Just received a nomination, Form 5-497, to West Point from my ROTC commanding officer. On it he had made, what I feel, were several evaluation errors.
1. He had me marked as an "Solid average student, possibly honors" - I am currently an electrical engineering student at a top 20 university, ACT composite was 34 (not superscored), national AP scholar with distinction, I have actually applied to the engineering honors program and will most likely be accepted.
2. For athletics, I was marked as a "high school varsity participant, average ability" - I was the captain of my cross country team, 3 year letter winner, was a top 25 all-time runner for my high school, won the highest athletic/academic award my school offered, got a few letters from "small colleges" asking me to visit.
3. For extracurricular activities, I was graded "good citizen, interested and active" - I was H.S. class officer, H.S. club officer, featured speaker at my H.S. graduation, volunteered at the local VA hospital where I won 2 leadership awards, worked in the re-election campaign for my local congressman.
While my overall evaluation was "strong contender" - I really felt he just "phoned this one in." If anyone has any advice on how I should proceed, I would surely appreciate the input.
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1. He had me marked as an "Solid average student, possibly honors" - I am currently an electrical engineering student at a top 20 university, ACT composite was 34 (not superscored), national AP scholar with distinction, I have actually applied to the engineering honors program and will most likely be accepted.
2. For athletics, I was marked as a "high school varsity participant, average ability" - I was the captain of my cross country team, 3 year letter winner, was a top 25 all-time runner for my high school, won the highest athletic/academic award my school offered, got a few letters from "small colleges" asking me to visit.
3. For extracurricular activities, I was graded "good citizen, interested and active" - I was H.S. class officer, H.S. club officer, featured speaker at my H.S. graduation, volunteered at the local VA hospital where I won 2 leadership awards, worked in the re-election campaign for my local congressman.
While my overall evaluation was "strong contender" - I really felt he just "phoned this one in." If anyone has any advice on how I should proceed, I would surely appreciate the input.
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