Recent content by 36falcon36

Hey all, I have a question regarding nominations. I am a 2023 applicant to USAFA and USNA. In MD, you can only apply for a nomination to one service academy from each senator, but I can apply for as many as you want through my congressman. I am not too sure how to go about this. Right now, USAFA...

Hello everyone, I recently just got back my scores from the June SAT. I scored decently and this was my highest score so far with 680 reading and 700 Math, so 1380 total. It was my third time taking the SAT (And I have also taken the ACT once) My question is, is it worth it to retake the SAT? My...

Thanks for the reply, I was able to do some “out of the box thinking” as you put it. I talked with my counselor and found a way to take a gym class at my community college in the fall. It would be on Saturdays for 2 and a half hours for a month or two... which isn’t my favorite way to spend my...

Up until today, my senior year schedule was perfect. However, I just found out that I will need to drop IB physics because the teacher is leaving the school and no one else can teach the class (which was just WONDERFUL news to hear only three days before the school year ends) My issue comes...

I submitted my PCQ early/ mid March, and my portal was updated around March 27 saying that my application is “competitive” and that additional instructions would be sent in July.

I applied for summer seminar, and a few weeks ago got an email telling me that I was not accepted to summer seminar but was being invited to CVW instead. The majority of the other candidates at CVW this weekend were juniors as well.

Definitely check out both campuses when it comes time. I’m a high school junior right now and at first, after visiting the campus, I was pretty convinced I wanted to go Air Force and only Air Force. Plan 1 was the academy and plan 2 was AFROTC. But, after getting back from my CVW today at USNA...

I got the email from someone at the naval academy. I applied right away too, the second day it was open I believe. I also have a friend at my school who applied weeks later than me and heard back weeks earlier with an acceptance letter. Honestly, I have no idea how they review the applications...

I’m going the 19th too!

Candidate Visit Weekend - I’ll get a chance to stay for a few days and experience USNA firsthand.

I just got an email at 3 pm today - I was not offered a spot at NASS, but got invited to CVW! I’m pretty excited about that.

Maybe I’ve been misinformed. I’ve always been told that taking calculus is best but I could be totally wrong, thank you for calling that out. I’ll have to be more careful when I give advice like that. You definitely know more than I would.

I am currently an IB junior (diploma programmer candidate) and I understand your struggle. Last year, when choosing classes, I almost signed up for Math Studies, because I had a couple bad teachers who made me feel like I was terrible at math and completely lowered my confidence level. A friend...

Just as a heads up for anyone traveling to Annapolis, be aware that MD and DC traffic can be absolutely terrible, especially around days like I-day. I live in Maryland and I can tell you for a fact that it is usually terrible around the morning or afternoon. I wouldn’t book any flights that “cut...

OH, one thing I forgot to mention is that IB teachers are some of the most dedicated and talented rea teachers you will ever have, at least in my experience. They put so much work into you and into IB, and genuinely care about you and your education. In fact, they have to go through extra...