Recent content by ThomasJ

Your leadership looks really good, a couple more varsity letters in sports would definitely help; shooting for team captain in them would be good also. The fact that you're also attending Boys State, and have NHS, and are President, are both really really good things. That's a lot of points. Not...

They do make you solve a Rubik's cube upside down...blindfolded...

People above have good perspectives BUT, if considering not doing sports, you're not super committed to any of them, which is totally fine. Assuming this, I don't see the issue with not doing a sport senior year. I think I'd still do sports, not really for the leadership aspects, but it's good...

What do y'all think about the Drake and Kendrick Lamar beef?

The pseudo Indoc was ridiculously easy... And you'll be fine you get far more than two hours of sleep nightly...don't worry

Is there even a 4th admissible? I don't remember seeing anything abt it.

As people noted already, they're primarily outreach events. But more so than that, the explanation for them all getting into NASS is that NASS has three weeks of ~850 Midshipmen candidates per session. On the other hand, SLE has two weeks with ~500 CCs per session. So, there are far more slots...

The Dell laptop is issued, the computer package is a separate option.

I can't answer this, but I will confirm from a visit that Arvin was ridiculously crowded...

Do you use Jodel? How much karma do you have if so?

The most physically challenging part of BEAST varies by individual. Ex: deadlifts are easy for me, but running isn't. So, there will be a variety of answers, and none may be the same as for your CC.

Also heard we're gonna march out to Buckner this year...just an interesting thing. Not sure if it's true or not.

Squat, bench, deadlift, run.

Make excellence a habit in every area of your life. Do your best in school, in sports, and your other ECAs. If you do this, there's almost no way you don't get in. I know it's easier said than done, but it's not that hard. A few examples below. Academics: Strive to get the best grade possible...

I can find the speed of light in my microwave with marshmallows lol. https://www.npr.org/2015/04/15/399751447/fun-with-physics-finding-the-speed-of-light-with-peeps