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My DD was diagnosed with hypothyroidism during her senior year. She received waivers from both the Coast Guard and Air Force Academies. The Coast Guard was unrestricted but the Air Force waiver stated she could not serve in a front line position. She chose the CG and graduated this past spring.

My son had the same astigmatism as you and received a waiver for USNA, USAFA, USCGA and NROTC. He did have to get a topography of the retina which was requested by dodmerb. Good luck!

Even though you are not a STEM major, take some STEM classes. Mirror the plebe schedule as best you can. Study hard and get the highest grades possible. You state you have pretty good grades, try to get great grades.

My daughter was diagnosed with hypothyroidism in the fall of her senior year. She received appointments to USCGA and Air Force. I don't remember the specifics but she did receive waivers from both places. The waiver for Air Force restricted her from any front line positions and USCGA had no...

Retake the SATs. The scores are on the low side for both the academies and ROTC. Just have him take a similar class schedule as the Plebes and get a high GPA. My son reapplied to USNA and the NROTC scholarship. After earning a 3.9 GPA after his first semester, he received both an appointment...

My son was in the same position last year. He enrolled in NROTC and took a similar schedule as the USNA plebes. He worked very hard and earned a high GPA. He re-applied to both USNA and NROTC and was awarded with an appointment and a scholarship. Encourage your son the re-apply. This board...

USAFA Class of 2022 Appointments: 1) usafamax / Self / LOA / 24-Nov-17 / Undecided / CO / Congressional & JROTC Honor Unit With Distinction / Direct Appointment 2) fnafgg / DD / No LOA / 21-Nov-17 / Accepting / MD / Presidential / Direct Appointment 3) boiler26 / DS / No LOA / 15-Nov-17 /...

HAHAHAHAHA!! Remember so well all the angst associated with the R-Day box. Hard to believe they are graduating, the time flew.

1) tx2022/ Self / LOA / 23-Nov-2017 / Undecided 2) future.mil.mom / DS / No LOA / 23-Nov-2017 / Accepted 3) Dadx4 / DS / No LOA / 22-Nov-2017 /Undecided 4) tracklete18 / Self / LOA / 16-Aug-2017 / ???/ Coast Guard Scholars (CGAS) 5) becky7170 / Self / LOA / 29-Nov-2017 / Accepted 6) mte09876 /...

Reading your post brought back all the feelings I was going through last year with my DS. He dreamed of attending USNA since he was a little boy but did not receive an appointment. He also worked so hard and I was heartbroken for him. He went to college, joined NROTC, took a challenging class...

You can reapply for the national scholarship. You can start the app when it opens but you are now required to submit your first semester grades. You will also apply for a side load scholarship. My DS did not get a NROTC as a senior in high school, but he reapplied for the 4 year and found out...

SNA Class of 2022 Appointments: 1) Hollywood / DD / No LOA / 14-Sep-17 / Accepted / NY / USNA Superintendent's / Direct Appointment 2) TechFlier7 / Self / LOA / 18-Sep-17 / Accepted / CA / Presidential / Direct Appointment 3) CrewDad / DS / LOA / 16-Jan-18 / Undecided / NY-03 / Congressional /...

DS received a NROTC to University of South Carolina.

DS also found out he was selected, not for nursing, though.

USNA Class of 2022 Appointments: 1) Hollywood / DD / No LOA / 14-Sep-17 / Accepted / NY / USNA Superintendent's / Direct Appointment 2) TechFlier7 / Self / LOA / 18-Sep-17 / Accepted / CA / Presidential / Direct Appointment 3) CrewDad / DS / LOA / 16-Jan-18 / Undecided / NY-03 / Congressional /...