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    USCGA Class of 2023 Do-It-Yourself Appointment Thread

    I can’t give you numbers but overall the engineering/ bio majors are probably half of the class. Nav Arch is likely the smallest. All majors have to take stem classes at a high level so yes having that experience with that curriculum in high school or prep will be an advantage
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    Airport and travel question

    My $.02- our cadet always seemed to not be able to leave the academy until later in the day for leave due to class schedule and sports practices. With travel to the airports that limited the number of flight options for her as there were no direct routes to out Midwest city. She would often find...
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    Scholarships

    Our daughter received a National Merit corporate scholarship around $3500 and it stipulated that it could not be used for those accepting appointments at US service academies. We were bummed- could have used the $ for books/equipment.
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    Dodmerb... wondering when

    I will chime in that you should check junk/spam on email often as many have had DodMERB communication end up there and missed! Our DD never received the initial DodMERB instructions for setting up her medical/eye exam and it wasn't until they sent a "reminder/final notice" email that we knew...
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    Princeton Review - Least Happy Students

    CGA also makes the top of the list of "highest average starting salary of graduates". Sacrifice made= reward attained
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    Ramifications of Plan B Schools - Ethics and Morality (UC Irvine)

    Point should also be made that having been DQ'd after May 1st induced pure panic knowing we had not put deposit down at a plan B. I would never allow that to happen again! we relied on the good relationship our DD college counselor had to assure a spot (and retention of scholarship) post...
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    Ramifications of Plan B Schools - Ethics and Morality (UC Irvine)

    Swab summer is not secured as of yet- so not quite home free!
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    Ramifications of Plan B Schools - Ethics and Morality (UC Irvine)

    Having been through a medical DQ for our DD after the May 1 st date with a SA, I would never look at this issue the same way as I would have before. Until it happens to you or your child, it's just an opinion. We handled this in a way that was respectful of all involved, we had the full...
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    Ramifications of Plan B Schools - Ethics and Morality (UC Irvine)

    No- wouldn't be the same, very different. Plus there isn't a deposit involved, only a full commitment for the academies.
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    Early Action - Interesting Perspective

    Very surprised that the admissions event speaker would say those things about EA. Obviously EA is not for everyone but the majority of the class is made up from that pool. You really have to weigh if waiting is significantly beneficial knowing that there are less spots available for regular...
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    DQ

    Daughter had a mild curvature (not enough to be labeled scoliosis) and was DQd during application process. Went through the remedial and learned a lot. They mentioned that she would be rechecked for this during her time at the academy. Likely they measured and found the degree did not meet the...
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    Plan b college is angry

    I genuinely had no idea- our oldest was a recruited D1 athlete so he had a signing day early in his senior year so this wouldn't apply. Our daughter was medically DQ'd briefly around the May 1 deadline so it would not have applied to her either as technically she couldn't accept admission as it...
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    Plan b college is angry

    I must have missed something- there is an actual rule that you can't make a deposit at another school? Just for the academies? Where is this official Policy listed ? We had talked to the private schools that were options as well and (other than Notre Dame which we did not even ask because it...
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    Plan b college is angry

    What is the risk? Other than losing the deposit which is fairy insignificant? Our college counselor saw no issue with securing a spot at B school just in case, at the very most each college may have a couple of kids that are service academy bound that do this. If it were hundreds , that's different
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    Plan b college is angry

    Just reading this thread for the first time and here's our experience. DD was accepted EA to academy before Thanksgiving, accepted appointment soon after, but mom said let's put deposit at state school just in case. DD and dad felt that wasn't necessary, mom insisted, but was ignored. DD gets an...
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    Getting Ready for R Day? Swab Year Video attached...

    I actually agree- now that I have been through it, I would have preferred to have left having said our goodbyes in the morning and then see her sworn in and march by! I think she would have kept it together if she hadn't been able to be with us- even then she was fighting the tears. But if you...
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    Getting Ready for R Day? Swab Year Video attached...

    This was such a great video and story- thank you for sharing! I am finally sitting down to process the emotions of the weekend-there are so many! I truly thought I would be the one trying to keep it together but daughter had a rough morning and could not fight back the tears once dad put his...
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    HS Senior Year Schedule....your thoughts?

    Ps the AP art is extremely time consuming and if she is not pursuing an art based major- that might be the first class I would consider dropping to make her schedule work. Finding another elective in art might be a better choice.
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    HS Senior Year Schedule....your thoughts?

    Can't speak for how Admissions looks at the courses, but my daughter received an EA appointment without having taken an AP English or AP economics class- took Honors English which she enjoyed and did well. She did take AP Physics 2 (as an independent study- no other kids signed up), AP...
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    USCGA 2021 Appointments

    Very well written trackandfield!
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