My DS was an applicant for the class of 2016 and was a boarding school student. His school had 12 cadets attending USMA and around 6 at USNA so they were familiar with the drill. He had the application basically ready to go when he left for summer break. He was able to do the physical and the field blue and gold and FFR interviews over the summer at home. I know of other candidates from his school who did the physicals at a location near school. The boarding school made sure they got where they needed to go. The congressional interviews obviously had to happen at home. That involved 2 extra trips home in the fall. The 3rd coincided with his fall break. One office offered a Skype interview, but my DS felt that he would be at a disadvantage. He also applied for AROTC and NROTC MO scholarships. He did have his MO interview at school. If you have specific questions let me know.Just curious as to whether any of you had kids who were in boarding school while applying to an SA? If so, were interviews, physicals, etc. handled back home or in the city/town of their boarding school?
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My DS was an applicant for the class of 2016 and was a boarding school student. His school had 12 cadets attending USMA and around 6 at USNA so they were familiar with the drill. He had the application basically ready to go when he left for summer break. He was able to do the physical and the field blue and gold and FFR interviews over the summer at home. I know of other candidates from his school who did the physicals at a location near school. The boarding school made sure they got where they needed to go. The congressional interviews obviously had to happen at home. That involved 2 extra trips home in the fall. The 3rd coincided with his fall break. One office offered a Skype interview, but my DS felt that he would be at a disadvantage. He also applied for AROTC and NROTC MO scholarships. He did have his MO interview at school. If you have specific questions let me know.
I have found that boarding school applicants attending Service Academy's have a leg up on Plebe Summer (They also acclimate better at traditional schools). DD said on I Day that her hockey coach yelled more. Just like NAPS they have been in a roommate environment and have learned to manage their academic, social and athletic time. For some the maturity factor goes way up. They haven't seen those helicopter parents for a while.