When we checked in our DD last August, there was an entire day of activities for the cadets and for the parents. We arrived the day prior to check-in and left the morning after check-in. Our DD was provided a foot locker by MMI - we did not bring one. Do purchase a combination lock. Stick to the...
My DD attended MMI in the SAP program this year. It was an amazing experience. She made lifelong friends, learned from top quality professors, and received so much support and encouragement, much more than I believe she would have had at a regular college. She did not once complain about the...
Anxious Mom - We are in northern New Jersey and I was also an anxious mom. Marion, Alabama is vastly different from northern NJ and yes, it is very far away. If your DS has aspirations of going into the military, he will likely at some point be far away from NJ and possibly the USA. My DD...
My DD self-sponsored at MMI this year and was just offered an appointment from the USCGA. MMI is in a very rural area and not what we are used to living outside of NYC, so we were a bit reserved at the beginning. In this very short period of time from mid-August, my DD increased her ACT score by...
Congratulations to all who have received an appointment so far. It took all of you, whether you have received an appointment or not, a lot of hard work and I am positive your families are enormously proud.
I would like to post that my DD was offered an appointment yesterday from her AO. When I...
It seems that a few of us are in the same boat. We have a 16 hour drive to get to Marion. Reasonable flights are difficult to find. We too are looking at bringing DD there, attending parents weekend and flying DD back for Thanksgiving and Christmas. We too are looking forward to meeting everyone...
Hi Wesurf2. We are coming from NJ. Our daughter is self-prep hoping for USCGA next year. We already have the hotel reserved for parents weekend in October, but we just aren't sure about going back a mere few days after drop-off.