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    Walk-ons during plebe summer

    From what I've heard about how it used to be, everything changed last year. Hopefully future classes will have more opportunities than '24 for athletics but the current plebes had little to no sports period during plebe summer in terms of contact with varsity sports (unless recruited already)...
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    Homeschooling and the USNA

    My son is USNA class of '24 and we homeschooled K-12. Definitely search these forums for "homeschool". There's a lot out there. If you have any specific questions feel free to message me. As an earlier poster noted, if you are applying to '26, you have a lot of time to show focus, excellence...
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    2 Week Fleet Standard ROM

    Good point on the herd immunity, I misused the word, but am suggesting there are other paths to the other side of this. What's the right one? Vaccines, natural resistance, wait it out, a total impenetrable bubble, or the other vitamins and treatments as suggested by other posters... It's an...
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    2 Week Fleet Standard ROM

    @20USNA23 I hope you are feeling better. Sounds like you and other Mids were hit hard. Most of us are on these forums because we are sincerely pulling for you and want updates in order to pray for or support your mission. You are an amazing group of young adults. Thank you for the updates on...
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    Signs of ‘normal’

    My kids have friends who play. It's a great sport and they take it very seriously 😎 I'm glad for him that he gets that team dynamic and some fun as well.
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    Signs of ‘normal’

    That's great! What sport?
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    Signs of ‘normal’

    I'm glad things are improving. That's encouraging. Cardio and weights aren't quite the same as participating in a sport, and I'm not sure the outdoor courts are playable at the moment 😂 But, it is nice to see steps in the right direction.
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    Signs of ‘normal’

    Speaking of "signs of normal", any guesses as to when club sports, non-varsity activities will happen? The class/prt/plebe stuff can be a heavy burden with no way to work off steam. The Dant just cut off access to the basketball courts. I'm just an observer and I get the whole embrace the suck...
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    value of USNA education

    Here's the letter I requested.
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    value of USNA education

    There are always debates about whether you should withdraw money, but assuming you have done that decision making and want to withdraw money, the Comptroller has the current Cost of Education number for tax purposes. 2019 was $51,450. 2020 will not be available until May 2021. My research...
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    Health Insurance

    May not apply to you, but for others reading, we kept ours on for now since there is another sib still on our insurance. As long as we are paying for family coverage, we might as well cover him, too.
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    What To Watch As A COVID-19 Escape

    Our family loved that show. Across the board, though, we recommend skipping the last season. 💁 Another one to dig up if you like that is Burn Notice. And if you like shows about the imperfect good guy, look for the old White Collar episodes.
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    2020 Army/Navy Game top be played at West Point

    I know the correct answer is "ask your mid" but just in case you guys have a better ear to the ground - any Intel on the timing of that bus ride back to the yard? Mids released on the 13th for break? 14th?
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    Critique (Do NOT chance me) my application/stats

    Obviously, your stats line up well. But to my (fairly inexperienced) eye the big question would be "why"? Why repeat STEM classes to get a second Bachelor's? Why not OCS since that is officer level training without taking four years of unnecessary (for you) classes to get it? I see your biggest...
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    How Can I Improve My Resume

    As was said before- it's quality not quantity. Anything you can do in those areas to show excellence and leadership is preferable to looking to add more. * Hard classes with good test scores wherever possible * Leadership or excellence in lacrosse * Leadership or impact in clubs * Essays that...
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