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    spondylolysis waiver

    Even though I haven't posted for years, I still got an e-mail, I guess because I used to follow this thread! My DD is now an Ensign in the Coast Guard and I can say that she never had a problem with her back, rowing Crew all 4 years at the Academy (I know, rowing is all about the legs, but it...
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    Scheduling for Senior Year

    Physics! I agree with swimmer. My DD, currently at USCGA, did not take Physics her senior year in high school. The high school teacher had a reputation of being a poor teacher, so she decided not to take the chance on it. Her lack of Physics may have been one of the reasons she was offered...
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    Events at CGA?

    Eagle Chasing Another possible chance to see your Swab would be during their week on Eagle. We really enjoyed "chasing" Eagle during my daughter's Swab Summer. Since she was in Alfa, she missed Mystic, but we chased her bus to Rockland, Maine and were able to spend an afternoon & evening, and...
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    Im on the wall! need advice!

    Only YOU can know if it the right choice for you. My daughter is entering her 2C (Junior) year at the Coast Guard Academy and she comes from a family with no military background. She LOVES it & knows she made the right choice! One of the things she did - she joined Sea Cadets when she was 11...
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    R Day or parents weekend ???

    I went through the same dilemma the year my DD was on Eagle Swab Summer. I didn't know until the day before whether to go to Mystic or Maine. So, I made reservations for a hotel in Mystic, stayed overnight there and drove the rest of the way to Maine the next day, when she knew she was going...
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    care packages

    Letters, Packages, Etc During Swab Summer, and almost the first entire year, I sent my DD a letter every weekday. The person who runs the mailroom at my work came to expect my letter every morning before the first (0830) mail run:smile: Every letter had a notecard in it with general stuff that...
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    R Day or parents weekend ???

    We were able to attend both R-Day & PW with our DD. Still, I would always say attend PW over R-Day. R-Day is a whirlwind for your cadet. You see them off in the AM and then might spy them out on the field during the day, but not to speak to. After swearing-in, they get a hurried 10 minutes...
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    Sponsored vs non-sponsored chances

    If you follow this link to MMI's site: http://www.marionmilitary.edu/about-mmi/sap%20assessment.da , they do list the number of sponsored and unsponsored cadets to get into each academy for the last several years. They don't give %s, so you don't know how many are actually applying though...
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    RA ?

    Talk to Admissions at the Plan B College Our DD was in a similar position a couple of years ago. She had been accepted at a private college, and they had awarded her several scholarship $$. It was her Plan B college, but she was still waiting to hear from USNA and CGA. They wanted us to put...
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    son took offer!

    Luigi59 - I think you are probably pretty close on those dates. I know my DD - CGAS Cadre - said that it ran 18-Jul thru 2-Aug, but that probably includes some prep time. deant - Congrats to your son! He won't be sorry for the choice he made - I know my DD isn't! (hopefully, she won't be...
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    CGAS offer

    Parent's perspective of CGAS If you have any questions that I can answer from the parent's perspective on CGAS, don't hesitate to PM me! It was a very positive experience for my DD and certainly went a long way towards insuring her current success at the Academy.
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    USCGA Scholars Program

    While my DD was at MMI a couple of years ago on the CGAS program, there were several MMI cadets there as "self-prepsters" for several of the service academies, including a few for the Coast Guard Academy. I believe several of them got in. Here is a link to MMI's history of appointments - CGAS...
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    Cool New Promotional Video

    I agree! Good video! I also saw many familiar faces (& my daughter as a Swab from last year)
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    Hotels near CGA, one more time!! Sorry!!

    Springhill Suites Don't know if I'm giving away a big secret & ruining my chance of booking there for Parents Weekend next year:eek:, but the desk attendant told us last year, that we could book as early as 10 months in advance. That's what I did! We stayed there last year & I put a reminder...
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    2010 USCGA Scholars Program

    Two years ago, my daughter got her info packet from CGA on June 10th and her first letter from MMI around the same time. The date on her letter returning info (birth certificate, SS Card, Immunization records, etc) to MMI was June 24. (yes - I kept all that stuff - figured it might help someone...
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    It's In The "Back Of My Mind"

    My daughter hasn't traveled once without someone thanking her for her service. It was difficult in the beginning, when she was in CGAS (had to travel in uniform) and she felt she hadn't done anything yet, but I think she resolved it in her mind that she was being thanked for future service...
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    Eagle Question

    Last summer, my son & I "Eagle chased" to Maine to get a chance to see my Swab daughter. We "lucked out" & managed to get, not only my daughter, but two more Swabs for most of a day. We went to see a movie, went shopping around town & went to dinner before taking them back to the Eagle...
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    USCGA e-mail

    I've gotten things from my D, to my hotmail account, but can't seem to send her anything from it. Like I said, the "undeliverable" notices just started showing up about a week ago, so I suspect they have had some problem with hotmail and are blocking incoming e-mails. Don't know if it is...
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    USCGA e-mail

    Hotmail ?? I have a hotmail account and for the last week or so, all of a sudden, all my e-mails to my D have been rejected. At first I thought I was using the wrong address, but then tried using a gmail account and have sucessfully sent her e-mails from that & work. USCGA may just be...
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    2010 USCGA Scholars Program

    I'm the parent of a USCGA Scholar from 2008/09. My D is at USCGA this year. She went to MMI last year. I've posted several times in the past about her experiences, but if you have any specific questions, feel free to PM me. I can't say enough good about the program! :thumb: She is doing...
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