I am currently a Sophmore in highschool and was wondering what do I need to do to improve my chances of being accepted to the Coast Guard Academy. Here is some general information that I think would go on an application or relevant to admissions.
Unweighted GPA: 3.5 (should go up to about a 3.9 at the end of this school year)
PLAN(ACT prep test): 27-30
NHS member
Student Head of the Peer-Tutoring Program.
swam competitively for 14 years
played football for 2 years
played baseball for 1 year
won 3rd place in a national speech contest
father served in the Coast Guard for 30 years
used to be a member of Boy Scouts, achieved rank of First Class(the Troop, in a way, "dissolved" due to adult leadership problems.
while in BSA held the positions: Patrol Leader, Assistant Patrol Leader, Troop Guide(2 terms), Troop Instructor(2 Terms), Troop Scribe, Troop Chaplain, Troop Buglar and completed the BSA lifeguard Certification and executed 3 successful rescues
recieved the United States Coast Guard Certificate of Appreciation
on track to obtain Honors degree, along with AP classes
recieved award for three consecutive Presidential Fitness Awards
Red Cross Lifeguard certified, as well as Red Cross and American Heart Association CPR certified
currently federal employed( not sure if this matters, but shows them I completed the eQIP and that I'm not a drug addict or something like that)
Unweighted GPA: 3.5 (should go up to about a 3.9 at the end of this school year)
PLAN(ACT prep test): 27-30
NHS member
Student Head of the Peer-Tutoring Program.
swam competitively for 14 years
played football for 2 years
played baseball for 1 year
won 3rd place in a national speech contest
father served in the Coast Guard for 30 years
used to be a member of Boy Scouts, achieved rank of First Class(the Troop, in a way, "dissolved" due to adult leadership problems.
while in BSA held the positions: Patrol Leader, Assistant Patrol Leader, Troop Guide(2 terms), Troop Instructor(2 Terms), Troop Scribe, Troop Chaplain, Troop Buglar and completed the BSA lifeguard Certification and executed 3 successful rescues
recieved the United States Coast Guard Certificate of Appreciation
on track to obtain Honors degree, along with AP classes
recieved award for three consecutive Presidential Fitness Awards
Red Cross Lifeguard certified, as well as Red Cross and American Heart Association CPR certified
currently federal employed( not sure if this matters, but shows them I completed the eQIP and that I'm not a drug addict or something like that)