Recent content by Iwutke

Have your son call the ROTC unit at his school of choice. Set up a time to have an in-person visit, and have his list of questions. Best to go direct to the source.

Desk fans aren’t big. This is not a 20” box fan. Put it in the middle of your stuff and pack around it.

I would even suggest arriving Friday. Seriously. Travel day can be both physically and mentally draining. Then Saturday can be a slow relaxing day. Get the lay-of-the-land. Check out New London. Historic Mystic Seaport is right down the road. Take some quality family time. Your family...

Yes, try to walk-on. CGA is in a unique situation from most other D3 schools. They don’t have any JV teams that I am aware of, and their application/admissions/recruiting is national, so many HS athletes can’t be seen in person by the coaches due to distance. Some of their sports are no-cut...

Applicants need every bit of help that they can get to gain admission. Seriously. Declining AIM may not hurt, but it sure won’t help. How important is the CGA to your daughter? Seriously.

Suggest flying earlier in the day Friday. If weather or mechanical, may not be any later flights. Then he would flying the next day instead of soccer. Would CGA consider allowing him to pay/stay in a room on campus Fri night /Sat night? Both of his events are CGA related.

When I read about people who have been accepted at school XYZ, but then at the last minute are accepted at school ABC, and they post that they need time to process, to think thru the situation, and ask for advice, I always wonder “why?” Candidates have been waiting months for an acceptance...

I don’t see where “merit” is defined anywhere. Might provide some workarounds in a lot of cases.

You were declined from “summer camp.” Your post makes it sound like you were declined from an appointment. Not the same thing. You haven’t even applied yet to USCGA. You mention that you know where your AIM application fell short. How do you know? Contact the AO, tell them what you have...

Can a family member sit at the computer and sign you up? They may need any of your passwords.

Flying in Thursday night could be risky if bad weather or mechanical issues. May not be another flight until Friday. Recommend flying in much earlier on Thursday.

Possible that if the academy needs more in a particular major, that is who they pull off of the waitlist.

If that is your name, know that the forums are supposed to be anonymous. Might want to make a change.

After you graduate from an academy, do you want to be a war fighter (AF), or in the lifesaving service (CG)? Their missions and what they do are completely different.

Did you get feedback on your application essays? On any personal interviews?