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Good luck! Good luck to all of the Firsties tonight!

Countdown!! ........which, if I did my math right, is only 130 days away!:eek:

Absolutely not. There is no advantage or disadvantage to applying in any of the groups (EA 1, EA 2 or Regular Action). The most important thing is to make sure your application is the best that it can be. If that means waiting, then wait.

Wow. Just wow. Words can't do this video justice. Thank you, Scout, for sharing.

SAT and ACT You mentioned only the ACT. I would definitely recommend taking the SAT in addition to the ACT. The two tests have different approaches and often times a student who doesn't do well on one may do well on the other. Have you looked at prep courses? Some can get very expensive but...

Heyyyyyy......wait a minute! I'M Mario!

Keeping my fingers crossed!!

Indoor or outdoor? When do they make that call?

So sorry to hear that! CGA has always been incredibly difficult institution to earn an appointment to.....even more so this year. A lot of exceptional candidates don't get in every year so you are in good company. If CGA is truly your dream, you can always reapply next year. Every year a...

Coast Guard Academy LITS, you beat me to it! Yes, the Superintendent of the Coast Guard Academy is RADM Sandra Stosz. Here is her bio: http://www.uscga.edu/about.aspx?id=35

Semper Gumby! For the past three years the Mystic ceremony has been held on the fourth Saturday after R-Day which would make it July 27th this year. Now, having said that, DO NOT MAKE ANY PLANS because.... .....there are so many rumors floating around about changes to R-Day and Eagle...

That would be the Coast Guard, right? :shake:

As has been said, she will not be allowed to stay in Chase Hall. She will need a hotel room and transportation to the academy on R-Day. If I recall, it may be possible to stay with a sponsor family the night before R-Day but Objee or Luigi are better suited to answer that.

+1 :biggrin: Absolutely correct!!! Aahhhhhhhh......to be young again!

If you believe that your ACT scores will be higher and that they will enhance your application, then wait. It is so competitive this year that every little bit will help