Recent content by tully37

Much like the title states, Do by-invitation leadership conferences such as "The People to People Leadership Summits" and "Global Young Leaders Conference" hold much weight in terms of college admissions and specifically for the service academies? No doubt they are amazing experiences but beyond...

Hey there, I'm Brett, a hopeful candidate. 17 year old American in Sydney, Australia. Having a fun time getting everything together for the application but its tough adjusting all the aussie school stuff to suit US standards. Good Luck to everyone else here applying.

This might seem silly but it is not something I want to get wrong from the start. Is there such a thing as submitting your candidate questionnaire too early? If I want to apply for the class of 2016 is it necessary that I wait until the first of March to complete the questionnaire or can I...

Hi, before I asked any questions I want to tell you I am an American citizen who will have completed all my schooling in Australia and and I'm therefore very short on specific info for any academic qualifications perhaps relevant to my school system but I wanted to ask a few questions for...

Thanks guys, all very helpful. I'm a proud American living in Australia so its sort of difficult to get some of the brochures and other info and I don't want my relatives back over there to be running around too much on my regard so any info I can get from great sites like this is really...

This could probably go in any of the services' forums as I can only assume it doesn't vary that much between them. I know they are looking for all round candidates but are there some admission measurements that carry considerably more weight than others? For example is academic qualification...

Thanks guys, (especially for the attention to detail :smile:) I will certainly be calling the admissions offices. P.S. I haven't truly decided which or how many of the academies I will be applying to I just quoted USMA as they were the one who had the most info on my situation on their website.

Hey there. I was born and raised predominantly is Australia to an American parent. I have been an American citizen for as long as I can remember. To serve in the US military is something I want to do and the academies seem to be one of the best ways for me to do start the process of doing so...