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    My son is struggling academically in his Freshman Year....

    Just curious. Does all the math and science make for a better officer? I am admittedly clueless on what Coast Guard officers do. Does their day to day responsibility require them to use what they learned in the math and science classes? Or is it just the analytical thinking part?
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    Was First board just the big 3 athletics gimmies?

    EOD/SEALmom, that is excellent advice on life in general. Don't settle for what is immediately available when waiting a short period of time could open up huge opportunities. KeyzCat, you live in the Keys (I assume). Let your son take a few months off and become a deck hand on a fishing boat...
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    Was First board just the big 3 athletics gimmies?

    I am a complete outsider when it comes to the military (although my father, grandfather, father-in-law, etc served), but my understanding is that captain of the golf team does not count the same as captain of the football/baseball/softball/basketball team. I recall reading a paper where the...
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    Offer to USCGA Prep/Scholars

    It seems like a big question would be, which service does she want to serve in? My understanding is you can't switch from NROTC/AFROTC/AROTC to Coast Guard down the line. CGAS sounds like a great opportunity if DD wants to serve in the Coast Guard. There are lots of positives to it and only one...
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    My son is struggling academically in his Freshman Year....

    That is the perfect response. Hard stance to take, but absolutely the right way to deal with it. Well done.
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    My son is struggling academically in his Freshman Year....

    Ha! You sound just like me. ツ Regarding people growing up on their own timetable, you are exactly right. LITS is right too though. Lots of parents shelter their kids from failure or tough times out of love. Unfortunately it sometimes slows down their development. My DS is as immature as you...
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    My son is struggling academically in his Freshman Year....

    Surely there must be a mechanism in place to deal with these types of situations. There is no way your son is the first to encounter these issues. As for the warnings, believe me, we are heeding them all. DS will have had chemistry and college calculus before attending so hopefully it will give...
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    My son is struggling academically in his Freshman Year....

    Okay, I've written off the idea of AFROTC to CG. :). That was just based on one of the universities he is looking at as part of his contingency plan. But CSPI is probably his Plan B at this point. CGA is still his clear Number 1.
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    My son is struggling academically in his Freshman Year....

    His high school is one of the rare public schools that is incredibly rigorous. Produces lots of National Merit Scholars. The teachers give very little slack. Always ranked as one of the top public high schools in the nation. I think he would really do well at the academy (busy work homework has...
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    My son is struggling academically in his Freshman Year....

    First let me apologize to WonderfulMom for completely hijacking her thread. I really should have started my own thread asking about other options if the CGA doesn't work out for DS. Second, thank you to all who responded to my questions, which must seem silly to folks who have been through the...
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    My son is struggling academically in his Freshman Year....

    Do you know anything about the Coast Guard's CSPI? It sounds like the CG's version of ROTC. In my brief reading, it sounds like a fairly reasonable alternative in the event DS decides against, or doesn't get accepted to, the CGA. DS would have to do well the first two years of standard...
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    My son is struggling academically in his Freshman Year....

    I'm not sure that the small size necessarily "concerns" him. It was more of a surprise. His exposure to colleges have been the University of Florida and the University of South Florida. Both have over 35,000 students on campus. I think the smaller size is more conducive to learning as there...
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    My son is struggling academically in his Freshman Year....

    It's rare that I say this, but money isn't really an issue. I had planned on paying for college anyway, so a scholarship would be just a bonus. Are you saying that your son could not get into ROTC even if he was paying his own way? Again, I am just now learning about how ROTC works after...
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    My son is struggling academically in his Freshman Year....

    Capt. MJ, I hear what you are saying about USNA, but the USNA is also 4 times the size of USCGA and is located in a much larger town. People visit Annapolis just to visit the town, regardless of the Academy. I'm betting not too many folks plan their vacations around New London (although Mystic...
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