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DS received appointment today via portal along with VP nom. Received LOA on 3/25/17. Also received appointments to USNA and USMA. Already accepted USMA and thus will respectfully decline USAFA. 1. flyingbadger21/Self /No LOA /Appt. Oct. 30, 2016 /WI- POTUS/Presidential Nomination 2...

Happy to confirm DS has accepted his appointment. He agonized between USNA and USMA. It was ulcer-inducing, but in the end his gut told him Army. We are thrilled this decision is behind him and yes we are now a "Go Army - Beat Navy family! 30. YachtRock / DS / No LOA/ Appt. Jan 19, 2017 /...

Toughest decision for DS to make in his short 18 years. No doubt it will serve him well in the future. Accepted USMA. Good news is a slot should open up for NH-01. Good luck to USNA Class of 2021. Remember - one team, one fight. 101) YachtRock / DS / No LOA/ Appt. Feb 15, 2017 / Declined /...

101) YachtRock / DS / No LOA/ Appt. Feb 15, 2017 / Not Yet Accepted / NH-01 / Senatorial Nominations (Shaheen and Ayotte) Very fortunate to be appointed to USMA and USNA. Looking forward to DS's decision. USNA Class of 2021 Appointments: 1) navyafgirl /(Self)/No LOA / Appt. Oct. 3, 2016...

Received BFE in NH on 1/19. Had to overnight immediately to DD who attends boarding high school in VA with DS. After the student body/faculty returned from attending the Presidential Inauguration, DD organized a surprise meeting with classmates/faculty and presented him with his BFE. We had...

Will update with stats/profile/timeline later. It's been quite a year-long journey, especially with DoDMERB. DS is CPR with USNA. Congratulation to all appointees and families! 1. WestPointRudy / DD / LOA / Appt. Dec 28, 2016 /Accepted / MN - 03 / Congressional Nomination 2. SBBM9901 / DS /...

Direct from USNA admissions (three separate AO's) at recent CVW. Admissions looks for two classes on your transcript, BC Calc and AP Chem. Do well in everything else. Ranking science classes, #1 AP Chem, then AP Physics, and then AP Bio. Actually one AO indicated Bio wasn't necessary. If...

Very helpful thread. I understand attending Boys State translates to leadership points for the CWS. DS prefers to attend (if accepted) SLE, NASS, etc. However Boys State June 2016 would create a scheduling conflict. Would the following resume be sufficient for leadership points if one did...

Thank you. Would you have skipped AP Bio and taken regular Bio or skipped Bio all together?

Hmmmm. Helpful input. He corresponded with a plebe last night who graduated his high school. Plebe said USNA Chem was the toughest class ever and received a B (otherwise all A's). Need to double check to see what this student's science class load was junior/senior year, specifically if...

You are correct - no AP Engineering. The class offered is actually called "Advanced Engineering." At his high school, "advanced" = AP, but in this case there is no AP. Thus I should have listed the class as "Advanced Engineering." DS has decided to take AP Physics 1. He wants to complete...

Thanks to all for your advice and opinion. Much appreciated. Thanks to @Voyager20 for the correction on AP 1 and 2. DS's school does offer AP Physics 1 this year (no AP Physics 2). DS read everyone's posts and, despite my mild disagreement, is leaning towards AP Physics 1 Junior year, and...

DS just completed sophomore year at a boarding school and is trying to decide whether to take AP Bio or AP Physics his junior year. DS feels that when he applies to USNA at the beginning of his senior year, it would look more favorable if his transcript listed AP Physics B vs. AP Bio. He...

DS is current sophomore at boarding school on east coast. We live in NH. He will apply to USNA and USMA during the fall of senior year. Senators Shaheen and Ayotte are holding a NH Military Service Academy Day on May 9th 2015, which will also include the attendance of representatives from...