This forum has been my 'guidance counselor' for the past 6 months. I have learned a ton about all the academies and ROTC here. Neither of my parents were in the military. They know nothing of the process and they don't plan on learning it. They have said that if this really is my dream, I have...
Sorry I made you repeat what you said earlier. I guess I didn't understand what you meant by it varying by state, but now I do so thanks.
I just assumed that there was no way Illinois could be the ONLY state that doesn't have a competitive boys state program, especially with the city of Chicago.
On the http://illinoisboysstate.org/about/faq/ website, it says that there is no limit to the number of people that can go, and that anyone can sponsor you. Why then does Boys state look so good to service academies if there is no competition to get in? I thought the reason Boys state looked so...
Thanks for the response jebdad, I'll keep calling them and also might try going to one of their meetings.
Almost no one from my high school applies to the service academies. The second time I talked to my guidance counselor about it, she said she had researched it but only found out about the...
I'm a Junior and have asked my guidance counselor about Illinois Boy's State, but she had no idea what the program was and had never heard of it. I then tried to contact my local American Legion post but got no response from them. Does anyone have any ideas on what to do next?
Hey everyone,
I am currently a sophomore in high school and I am choosing my classes for my junior year. My high school offers many different ap classes but it also offers a STEM course. I was wondering should I take an extra ap course or the STEM course? Also, how important are ap exam scores...