Mine wore khakis, a tshirt and his running shoes. Many others did the same but with a polo shirt. These were his only civilian clothes until we were able to send him a few things later on.
RockyB - the appointments have been coming out a bit at a time at the prep school. There was another wave this week bringing the number up to about 100. We figure the admissions team is very busy and getting them done as they can.
The new USMAPS facility is completed and is beautiful! This year's class had approximately 240 when CCBT started. CCBT (Cadet Candidate Basic Training) last summer was 3 weeks long
This year the curriculum consisted of Math, English, a Student Development Course. All CC's have PE or athletics...
My son is a recruited athlete at USMAPS. As I understand it, each core sport coaching staff has a certain number of spots at the prep school available for their recruits who can qualify for admission.
RSR - I don't see in your post any mention of having contacted the WP recruiting coach to discuss. As the mother of a recruited athlete, I can say that one of our first calls would have been to his WP coach to inform and ask for guidance.
There are definitely CCs at USMAPS this year that came out of active duty. PM me your email address and I can get you in touch with some via our class of 2012 parent network. Good luck!!
Mom3Boys,
You are right of course. Coaches will contact you right away if they are interested, even without confirmation of your academic history.
My comment was directly related to official recruiting visits. Before any NCAA D1 school can invite an athlete on an official visit, initial...
Final clearance from NCAA does not happen until they receive your final high school transcript. Typically, programs will request a copy of most recent transcripts before offering an official visit.
USMA2016 is right. You will know you are being recruited when the coaching staff contacts you and tells you they want you in their program.
Now that you've indicated your interest by filling out the questionnaire, I would suggest following up with the coaching staff by sending more details...
Hotels
My son will also be at MAPS and since we are coming from CA, we are arriving on Friday the 15th. We are booked at the Homewood Suites in Newburgh which is all suites.