What ACT Score Got You Into West Point?

newo2002

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I suppose this can be answered by either current or former cadets in addition to those who have received a LOA. I just want to use this as a point of comparison. Thanks in advance!
 
1. Answering that question in a vacuum without any other details from an applicant is worthless;

2. Look at the 25th/75th ACT percentiles directly from WP; and

3. Search the forum.
 
I suppose this can be answered by either current or former cadets in addition to those who have received a LOA. I just want to use this as a point of comparison. Thanks in advance!

If you really must know, I have a 1460SAT and 31ACT. I have an LOA from West Point.

Don’t worry about specifics though, just keep studying and working hard. Be the best that you can be, not that someone else can. Be better than you were the day before and don’t compare yourself to others.

Just keep working.
 
Building on what @TheRightStuff said, this is a pretty meaningless exercise. See “rule of small numbers,” i.e. not at all representative.

Instead, go to the USMA website and look up the Class of 2024 class profile. There you’ll find test scores for the “middle 50%” of the class. That’s the full and accurate picture.

As for LOA, they’re given out for many reasons so unlikely that you’ll find a discernible pattern there.
 
Over the last 2 turndowns my DS has realized that the competitiveness of your district is VERY IMPORTANT, if you are in a competitive area your scores must be high. If you look at the class profile listed in the resource area of the admissions website you will see the mean score for each ACT subsection. Adding up those 5 mean scores equals 144 points, my DS scored 158, 14 points higher than the mean score and was denied twice. Fingers crossed for the 3rd try but he is in a great place with ROTC. Good luck
 
I'm in a pretty competitive district in NC and I got an early LOA with a 1520 SAT and 33 ACT.
 
Academics is only 60% of the WCS score. A high test score is of little help to a candidate with low Leadership and Fitness scores.

Also, the category, number, and location of nomination sources is a huge factor in determining what a competitive test score is.
 
Academics is only 60% of the WCS score. A high test score is of little help to a candidate with low Leadership and Fitness scores.

Also, the category, number, and location of nomination sources is a huge factor in determining what a competitive test score is.

Exactly. This thread is useless.

"I was accepted with a 19 on my ACT. What I didn't tell you is that my District has not had a person appointed in 5 years, I was captain of a varsity team at my super small school for each season of fall, winter and spring of freshman through senior year and I also discovered a defective gene as a 9 year old........"
 
Unpopular opinion: OP asked a pretty simple question and people do not have to say things like "knowing scores doesn't matter" or "knowing scores is useless because district, leadership, sports, etc matter too." These comments come off as unwelcoming and I can see it making people more weary of posting.

I'm sure OP already knows that there are many different factors in receiving an acceptance, and yes, I know using the search bar is pretty simple, too. But let's keep in mind that a lot of these postings are generally from high school or early college kids, and they just want help.

Another unpopular opinion: Trying to treat these kids with such high expectations is useless too. These kids have potential, but the academies are there to develop them and refine them even more. I think people on these forums are too "harsh." Is it too hard to just answer simple questions?
 
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Unpopular opinion: OP asked a pretty simple question and people do not have to say things like "knowing scores doesn't matter" or "knowing scores is useless because district, leadership, sports, etc matter too." These comments come off as unwelcoming and I can see it making people more weary of posting.

I'm sure OP already know that there are many different factors in receiving an acceptance, and yes, I know using the search bar is pretty simple, too. But let's keep in mind that a lot of these postings are generally from high school or early college kids, and they just want help.

Another unpopular opinion: Trying to treat these kids with such high expectations is useless too. These kids have potential, but the academies are there to develop them and refine them even more. I think people on these forums are too "harsh." Is it too hard to just answer simple questions?

When you are a parent or student applying for acceptance, it’s hard to see the forest for the trees.

It is easy to look at averages for comparisons for sanity. But the unpopular opinions are ultimately true.

Experience through the process teaches you what to focus on. It isn’t an LOA. It isn’t comparing numbers.
 
Unpopular opinion: OP asked a pretty simple question and people do not have to say things like "knowing scores doesn't matter" or "knowing scores is useless because district, leadership, sports, etc matter too." These comments come off as unwelcoming and I can see it making people more weary of posting.

I'm sure OP already knows that there are many different factors in receiving an acceptance, and yes, I know using the search bar is pretty simple, too. But let's keep in mind that a lot of these postings are generally from high school or early college kids, and they just want help.

Another unpopular opinion: Trying to treat these kids with such high expectations is useless too. These kids have potential, but the academies are there to develop them and refine them even more. I think people on these forums are too "harsh." Is it too hard to just answer simple questions?
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." --W.C.

OP: Don't let other people denounce you for asking a simple question. Put in max effort to get that appointment.
 
"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." --W.C.

OP: Don't let other people denounce you for asking a simple question. Put in max effort to get that appointment.
You missed (or ignored) the point. OP was not "denounced" for asking a simple question, nor was he/she told to put in anything less than "max effort" at any time.

As in your case, stating things like "1560 SAT, received LOA in mid-July. Ranked 1st in NJ" is not in any way helpful for 99% of the applicants on here as far as "what ACT score got someone into WP."

With so many variables it is just more of the same: a number, in a vacuum, without any context. You cannot "compare" that number to anything with so little information.

Harsh? Not at all.

True? Yes.
 
You missed (or ignored) the point. OP was not "denounced" for asking a simple question, nor was he/she told to put in anything less than "max effort" at any time.

As in your case, stating things like "1560 SAT, received LOA in mid-July. Ranked 1st in NJ" is not in any way helpful for 99% of the applicants on here as far as "what ACT score got someone into WP."

With so many variables it is just more of the same: a number, in a vacuum, without any context. You cannot "compare" that number to anything with so little information.

Harsh? Not at all.

True? Yes.
Unnecessary to break into an argument.

OP just wants to "use [the standardized test score] as a point of comparison" It's not a "chance me" question. We all know there are multiple factors that contribute to admissions. Denouncing this thread as "useless" does not help OP answer his question. No one ever said you weren't telling the truth, nor do we care. Remember, it's just a forum for productivity. We're all here for mutual support.
 
Here's the conclusion I came to about ACT/SAT scores for SAs and ROTC scholarships:

There is never going to a score that you will say, "Ok, I have scored high enough, I can stop taking it."

Work hard to improve your score, all the way until you
(a) no longer seem to be improving and/or no longer want to put in the effort to improve between tests
(b) can no longer afford to continue to take tests
(c) reach the deadline for submitting them
Or maybe a combination of the 3.

Don't let a low score keep you from applying, but also don't stop trying to improve until to reach one of the above.
 
I don't think anyone means to be harsh to the OP. Given the question, it appears the OP might not fully understand how the process differs from a civilian college or may have misworded the question.

Sometimes responses in this forum are overly critical and may discourage newcomers with questions. I prefer more information rather than less, and can then discern how much is relevant.

In this case, it is important for readers to have context for any responses - no one wants a reader to get the impression they are a "lock" with a 34 or have no chance with a 27.
 
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