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Medical Status Out of curiosity, what is the medical status of those of you who have received a Letter of Encouragement? I had my medical exams the first week of August, and ended up being DQ'ed due to "Shoulder Instability". I am currently working on achieving a waiver, but in the mean...

Timeline TheNaterrater, If you look in the sticky section of the USMA forum, you will find the exact post that you are looking for. The link is provided below. Just a word of advice, search thoroughly online for what you are looking for before you ask for help on this forum. There are...

Activities Texan, I completed my Candidate Activities Record last week, so hopefully this will answer some of your questions. When you complete your Candidate Activities Record (CAR), you will be able to mark that you participated in Martial Arts. There is also a check box for achieving...

"Admissable" EagleScout13, Are people who have been ranked as "Admissable" the only ones who have had their portals opened early? Just out of curiosity, where did you hear this? -bmcfarlin

Just Wondering Just out of curiosity, has anyone who has seen this post NOT had their SSK opened up?

Just to clarify, I went to SLS as well. I know that in the past, the candidates who attended SLS had their portals opened up earlier than others. Even though I heard multiple times that everyone's portals would open up on the 24th, maybe there was a last minute change. -bmcfarlin

Portal Opened EagleScout13, My portal opened today as well! I'm not too sure why either, but I have sent an email to my Field Force Representative asking about it. If he says anything, I'll be sure to post on here to let you know. I'm interested to see if everyone's portals have been...

Presidential Nomination Frankie, You can find the outline for your Presidential Nomination Request in your portal. It shows that it should be addressed to the Director of Admissions at the Academy, COL Deborah McDonald. When I sent my forms I included a cover letter where I stated how I was...

Updating Info futureusna, As far as I'm aware, the only way you're able to update the information on your candidate portal is by sending an email to the Admissions Team. You can do this by going to the "Application Overview" page and clicking the link that says "Request a change to your...

I know that there is a forum section specifically for Nomination questions, but it doesn't get as much attention as the USMA section, so I thought I'd re-post my question on here. I'm applying for a Presidential Nomination to West Point and will be sending in my application this week. Are the...

I'm applying for a Presidential Nomination to West Point and will be sending in my application this week. Are the nominations awarded on a rolling basis or all at once? And I assume they are awarded based on competitive selection? Thanks

If I'm not accepted to USMA the first time I apply (for the Class of 2017), then I plan on attending a different college and then reapplying. In the case that I were to reapply from another college, would West Point hold more value in the fact that the college was tougher as far as curriculum or...

2017 Applicant Academics: GPA: 3.7 (uw) 4.1 (w) This is on a 4 point scale Class Rank: School does not assign ACT: 34 composite, 32 math, 36 english, 34 science, 33 reading (still awaiting scores from most recent ACT taken two weeks ago) Distingiushed as a Superintendent's Key Scholar - An...

On my candidate portal under the SLS Section, there is a link that says "Summer Leaders Seminar Course Descriptions". However, the link also says "(Not Available Yet)". Seeing as how SLS is roughly 1.5 months away, does anyone have any clue when we will find out which SLS course we will be...

I understand that in order to make yourself stand out, it is beneficial to take the most challenging course load possible. However, does anyone have any idea whether the Academy would distinguish the difficultly between two different AP Math Classes? In my case, I have the opportunity to...

Speaking of SLS... Does anyone have an idea of when we will be notified of which Seminar Course we will be attending while at SLS? On my portal there is a link that says "Seminar Course Descriptions", but it says that it isn't available to be viewed yet. Seeing as how the April application...

CFA Thanks to both of you for your responses. BillSL - Just because I'm curious. In your response you said it would be great "if you pass" the CFA while at the Summer Leadership Seminar. I was under the assumption that the CFA worked much like the APFT, where you score in a certain...

I'm going to be attending SLS Session 2 over the summer and have seen mixed statements online about whether or not the CFA administered while there will actually count toward your application. Can anyone clarify this as a definite yes/no? Also, for the mile run, is this done on a track or on...

Does West Point look any further into what you did while at Boys State? For example, would they hold a candidate in higher regard if he was elected Governor or another leadership position or do they simply note the fact that the candidate attended Boys State? Thanks

Thanks Thanks for the replies. Since you have been through Plebe year, how did you pass the time on the weekends that you weren't allowed to leave. Do you mean you couldn't leave as in you couldn't return home, or as in you literally weren't allowed to step off college grounds? Also, are...