SF1775
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- Dec 5, 2012
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I am currently a sophomore at a Catholic college preparatory high school. I have been interested in the Army and West Point for some time now, and I am wondering how good my chances are of getting accepted, and what I can change or improve to increase my chances. The GPA scale at my school for A to B+ (my only grades) is as follows: A in regular class 4.00, A in Honors class 4.25, A in Advanced Honors 4.50, A in AP 4.75, B+ in regular class 3.50, B+ in Honors class 3.75, B+ in Advanced Honors 4.00, B+ in AP 4.25. My weighted freshman GPA, including the classes of Global 1 Honors, Biology Honors, English 1 Honors, Latin 1, Algebra 1, and Religion 1 (not counting gym or other non-academic classes) is 3.8, 3.7 unweighted. My weighted sophomore GPA for the first quarter, including only the classes of AP World, Spanish 2, Chemistry Honors, Geometry 1, Religion 2, English 2 Honors, is 4.2, 3.9 unweighted. I don't have SAT scores yet. I was on the Freshman swim team and JV rugby as a freshman, and will be on JV rugby as a soph, possibly team captain. I was part of the Officers Club as a freshman, and Yearbook Club and Student Government Officer as a soph. I have caddied the spring and summer before freshman year, the fall of freshman year, the summer before sophomore year, and the fall of sophomore year. I will be spending a week building houses for Habitat for Humanity in the summer before junior year, and will do more community service soon. I hope to hold a higher position in both student gov. and Yearbook next year, and to be a JV captain for rugby, but I don't know other ways to show leadership. We don't have JROTC at our school, and it's a little late to start Boy Scouts, so what else can I do? I plan to apply for the Summer Leadership Seminar or SLS at West Point for next summer, and I have gone to a couple of Army football games, but besides visiting, what other ways can I express my interest in West Point? Detailed answers and sources are appreciated. (I am aware of congressional nominations)