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    Parents coming to Nom Interview

    When I went to my MOC interviews, my mom drove me there, dropped me off, and went shopping during the interview. She did not even get out of the car, as per my request. I got all the moral support I felt I needed at other points in the process, so I didn't need her there, and it was nice to not...
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    Still in the game

    After reapplying and not getting in, I am going back at it for the third time. I'm currently at URI (University of Rhode Island) studying Industrial and Systems Engineering. I like it here a lot, but Annapolis is still my top choice.
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    Still in the game

    Me too! Was it intentional that your above post was the 1967th reply on this thread?
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    Worth waiting anymore?

    I also got the TWE last week. My stats are 630M/710V. Eagle Scout, Industrial and Systems Engineering major, college reapplicant, member of AROTC. HS GPA 3.2. I had two nominations, one from each Senator. Reapplying for 2019.
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    Still in the game

    Let's not even get in to how much easier the process is for mail slots, or the advantages that PO Boxes have over normal mailboxes.
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    Still in the game

    Although we need about 200,000 more to beat Air Force.
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    Still in the game

    On a lighter note, this thread now has more views than the most-viewed thread on the USMA forum. Beat Army!
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    Still in the game

    No luck here in Rhode Island. Will reapply for the second time when the 2019 app opens up.
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    BSA Core Values....

    I think the role of the antigay policy in driving away members is overstated. If that was the main reason why the BSA is losing members, then the Girl Scouts, who have allowed lesbians in for the past decade, would be seeing an increase in membership. Instead, the Girl Scouts have lost more...
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    College Reapplicants --Anyone hearing anything?

    Not yet, but I'm not a principle nominee/LOA holder/recruited athlete.
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    Parent Notification

    My parents never checked my portal. They didn't have the password, and didn't need them. Their involvement in my application process consisted of helping me practice for the interviews, proofreading my essays, and driving me to and from the interviews. That was all that I needed, and really...
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    BSA Core Values....

    True. To be honest I was surprised by how supportive people in my town are of scouting. Even the teachers at my high school who politically are to the left of Karl Marx (and I'm in RI, so there are plenty of them) thought highly of scouting.
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    BSA Core Values....

    I'd disagree here. Most of the kids in my high school were impressed with my friends and I who made Eagle, and it was the norm for the kids who were involved in scouting to wear something scouting related to school, even on non meeting days. Not a uniform, but a troop fleece or cap. Ditto for...
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    BSA Core Values....

    Maybe it's my inner Libertarian speaking, but I would have liked to see the BSA let each individual troop decide on a policy, given that this is a very polarizing issue and there's not a whole lot of consensus at the national level over what to do (and that the inmates are running the asylum at...
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    Where to send transcript

    My regional director told me to send it to Halsey Field House.
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    BSA Core Values....

    One thing that always stuck in my craw after all my years in scouting was the sheer number of boys who checked all the boxes and got Eagle, but were post turtles in every sense of the word. I think the non-scouting public has realized that while Eagles frequently go on to do impressive things...
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    BSA Core Values....

    I agree with a lot of what PaParent said. My personal experience, just with my former troop, was that a lot of parents raised kids with issues, and rather than take responsibility for it, they abdicated the teaching of values and discipline to the BSA. So many parents did that that the...
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    Transcript Question

    Great, thanks!
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    Transcript Question

    When I told my HS guidance counselor that USNA would need an official transcript she gave a sealed copy of my official transcript to directly to me, instead of sending it in. Is it permissible for me to send the (sealed, official) transcript to Admissions myself, or does it need to be sent from...
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    Candidate for Admission 2014

    Same thing happened to me last year; lived in RI, assigned BGO with a Utah area code. It turned out it was because that was his cell phone number and he was from there, he was actually stationed in Newport. So she's probably close to your neck of the woods as well.
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