I don't think so! I would say something like: "if I'm not given a direct appointment I just wanted to let you know that I would be willing to go to prep school"
My sat scores from high school were 570 in reading, 600 in math, and 490 in writing.
I SUCK at taking that test. NMMI didn't really help at all in improving the scores. If your a USMMA prep you just have to take the ACT and the SAT while you're here. They do not even look for improvement. I...
hmmm everyone here seems to have an academic deficiency they had to work on. In my case it was probably cause my gpa was too low and my test scores weren't outstanding. I think you do have a chance as long as you let them know you are interested.
NMMI
Well, I am currently attending NMMI right now as a sponsored USMMA prep. I don't believe I was the academies first choice at a prep slot so I got lucky. However these are my stats
590 verbal
690 math
I took AP Calc my junior year and AP Stats senior year.
Unweighted GPA was a...
Appointments
Currently, no one who is a sponsored prep has gotten their appointments for USMMA. I signed a contract with KP stating that as long as I take the ACT and the SAT and maintain a cumulative GPA of a 2.2 or higher you will get your appointment. We tend to get ours right after spring...
New Mexico Military Institute
I'm currently a sponsored USMMA prep at New Mexico Military Institute. That's actually the only prep school for merchant marine. 40 of us got sent here(sponsored). If your son is serious about attending an academy this is a very good stepping stone, sponsored or...
Your welcome! Prep school is really helpful :D Just keep checking in every now and then with your admissions rep and show him that your committed. Also make sure he's aware that if you don't get directly in you're willing to go to prep school.
JOin the class of 2018 FB page
If you have received a letter of Acceptance or an appointment join the facebook page i just created. "usmma class of 2018" Congrats on getting in!