Hello there,
I am new to the forums but I have been poking around here for the last month. I appreciate everyone on here that answers questions and helps out.
So i am in 9th grade, still in junior high but the grades count and all. My dream since a few years ago was to go to west point. My family has not been in the military much, and the ones who did were either drafted or in the national gaurd. So everyone was surprised when I told them I wanted to be in the army. I realise I have a lot of time before I apply but I want to get a good solid start. I have done tons of research on west point but thought I would ask the wise people on here my questions and what things I should do to get in.
Academic: I barely scraped a 3.6 gpa last semester which was disapointing but i have made sort of a vowe inside my self that I will get a 4.0 this semester. I am only taking one honor class this year but next year I plan on taking One honor and two AP classes including AP economics. I take Spanish as my second language.
Physical: I am male, I run the mile in 6:18 and am wroking on improving it. I am on the www.hundredpushups.com system and so far is working out pretty good, I can do about 35 right now but steadily improving. I can do crunches for a while and 9 pull-ups. I play premier soccer and have been on my junior high team my last two years and plan on making it this year as well and making varsity for my high school.
Leadership:I have done junior honor society all three years in junior high and plan on it in high school. I have done a few clubs and am Captain of my soccer team. I also am on and off active with my church.
I have two years until I apply and I would like to make the two years the best they can be in terms of preparing for West Point. If you guys could tell me what areas I should focus on more, how I should improve or things like that Id appreciate it.
Thank you all for reading,
Aaron
I am new to the forums but I have been poking around here for the last month. I appreciate everyone on here that answers questions and helps out.
So i am in 9th grade, still in junior high but the grades count and all. My dream since a few years ago was to go to west point. My family has not been in the military much, and the ones who did were either drafted or in the national gaurd. So everyone was surprised when I told them I wanted to be in the army. I realise I have a lot of time before I apply but I want to get a good solid start. I have done tons of research on west point but thought I would ask the wise people on here my questions and what things I should do to get in.
Academic: I barely scraped a 3.6 gpa last semester which was disapointing but i have made sort of a vowe inside my self that I will get a 4.0 this semester. I am only taking one honor class this year but next year I plan on taking One honor and two AP classes including AP economics. I take Spanish as my second language.
Physical: I am male, I run the mile in 6:18 and am wroking on improving it. I am on the www.hundredpushups.com system and so far is working out pretty good, I can do about 35 right now but steadily improving. I can do crunches for a while and 9 pull-ups. I play premier soccer and have been on my junior high team my last two years and plan on making it this year as well and making varsity for my high school.
Leadership:I have done junior honor society all three years in junior high and plan on it in high school. I have done a few clubs and am Captain of my soccer team. I also am on and off active with my church.
I have two years until I apply and I would like to make the two years the best they can be in terms of preparing for West Point. If you guys could tell me what areas I should focus on more, how I should improve or things like that Id appreciate it.
Thank you all for reading,
Aaron