Abeastlybeast,
Do you mind me asking what your subscores were for the SAT and ACT?
When I took the ACT (I took it sophomore year and I'm retaking it) I got a 30 composite with 31 math, 29 english, 35 science, and 25 reading. Will the disparity between my reading and science scores hurt me?
Also, for the SAT (which I will not be retaking) I got a 2130 with a 690 math, 700 reading, and 740 writing. I really expected math to be my highest since it's what I'm strongest at math in school and I did not expect my reading to be that high since I've never scored well on reading in standardized tests... will my math score hurt me too badly?
Thanks a bunch!
Something I really liked about West Point was that they take the high scores for each subcategory. I really thank that helped me end up with a LOA and later appointment. I don't think a relatively small difference in some scores will have a devastating effect on your chances, for example (English/Writing are obviously not my strong suits
):
At the time of my LOA, these were my stats:
ACT Score:
Math: 34
Reading: 33
English: 26
Science: 32
English/Writing: 26
4.79 Weighted, 4.0 Unweighted
Ranked 1/240
Senior in high school, junior in State College
70+ credits of college, I received an AA degree roughly around the time as well...a full year before my high school diploma
3yrs of high school student government; one yr as Vice President
National Honor society/Key Club
SLS Attendee
Boys State Attendee
~300hrs of community service (its probably more like ~1000hrs by now)
Numerous academic awards, including perfect scores on the FCAT, as so forth
3ys of JV Cross Country (I'm pretty slow comparatively
)
2yrs of JV Baseball, 1yr of Varsity Baseball; lettered once
3yrs of travel baseball
I was also different because I have collegiate activities as well:
4.0 GPA in college
One of the four Presidents of a college student government (representing some 25,000+) students [Yes, there are actually four Presidents, each in charge of one of the college's campuses]
Member of three other campus clubs
I think being the President of a collegiate organization really benefited me, not just on paper, but as a talking point during interviews.
I also had/have two jobs: one working for the college and one working for a local business
What can I say? I like to stay busy
!!