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Our family went and met our DD there. First game for my DW and DS and number 13 for me (first as a civilian). Our DD took a pass and was able to spend 2 nights with us at the hotel. Our DD rented a vehicle with several other cadets, too. We thought the weather was comfortable (ski jacket...

I know of several individuals that have received appointments for the class of 2022. Some of those individuals are on the this forum but many are not. For example, class of 2021 had approximately 125 members (out of approx 1225+/- ) on this forum state they had received an appointment...

A GPA is cumulative. Having a higher GPA from the last couple of years would help to offset a lower quarter/semester. Trust me when I say that its a lot easier to lower your GPA than it is to raise it! My DD was recruited for two sports at Army. While on her official visit she interacted...

It's a nice thought, but that's not really the way it works. Each opening for the Academy can have up to 10 nominations so having a person with an LOA has no real effect on it since one of the other 9 will then get the appointment. If you move the LOA winner out of the mix the next person in...

Having a LOA gives the candidate and family a piece of mind but, IMO, nothing guarantees an appointment...other than the official appointment. More often than not a person with a LOA receives the appointment; however, there are a lot of "life situations" that can derail an appointment even with...

There are/were several tabs on the portal. One of those tabs indicated she had been 3Q'd.

I'd say you are right not to obsess over the 3Q; however, you won't get an appointment without being 3Q'd

3Q = physically (CFA) , academically (class standing, GPA, etc.) and medically (DoDMERB) My DD received her 3Q status on her portal and never received an actual letter. She also had a LOA that was acknowledged by the Admissions Officer of Recruited Athletes. The LOA did not show up on her...

Our DD had opportunities to attend some top-notch schools (with full, partial and no scholarships). Without hesitation she chose USMA over all of them. He choices in order were: USMA, Princeton, Stanford, MIT, USNA and Denver. I'm certain she would make the same decision again with the caveat...

Very impressive! We used to live in a semi-large town with a very large public high school. Class sizes were approximately 800 -850 per class. My DD had friends that attended that public school and as far as I am aware, that public school only sent 3 other students to any of the academies in...

You are correct, the PenFed is the account that expenses come out of. But from what I have been told by the newly name "Cadet Accounting Services Office" ("treasurer" in my days there) plebes cannot touch this account until June of their Yuk year, (June 2018 for a current plebe) again different...

Proud pop...you should be one, for sure! I think those numbers are extraordinary! Our family knows a family friend that had to boys go to USMA and graduate. I assume that their younger one will be coming soon! I'm not sure of their high school numbers but I would guess significantly larger...

Our DD (plebe) now has a PenFed account. Honestly, I do not know much about it (not that I really should); however, she has said that she will be using her USAA and Wells Fargo accounts. She felt pressured to sign up for a Pen Fed account. Our DD has her direct deposit going into her Wells...

I was able to attend R-Day, march back and A-Day. IMHO, they all had significant differences for me. R-Day was very long, emotional and tiring. March back was great to be able to see my DD; however, she and the rest of the cadets (parade went by very fast). A- Day was exciting, short and very...

Thanks for the business card. I'm going to make sure my DD at least knows about this service.