Hi guys/girls, sorry for asking about this (it's kinda long), but do you think I actually stand a chance of getting a nomination or even a LOA?
I live in CA dist 40, which, i've been told, is apparantly very competitive. >.<
BIG PROBLEM= nomination interview wasn't so good, am i screwed now?
*I really want to join the Army and help our country, I'm really want to go towards the Medical Corps so I can help the injured instead of injuring others. My Cong. Rep. said that it's a bad thing to want to do this, considering alot of the people i'm "fighting" for noms with want to be army officers. I'm really scared that since I told her this and she said it wasn't good that I won't be able to get a nomination. My mom even yelled at me after my interview that I shouldn't have mentioned wanting to be a doctor.
It's not that I don't want to be an army officer, I've wanted to be one since I was really young (one uncle is was a general in the Korean army(passed away ), and one uncle is a retired US airforce mechanic) I was very influenced by them,then as I got older I started to explore the medical field. I know that it'll be really hard to be accepted as a medical student after graduation, and that I'm ok with. If that happens then I'm going to go to med school after I come back from service.
I'm really stuck here, how do I persuad my Rep that I'm WP material?
-here's my current profile-
I'm currently a Junior in high school.(Korean female)
My school have no "no ranking" policy. But i'm pretty sure I'm in the top 10%.
GPA: 3.5 unweighted (i think)
SAT: V-580 M-630 W-530 (planning to raise these to atleast 650s)
PSAT: V-60 M-65 W-50
ACT: (taking it in June)
JV Basketball 1 year
Treasurer for Junior class
Red cross: 1 yr
3yrs+ Band
Police explorer: rank Corporal, head colorguard member
400+ volunteer hours
Taekwondo RedBelt (had to quit for financial reasons, hope to start again)
Fluent in Korean
O.K. in Japanese, took lil over 2 years of Japanese school (was in advance class)
Other than that, I don't think I really have anything that makes me stand out. I moved to a christian private school this year that doesn't offer sports and is very limited in activities i can join, though I hope to create an environmental club soon and join the Orchestra.
I tried to asses myself for the CFA and I got 0-pullups, 54-situps, 48-pushups, 8~9 min mile, ?BB, ?shuttle. (i'm working out alot so i can do better, especialy pullups.)
Is there anything I should start to do/join to make me a more competitive candidate?
Oh, and i didn't make it to the SLS, I think probably b/c i signed up a couple days ago and my SAT scores aren't so good.
Thanks for helping!!! I really feel as if I ran myself into a corner
I live in CA dist 40, which, i've been told, is apparantly very competitive. >.<
BIG PROBLEM= nomination interview wasn't so good, am i screwed now?
*I really want to join the Army and help our country, I'm really want to go towards the Medical Corps so I can help the injured instead of injuring others. My Cong. Rep. said that it's a bad thing to want to do this, considering alot of the people i'm "fighting" for noms with want to be army officers. I'm really scared that since I told her this and she said it wasn't good that I won't be able to get a nomination. My mom even yelled at me after my interview that I shouldn't have mentioned wanting to be a doctor.
It's not that I don't want to be an army officer, I've wanted to be one since I was really young (one uncle is was a general in the Korean army(passed away ), and one uncle is a retired US airforce mechanic) I was very influenced by them,then as I got older I started to explore the medical field. I know that it'll be really hard to be accepted as a medical student after graduation, and that I'm ok with. If that happens then I'm going to go to med school after I come back from service.
I'm really stuck here, how do I persuad my Rep that I'm WP material?
-here's my current profile-
I'm currently a Junior in high school.(Korean female)
My school have no "no ranking" policy. But i'm pretty sure I'm in the top 10%.
GPA: 3.5 unweighted (i think)
SAT: V-580 M-630 W-530 (planning to raise these to atleast 650s)
PSAT: V-60 M-65 W-50
ACT: (taking it in June)
JV Basketball 1 year
Treasurer for Junior class
Red cross: 1 yr
3yrs+ Band
Police explorer: rank Corporal, head colorguard member
400+ volunteer hours
Taekwondo RedBelt (had to quit for financial reasons, hope to start again)
Fluent in Korean
O.K. in Japanese, took lil over 2 years of Japanese school (was in advance class)
Other than that, I don't think I really have anything that makes me stand out. I moved to a christian private school this year that doesn't offer sports and is very limited in activities i can join, though I hope to create an environmental club soon and join the Orchestra.
I tried to asses myself for the CFA and I got 0-pullups, 54-situps, 48-pushups, 8~9 min mile, ?BB, ?shuttle. (i'm working out alot so i can do better, especialy pullups.)
Is there anything I should start to do/join to make me a more competitive candidate?
Oh, and i didn't make it to the SLS, I think probably b/c i signed up a couple days ago and my SAT scores aren't so good.
Thanks for helping!!! I really feel as if I ran myself into a corner