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  1. bigcox

    ath. director's list?

    i had a question out there for any current cadets or anyone with information. i'm an IC, and i was wondering if or how it is possible for an IC to get on the ath. director's list, especially when you're in season and cannot do the AFT/PFT? is it an automatic thing being an IC, or is it something...
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    Bed and Breakfast

    i have a question regarding B and B for the day before 25 June. is anyone else doing it? did you receive information for your sponsor families? i haven't gotten mine yet, and they said they would let you know by mid June of who your sponsor family is and whatnot. i already tried contacting by...
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    accepted??

    i received an LOA for the class of 2013, but i'm lacking a nomination. my regional director put me in for the VP nomination, and he said that i would hear back by the end of march. i haven't heard anything, but the admissions office at West Point keeps sending me stuff regarding summers at the...
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    Vice President Cheney/Biden?

    I was kinda confused on how exactly vice president noms work. I know how MOC's work, but was wondering if anyone could give any input. Like: are you placed in a national pool for the nom or are you based on the academy, or maybe your state? I think 5 can be selected per academy, right? Plus, how...
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    nomination assertiveness

    i just got a letter in the mail today saying i got my 3rd nom. to the same academy. meanwhile, i received an LOA to West Point which required a nom. and medical qual. for "cadetship". i got the medical qual. part done, but i'm out of nom. resources unless somehow i get a vice president, which i...
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    updating the academy

    at this point in the process, i am still in the hunt for an appointment so i have to keep sending in stuff to the academy. i was confused as to how it works. this may or may not have been covered in another thread, but i couldn't find it. i am about to send in my 7th semester transcript, so...
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    candidate status q

    wasn't real sure where to put this question, because it's more general than specific. i was deemed a candidate to the big 3 academies prior to ever receiving a nomination to any of them. does that mean that i was academically qualified? i was wondering because for one of the academies that i...
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    done

    ahhhhh. i just got done with my third and final nom. interview. it feels great! good luck to those out there who are still in the hunt! :thumb:
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    nomination question

    i'm from nebraska, which i don't think is a very competitive state for nominations compared to say new york or california for example. i happened to get two nominations to the same academy, so i was wondering if this would help my chances. i only ask because a person getting a nomination out of...
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    a question

    i just got an LOA in the mail from West Point, contigent upon medical qualification and a nomination. i should be qualified for everything except for medical, which i'm working through a waiver for now. i've received a waiver to USAFA and Army ROTC. the problem is the nomination. i have had two...
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    military ball?

    i've been invited to a military ball-type setting hosted by the Naval Academy parent's association, and i was wondering if this was a good sign as far as my application procedures go. thanks for anyone's help...:biggrin:
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    the ACT

    does anyone know what scores/categories that the academies look at more importantly than the other scores? i read somewhere on this forum that they look at math as a biggie, but i was wondering if there was other scores they also want you to get. i realize that you should shoot for upper 20's...
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    una pregunta, senores.

    does anyone know if it's possible to not get an LOA, but get an early appointment like in November or December/January? i know the majority (like 1000+) appointments go out in March/April, but it was a thought. thanks.
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    nomination help hints

    i just got done with one of my interviews for a nom about 2 hours ago. it wasn't as bad as everyone puts it out to be, or how some people make it. there was only 5 other people interviewing me; one was a school counselor, another was an attourney, another was in AF, one was a National Guardsman...
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    good CFA scores???

    I just got done with my CFA about an hour ago. As a 185 lbs., 6' 6" tall discus thrower, can anyone tell me if these scores are somewhat decent for the academies?? Basketball throw: 69' Pull ups: 13 Shuttle Run: 8.9 Sit ups: 87 Push ups: 62 Mile run: 7:01 (was shootin' for 6:30, but was...
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    stuck between a rock and hard place

    i've applied to USNA, USAFA, and USMA and i just got rejected for a waiver to USNA due to a lower extremity issue (i wear foot inserts/orthotics) and one episode of sleepwalking after age 12. i've read that they will consider you for a waiver if you are normally competitive enough for admission...
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    happen to anyone else?

    i had an interview with my ALO about 4 weeks ago and all went well. when i told him that i was not accepted into the USAFA summer seminar, he said that he thought he seen my name in a list where applications to the seminar were lost or unaccounted for. i was confused, because i wanted to take...
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    Need some help

    my name is Shane D. Cox. i am a high school senior and i am a prospective candidate for USAFA, USNA, and USMA for class of 2013. i got a letter about an hour ago stating that i have been disqualified for the medical examination from DODMERB. it said that an episode of sleepwalking and lower...
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    advice/help needed

    i'm a high school senior and have applied and have been granted candidacy to USAFA, USMA, and USNA. i have sent in all forms with the exception of a CFA test. however, i just now found out that DODMERB has rejected my medical status, and now i'm kinda lost. i have heard that you can apply for a...
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    i need some help

    i'm a high school junior soon-to-be senior and i have been an official candidate for the air force academy, naval academy, and west point. i have most of my forms sent in already, but i do not know what to do for the candidate fitness assessment. do the academies send you paperwork to give to...
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