Recent content by shiner

@foamspoon - There are some finer details here that more experienced contributors are trying to help you solidify before being able to recommend. Here are a few quick nomination facts: 1) A student needs a nomination as part of the entrance requirement for 4 out of 5 US Service Academies 2)...

Is this publicly available for us to see?

court case on the topic (odd source for USMMA legal briefs.... but ok): https://www.west-point.org/wp/wp-forum/USMMAd.html

Is that "athletics" hand written in the lower left? Is the student being recruited for sports? TWE doesn't come until the May time frame, but a BFE can come this early.

@Iblameej, you have stumbled into one of the best questions I have seen for USMMA. My DS departed USMMA for these reasons - TWICE... I may be only 1 voice, but I can say the situation was very surprising to me. When you hear that 1/3 of the class rolls back to the next year - this is actually...

Cadets will rise to the level of expectations they are held to. Admittedly, I have high hopes that the current Comm will reign it in and the pendulum will swing in the appropriate direction. By nature, cadets will push back against the establishment. This has happened since the school opened...

Yes - this is all built in. Quite a time saver, but understand it is institutional laundry. Dry Cleaning is great. Laundry means put your mesh bag into boiling water. It does not return to you smelling like mom did it with soap, but you didn't have to spend time working on it. It is common...

Different SA with more slots to offer, but I have had 5 from 1 HS enter the same USAFA class.

This is a loaded question, but for serious applicants who would meet true minimum criteria for the schools, it is almost 50%. I think it all depends on how you classify yourself. Male, female, white, minority, reapplicant.... You can carve the numbers up in SO MANY WAYS to get to the real...

I'm still married to the girl who dropped me off for BCT - it can work IF he/she understands the mission of graduate first to enjoy a better life later. He/She 100% must be on board because you will control very little of your time. The significant other needs to understand you are choosing...

Understand that state slot allocations only apply to offers made prior to 1 April each admissions cycle. After that date, they do not have to follow that guidance in an attempt to meet the target yield for the cycle and can pull from anywhere to get bodies in slots. My post on the topic has...

I'll make my annual post to this group of hopefuls. 1) Keep the faith - you have worked hard to get this far and it will pay off at a Service Academy or some other institution of higher learning 2) Entry may not be a direct path - self prep and reapplication may be in your future. 3) You get...

Although USAFA is a small school by typical college definitions, there are so many things to get involved in. Clubs, flying, skydiving, athletics, fitness, music, outdoors, golf, religious groups - the list gets big when you break it down. "Fun" can be defined in many ways - typical college...

A thank you note is always good, but if you are seeking a trinket of some kind, there are some options. 1) Give them the BIRD! really - it's the most common gift presented to guests at USAFA - here is a very tiny example...