learn enough in time.

just figured I would ask admissions officer if the blue and red donkey on my chest (classy I know) was grounds for disqualification, so... we can all get some clarification soon.

mng249, Congressional, CA-29, 25 February 2013 i can't believe it actually happened this time. So honored.

right i have kept in active touch with my minority admissions officer but this is a liaison who i haven't really spoken to, so i assume this is just the same thing as a nomination interview (content wise) but is specifically for the academy?

So I got an LOE in October, got my nom last month and thought everything was going swimmingly, but 5 minutes ago I got a call from my liaison officer (who I haven't spoken to once) asking when I was good for the interview. my thought immediately was "uhh.. what interview?" Last year when i...

"What do you think is the most important aspect of COIN operations: Securing the populace, good governance, economic development, or Counter-terrorism operations". I don't know if this one is going to come up more than once, but that's about the sickest question I have ever been asked...

Just got one in the mail today as well. Sophomore in college and I still feel the same jump in excitement that I did when I was little at the prospect of WP. So I assume then that this isn't just sent to anyone? I mean in reading it it certainly sounds... exciting? unique? Its definitely not...

hey bud why on Earth are you switching to Southwest? I go to NYU and would kill if I could apply for a nom from Maloney/Nadler, I'm pretty sure the competition is not as fierce at it is with the gun-totting, flag waving Texans. That of course is ridiculous stereotyping, but I mean you get the...

mine wasn't previously open and is now. so I can verify that.

a) My portal hasn't opened either, I don't think we need to worry. b) Armyhopeful, it took WP and USNA one month to receive my ACT scores, I assume that the case is similar for SAT scores. If you want to confirm with the testing agency that they were sent I suppose it will make you feel...

take math and science courses your first and second semesters of college. I decided I would take history/writing intensive courses, and that was the largest factor (so says my liaison) in my being passed up for selection. ALso, yes, the D will obviously hurt. I know matter-of-factly that it...