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It has been a long time since I have been on and I really enjoyed and learned so much from my time spent here in the past. My wife and I went to our local send off picnic last month and it was exciting to see the Plebes to be. DS graduated 17, Engineering Major, VGEP, gone through Power...

DW and I attended a banquet honoring the Class of 2019 USNA appointees from our state. In addition, the top ranked Firstie from our state was honored with a sword. The Firstie that received the sword had a top resume including 4.0 GPA, a National STEM award in their major, and other leadership...

We recently met someone in our neighborhood who has a son interested in attending USNA Class of 20. His son goes to a small classical school, has great grades, ACT score, and sports. He is not a class/SGA officer, and is not in Boy Scouts. Any thoughts on leadership ideas? His father said...

My wife met someone recently and her son has a CVW scheduled in the near future. The son is excited and has requested that my '17 DS be his host (don't know each other but same hometown and same HS). I thought that that Plebes typically had this responsibility at USNA although when DS...

DS just finished Plebe year and he will be a squad leader at NASS in June. Does the mail service at Bancroft continue through the summer (blocks 1, 2 and 3) for the Upperclass Mids? I know it is different for the Plebes... thanks!

DS got notified that he is going out for a sub cruise (and all plans are subject to change). Anybody have any experiences with sub cruises the last couple of years? DS did the Minnesota two hour tour this fall and I am hoping that they put out to sea for more than a couple of days. Of...

Yes I know, I-Day was June 27. I gotta say I really appreciate all of the information that I have gleaned from this site over the past 2-3 years. My DS is a Plebe in the Class of 2017, and even with listserve and facebook, I find myself coming back here again and again to read posts and catch...

Had a good call my my Plebe yesterday and got his AP scores this morning. He did well. On the call yesterday we asked about validation exams and he said he may have validated Chem 1. Wondering about Mids who started in SC151 vs SC111. Any thoughts on SC151? DS is good student with A in AP...

DS and I looked at USNA Validation policy. Strictly validating by AP scores, DS has AP=5 for AP Language Jr year, and is taking AP Lit this year. Does AP=5 for AP Language validate Eng 1 and 2, or does he need another AP=5 on the AP Lit to validate Eng 2? Also, any thoughts on the English 1...

Question about validating physics SP211 for HS seniors who are appointees for class of 2017. DS is taking AP Physics B and Calculus B as a senior in HS and doing well in both. Does the AP Physics B class adequately prepare kids to validate SP211, or do the kids that validate SP211 typically take...

Any thoughts on the differences between USAFA and USNA during the 4 years in school (not asking about service afterwards)? DS has visited USNA (STEM/SS) and did a visit to USAFA (daily visit with a cadet including class, lunch, etc). Also realize that USNA is in town, and USAFA is a bit...

For those that are prepping for nomination interviews, here are a few questions and comments from a couple of interviews (DS and DS' friend) this week: Will you cut your hair? :smile: Why did you change schools from X to Y? You applied to multiple academies - Which academy is your first...

First of all let me get this out of the way; I have read many nomination threads, but I still don't get it. In summary, I believe each MOC can have 5 constituents in each academy at any time. I also think there are 3 types of slates: principal, ranked, and unranked. I thought that for each...

Long story short. DS took medical/audio exam mid Oct. Medical seemed fine but issues with hearing. Wife called the Dr back after she got home and they told her next person had issues too, audio machine broken. DS went back the next week and appeared to fail audio test again. Granted, we...

I looked and could not find an answer in the old threads, so here goes. When looking at the Class of 2016 Profile, DS appears to be a very competitive candidate. His application has been complete for a couple of weeks except for the BGO interview writeup. Does anyone have an idea if his...

I was able to attend the Fall brunch today in Birmingham with my wife and DS who is a candidate for the class of 2017. There was a great turnout from USNA Alumni, BGO's, Alabama USNA Parents Club, Class of 2017 candidates, and the USNA Dean of Admissions. Great time and an honor to share lunch...

What are the requirements for a USNA application? DS has requested Math and English teacher recommendations. I believe that covers the required recs. I understand that an optional third letter can be provided from a school official, and three additional letters of recommendation can be...

See below partial stats for Class of 2016 and link Total Admitted 1035 New Cadets 1033 International Cadets 20 Turnbacks 11 Reappointee 1 Academic Profile: Class of 2016 AVERAGE SAT SCORES SAT Verbal 643 SAT Math 674 AVERAGE ACT SCORES ACT English 30.2 ACT...

Didn't see this posted, so see below data and link CLASS SIZE Men ......................................................... 917 Women............................................................ 294 Total .............................................................. 1,211 COMPOSITION...

DS completed the online AFROTC application this weekend. The application identified 3 schools and 3 majors in priority order. Maybe I am mistaken, but I recall on a recent post on this forum that 5 or 7 schools were identified on the AFROTC application. Has the number of schools on the...