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I will put aside the medical issue as the vision and mental health issues may be tough to overcome and echo what @T-37IP says. Research how the candidate scoring process works and the associated weighting. Each academy is a little different but it is close to 60% academic, 30%...

I was at a promotion ceremony for a one star this weekend and the belt was presented and the regulations were covered. Every General officer gets one and it is up to them when they wear it.

What he might have meant is that there is a chance that if you are not selected for an offer at West Point, admissions may work with cadet command and offer ROTC scholarships if any or available later in the cycle. Notice that I said chance, may and if available. To many unknowns to count on...

There is more to the equation here. They will not pursue a waiver unless you are close to getting an offer. If you are #1 on your slate at USNA they will look hard at the waiver. If you are #3 on USMA they will probably not evaluate the condition.

I posted this in another thread but it also applies here. As others have said number of nominations and number of charged candidates are two different things. This is how the class develops and how they are charged: MOC Nominations - 650 Openings (Assume 1 per plus 20% for the additional...

Keep in mind that this is a big shell game and why admissions ask applicants to apply for all nominations that the are eligible for. Once they application period closes, admissions starts to move everyone around to resolve the slates. A prepster could have an MOC nomination, a Presidential...

I am a little late but everyone should see the how the class develops and how they are charged: MOC Nominations - 650 Openings (Assume 1 per plus 20% for the additional spot) Presidential Nominations - 100 Openings Service Connected Nominations - 100 Openings Qualified Alternates - 150...

This is another one that comes up every year. The NWL at USMA is not a typical waiting list like other colleges. Once your file has been qualified essentially everyone is placed on the NWL as a holding pattern. Once the deadline passes, the majority of slates are resolved. The application...

This comes up every year. The process for USMA is pretty much always the same. Admission finalizes offers on Tuesdays and notifies MOCs. The internal system is updated the same day so FFRs can see the changes. The MOC has a few days to notify candidates if they want. The applicants portal...

I am 100% positive that USMA does not offer prep to qualified candidates and 99% positive the other academies do it the same way. The admission's board determines if a candidate is academically qualified and i would suggest that a 22 in the math and not having any advanced math courses in high...

This means that your file has been reviewed by the admissions committee and they have deemed you qualified. The Committee does not really sit around and say yes/no when they review a file. The review and decide qualified or not and agree on your WCS. Once you are qualified, you sit in a...

Remember how the process works. Academics are weighted higher than extracurriculars in the process. You need to raise your ACT score.

The other thing to remember is that things change year to year. Some years I have seen districts where you needed basically a 1600 SAT, multiple leadership positions and varsity letters while the next year in the same district there is hardly a qualified candidate. Everyone likes to say that...

The Director of Admissions has changed for the first time in many many years. He is doing things a little different.

This will not impact admissions. The only way that it may have an impact would be if he needed some special Top Secret Clearance once he is commissioned.