Thanks for posting. Sometimes I lose my faith when I see the grade postings of so many amazing students and all of their accomplishments. Don't get me wrong, I know they are very hard working and deserving. Just not sure DS is in their league academically. He will ace the CFA test and try to shine his best in all other areas.
Are the appointed willing to share their stats?
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Hi Futuremid and all Fellow Posters...
Futuremid - My DD will be so excited to find another fellow Crossfitter at the Academy! Crossfit has really influenced her life in the past 18+ or so months! She is already varsity crew, captain the past two years but Crossfit is her passion. She participated in the Crossfit Kids competition at the Home Depot Center this past summer. Did you by chance compete as well?
So, some of her stats that I know:
Sports:
Crew - 4 years varsity
Crossfit - 18 months or so
Weightlifting - dead lift PR @ 335#'s (thanks to Crossfit)
Academics:
SAT's:
CR 640
Math 740
Writing 620
The math course she took 1st semester/senior year was Multivariable Calculus.
She was an LOA recipient, appointment received 11/22/11.
She received a ROTC nomination.
She attended 1st Session Summer Seminar and received the IronWoman Award.
Looking forward to seeing all at I-Day!
Proudmom2016
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My WEIGHTED GPA was a 3.6 .... don't even want to look at the unweighted... so yes, you can still get in. Strive to be the best you can be though. Like I said earlier, I placed my priorities more in the sports/extracurriculars because I love what I do outside of school.
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OH MY GOD I LOVE CROSSFITTERS
I'm too much of a baby to try and do it alone, though, and I do not trust our local affiliate. I stole a bunch of good WODs, though.
To anyone who wants to bump up their physical stats: Crossfit is pretty dang good. Be smart about it, though.
I'm too much of a baby to try and do it alone, though, and I do not trust our local affiliate. I stole a bunch of good WODs, though.
To anyone who wants to bump up their physical stats: Crossfit is pretty dang good. Be smart about it, though.
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JettAirliner -- If you want to get in touch with DD about Crossfit, send me a PM. I'll put you in touch with her... She could talk Crossfit for hours.
She's also participating at the Crossfit Kids Open and Crossfit Kids Gauntlet Competition in Columbus, Ohio the first weekend in March.
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Me- SC district 6/will be 7
ACT- comp-31
Math-35
Eng-33
GPA- 3.7/4.74
Ranked 7/270
school type- not competitive overall but in IB program
courses: all IB/AP/MYP, except JROTC
Activities:
Eagle Scout, OA Vigil Honor
AF JROTC C/Major
went to Boy's State
attended NASS and STEM
Sports: JV Soccer junior year, varsity XC and track this year
CFA-weak back then, max in push-ups, near max-sit-up, average or below average for the other parts
now- max or above average on everything
It's not exactly about having everything but rather having shown abilities, potential, and determination a several areas.
Me- SC district 6/will be 7
ACT- comp-31
Math-35
Eng-33
GPA- 3.7/4.74
Ranked 7/270
school type- not competitive overall but in IB program
courses: all IB/AP/MYP, except JROTC
Activities:
Eagle Scout, OA Vigil Honor
AF JROTC C/Major
went to Boy's State
attended NASS and STEM
Sports: JV Soccer junior year, varsity XC and track this year
CFA-weak back then, max in push-ups, near max-sit-up, average or below average for the other parts
now- max or above average on everything
It's not exactly about having everything but rather having shown abilities, potential, and determination a several areas.
app status-see signature
Me- SC district 6/will be 7
ACT- comp-31
Math-35
Eng-33
GPA- 3.7/4.74
Ranked 7/270
school type- not competitive overall but in IB program
courses: all IB/AP/MYP, except JROTC
Activities:
Eagle Scout, OA Vigil Honor
AF JROTC C/Major
went to Boy's State
attended NASS and STEM
Sports: JV Soccer junior year, varsity XC and track this year
recreational runner and weight-lifter- wasn't on app but that's how I got fitter.
CFA-weak back then, max in push-ups, near max-sit-up, average or below average for the other parts
now- max or above average on everything
It's not exactly about having everything but rather having shown abilities, potential, and determination a several areas.
Me- SC district 6/will be 7
ACT- comp-31
Math-35
Eng-33
GPA- 3.7/4.74
Ranked 7/270
school type- not competitive overall but in IB program
courses: all IB/AP/MYP, except JROTC
Activities:
Eagle Scout, OA Vigil Honor
AF JROTC C/Major
went to Boy's State
attended NASS and STEM
Sports: JV Soccer junior year, varsity XC and track this year
recreational runner and weight-lifter- wasn't on app but that's how I got fitter.
CFA-weak back then, max in push-ups, near max-sit-up, average or below average for the other parts
now- max or above average on everything
It's not exactly about having everything but rather having shown abilities, potential, and determination a several areas.
futuremid
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Hello! Yes! That's probably how long I've been on it. I've been MIA from xfit the past four and a half months due to a shoulder injury from football, but I'm slowly easing back into it with a ton of physical therapy. I love it. I talked to a mid on the yard about xfit last week & found out about the xfit team there. I was gung ho about playing rugby until I heard about this. It's kind of official! I might just choose crossfit as my sport come august. I have done local gym comps, but no regionals/trisectionals/xfit games or anything.
3.84 GPA
2280/1480 SAT (LOA'd with a 2020/1330)
No sports (a bit of cross country, but I don't count that)
NHS
Rotary Interact Club
NJROTC
~280 community service hours fixing up computers and related equipment
My advice: Work hard. Do everything you can to make yourself the best candidate you can be. You WILL be rewarded.
2280/1480 SAT (LOA'd with a 2020/1330)
No sports (a bit of cross country, but I don't count that)
NHS
Rotary Interact Club
NJROTC
~280 community service hours fixing up computers and related equipment
My advice: Work hard. Do everything you can to make yourself the best candidate you can be. You WILL be rewarded.
DS: NASS, Pre SAT 210(math 80), SAT,M 800, CR 640, (2/2011) , GPA 4.45, ranking 34/700, All AP,IB,Hor (except PE,Spanish), MESA awards, Multi Black belts Jr Instractor 5yrs., Junior Smallbore Rifle Team, LOA 11/2011, BFE 12/2011, CA.
Do Good on MATH & SCIENCE. Semper Fi.
Do Good on MATH & SCIENCE. Semper Fi.
I wanted to take minute to thank all those that are posing their stats or that will post their stats.
First it is interesting, second it is motivational, third it gives you a sense of purpose and goals to strive for over the next year.
Good luck to you all during plebe summer.
First it is interesting, second it is motivational, third it gives you a sense of purpose and goals to strive for over the next year.
Good luck to you all during plebe summer.
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DS: NASS, Pre SAT 210(math 80), SAT,M 800, CR 640, (2/2011) , GPA 4.45, ranking 34/700, All AP,IB,Hor (except PE,Spanish), MESA awards, Multi Black belts Jr Instractor 5yrs., Junior Smallbore Rifle Team, LOA 11/2011, BFE 12/2011, CA.
Do Good on MATH & SCIENCE. Semper Fi.
English apparently isn't a priority.
Indeed not, and that points back to the Academy's mission as a science academy, and not a Liberal Arts college. I don't imagine English is that important, relative to Math, at Caltech or MIT either.
This from Wikipedia:
"President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law an act of Congress on 25 May 1933 providing for the Bachelor of Science degree for Naval, Military, and Coast Guard Academies. Four years later, Congress authorized the Superintendent to award a Bachelor of Science degree to all living graduates. "
There is no Bachelor of Arts degree awarded at the Academies.
While it's true that USNA only offers BS degrees and science is certainly very important - remember they only consider the Math and English/Reading sections of the SAT/ACT for admissions - you can ace the science section and it won't make any difference in your weighting.
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This is more what I was commenting on...
English probably should be a priority given the horrifying quality of the plebe papers I edit. *shudder*
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I can tell you that when you communicate to someone outside of your command, in an official capacity, and your correspondence has numerous grammar/spelling issues, run-on sentences, is confusing/wordy, etc., it is not only a direct reflection on you, but also your CO/Commander.
Given that the Navy does a lot of correspondence (email, letters, reports, investigations, messages via message traffic, etc.), when there is poor quality in these documents and your CO/Commander finds out....it might not be pretty.
Also, remember that your CO/Commander writes your performance reports, therefore, if your quality of work isn't up to expectations, it could reflect in those evaluations.
Point being, is you need to take English with importance, even though it isn't overly stressed for Admissions and sometimes isn't a top priority at USNA.
You also don't want to embarrass yourself to the outside world.
Given that the Navy does a lot of correspondence (email, letters, reports, investigations, messages via message traffic, etc.), when there is poor quality in these documents and your CO/Commander finds out....it might not be pretty.
Also, remember that your CO/Commander writes your performance reports, therefore, if your quality of work isn't up to expectations, it could reflect in those evaluations.
Point being, is you need to take English with importance, even though it isn't overly stressed for Admissions and sometimes isn't a top priority at USNA.
You also don't want to embarrass yourself to the outside world.
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4.0 Unweighted GPA
4.128 Weighted GPA
Rank 1 out of 52
SAT: 670M 640CR 670W
4 AP classes
>200 hours of community service
President of NHS
Class Secretary
Big Brothers Big Sisters
USO volunteer
State Student Advisory Council on Education
Scholar Athelete
Varsity Soccer-(4 years) All-Conference
Varsity Lacrosse-(4 years) All-Conference and All-Area
CFA-7:25 mile, 39 pushups, 85 sit ups, 40 sec arm hang, 40' bball throw, 9 sec shuttle
4.128 Weighted GPA
Rank 1 out of 52
SAT: 670M 640CR 670W
4 AP classes
>200 hours of community service
President of NHS
Class Secretary
Big Brothers Big Sisters
USO volunteer
State Student Advisory Council on Education
Scholar Athelete
Varsity Soccer-(4 years) All-Conference
Varsity Lacrosse-(4 years) All-Conference and All-Area
CFA-7:25 mile, 39 pushups, 85 sit ups, 40 sec arm hang, 40' bball throw, 9 sec shuttle