Recent content by SCMOMof4

Thanks for the comments. I did not intend to "throw the 2014 appointees under the bus". I know they are a great bunch kids, who deserve their appointment. My apologies, if I offended anyone. Regarding jennyp's comment, it is hard to understand why some believe (perhaps even USNA) that kids...

USNA was my son's dream. He had a 2250 SAT (800 Math, 750 Verbal, 700 Writing), 4.5 gpa, lots of ECs, and sports. Took advantage of leadership opportunities (NOLS, Outward Bound, Lead America), but did not have "leadership positions" in school clubs (except co-captain of football team). Got...

Home visit There was a question in this thread about someone from the academy visiting their home. My son had such a visit last week. When the admissions rep (she was an officer) called she said she just "wanted to get to know" my son. We had not heard of such a visit, but figured they...