Recent content by mrzaccharias

I agree with the comment above, you’ll be challenged more than you like at times, if not academically, than through some other means. Also, unfortunately the academy will likely not validate your upper level math experience, like discrete, linear, analysis, etc (even if it’s from a college)...

Yeah I’m at USAFA. Feel free to dm me with any questions about doolie year or basic. Also, to answer your question above, there are admissions tours and you can certainly come here before I Day to look around (they’ll probably email you). With that being said, the first time I came here was I...

As with any college application, a couple of Bs certainly won't ruin your chances. Anecdotally, I received an F in freshman year English class in high school and still got to the academy (albeit I applied with one year of college and did well on the SAT). While I do not advise trying this...

First off, congratulations. LOAs are fairly rare and its great that you even got one in the first place. Surely, it'll stick out to them and you will probably get the nom. During my interview, I talked to five or six miliary officers and they asked me to confirm where I wanted to go and if I got...

I'm currently a doolie, and I tested into differential equations (the class after calc III) my first semester because I went to college beforehand. Upperclassmen treated me normally and I even studied with them outside of class. Absolutely no barriers between you and your classmates, especially...