MiddyB
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  • I cannot begin to express my gratitude for your help. I made a promise to my grandfather before he died last night that I will do whatever it takes to gain admission. Your experience and wisdom will help me keep that promise. I have no further questions at this time, but I'm sure that I will have a few more questions at a later date. I sincerely thank you.
    I can't private message yet, but I was wondering if I could pick your mind a bit? I'm a re-applicant for the class of '23 and have a few questions that perhaps you can answer, seeing as though you walked down the same path a few years ago. Thank you for your time.
    MiddyB
    MiddyB
    As for nominations, I think knowing what to expect and a year of maturing helped. I went in for those interviews having known what kind of questions they would ask and I think having been an adult on my own for a year gave me an edge as far as maturity and confidence.
    MiddyB
    MiddyB
    I will add that I think there was a change in me that year. When I was rejected, I was pissed. I had wanted to go to the Academy my whole life. So I put the idea of a Service Academy behind, and focused what really mattered; the SERVICE part. When I applied again, it was really with the expectation of rejection again. I wanted to serve, so I put all my efforts into PLC.
    MiddyB
    MiddyB
    As my PLC Gunny put it, "That was your Plan A, and it didn't work. So now your Plan B is your Plan A. Treat it as such." So I did. My application to the Academy became a Plan B. My improvements were not an effort to look better to the Academy, but to prove to myself that I was worthy of the honor of serving in the capacity the Academy had denied to me.
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