Tired and getting frustrated. Help please

[Jonana]

Every day I hold my breath for my son. Even though I trust if this is the right path for him, God's got it handled. But in my gut, I still don't want to see the TWE. It's his dream. He's worked so hard. I know all that apply have worked so hard. Wish they could take them all. What a military force we'd have! Good luck to all and keep the faith no matter the outcome.

[grtkidmom]

Pennak - sorry to hear about TWE. I know words are appreciated, and know the helpless feeling of the TWE. Sadly history repeats itself and for many.."tis the season for TWE". Good Luck to your DS. Was TWE for MO NROTC or USNA?

[pennak]

Originally Posted by jlvk

Pennak -

What part of the Country are you from?

Maryland

[pennak]

Originally Posted by grtkidmom

Pennak - sorry to hear about TWE. I know words are appreciated, and know the helpless feeling of the TWE. Sadly history repeats itself and for many.."tis the season for TWE". Good Luck to your DS. Was TWE for MO NROTC or USNA?

Ulna. We are still waiting for mo nrotc. Website unchanged thanks for your kind words. A big disappointment to be sure. Ds got into every school he applied to including very selective ones. Life goes on.

[pennak]

Originally Posted by Whistle Pig

Indeed dreams are good things, usually essential for great achievement. Conversely, this allows for a gut check on what it is he really wants and optimal paths to defining and reaching those goals. USNA and SAs are terrific, even romantic notions and experiences, worthy of exceptional effort. But they are not ends of their own. They are simply trains to travel on. And there are many, varied trains, all ending up at the same station. Get on board and enjoy the view. Avoid wallowing too long when there are mountains to be climbed.

And remember, the odds, or at least the absolute numbers are in steep change and suggest that the difficulty of appointment escalates monumentally for repeaters. And that number has dropped dramatically over the past 4 admissions seasons in deference to diversity. Those stats are crystal clear, not encouraging for would-be repeaters, and sadly personalize the direction for appointments @ present. For now, those shrinking slots should de-mythologize the patronizing notion that the SAs "like" or prefer those who stick with it for multiple seasons. Their numbers simply fail to portray that as being accurate and informed. It's people who are victims on both ends of this policy and consequent proceedings.

What's the point? Go in the direction your brain tells you, and increasingly use what you've learned to guide your heart as well. And remember, Chuck Yeager never even went to college. And he had the "right stuff." So do you. Keep moving, one step @ a time, illumined by the Lamp of your life.

Whistle pig. Much wisdom in your remarks. Ds will pursue his dream of being a marine officer come hell or high water. just in ways other than usna