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Seems to like it. He has logged time with both CIVMAR and commercial and says he wants to ship out. It's nice to know that God willing by the time he's 26 or so, he could've already fulfilled his industry obligation, or done 5 years active duty in the Navy/Marines/CG perhaps, and have the...

2X already-B split- just now completing his sea year. In reality, degree-wise he's not even halfway; he's going to learn what an engineering education is all about soon, with 5 straight academic terms.

Now that you mention it I need to qualify that... its allegedly 3.0 as far i know, never saw a report card. Since its essentially free we don't have the visibility we have with our other kids where you can tie rights to their academic record to writing a check or co-signing a loan. I don't...

My advice would be not to get too hung up on GPA and go ahead and apply. Someone else said above that they had a 2.9 HS GPA, which is what my son also had. He applied more or less on a lark and surprised us by getting in. Go figure, he has managed to be around 3.0 through 5 terms at KP in ME...

That right there is reason enough to take the advice and get your wisdom teeth pulled. I don't hear much that's positive about the UK's NHS, but regardless, the quality of English dentistry is on display among its subjects. If British dentists advise something, I'd do the opposite. Maybe...

OK jmoney, no mas from me. I'll attribute my inability to understand your logic to being far removed from age 19. In all seriousness, good luck reaching your goal, whatever it winds up being.

Quote: "Interested in Marine Transportation - Deck Officers." I think you need to do some soul-searching as to whether this is really the goal you are after, in that case. As noted, there are other paths. I wish you all good luck, but odds are high you'll get disappointed as concerns KP...

QUOTE: KPEngineer "You're halfway qualified already! Every coffee cup needs a shelf." Well done!!! In my fairly brief sailing career I was initially told to find the ChE by looking for the "fattest guy on board". In my experience that tended to be the captain. Not scientific of course...

Skimmed this thread and to me in your situation (if it were me) I would be targeting a state academy, mainly A&M. (You're a resident, right?). You come out with rthe same license, and reserve commission, and a comparable degree. At 90 credits in the bank, even if they are unkind, that ought...

USCGA_2018, these days maritime industry means maritime. They're typically denying them offers and billets even in the offshore industry in the GOM. It seems to ebb and flow over the years; I understand when jobs are tight they'll occasionally waive the requirement, but if anything the mandate...

Based on what you describe as his interests, the Navy CEC (Civil Engineering Corps) may be something he wants to look into if he goes active duty. It may be quite competitive; I understand they can be coveted slots. Someone else on here may know more and can probably provide the straight...

Finally got around to looking at some of this and wish I had sooner. as others have noted its by far the most important issue on here. I am not an alum but i always admired the KP AA; it has been a force of nature for decades. It worries me that the Academy (or more likely some organ of...

Probably no one who posts here can be definitive about it, but if history is a guide it MAY mean the Academy remains interested in him/her, but the candidate was not strong enough to become "principal" right away (Dec). There were second and maybe third waves of acceptances in the past of at...

Where theres a will there (might) be a way. I'm long, long out of the industry (as in decades) but even 25 years ago, a 1st a/e on a ship i was on did a lot of coursework while in the anchorage in Diego Garcia. It might've even been Univ of Maryland or another state school. I think it was...

But the coach can get him out of band Co...;-]

Keep the faith, worried mom. Also strictly anecdotal, but from what I could gather from my 3/c son, last year it went roughly 1 F-summer school, 2F's setback, 3 F's-disenrollment. Presumably what courses the F's were in were in makes a difference, but don't know if failing calc/physics vs...

Michael: you received excellent feedback from Tankercpn and Heyriddle. If you are bound and determined to try for KP you have to get at the very least that math section, whether sat or act, up to 90%ile territory. How is your class rank? Of all the factors I think GPA is...

Wow That is some good intel bearhunter, I didn't know there was a lawsuit. It sheds a lot of light but leaves a bit of mystery still. That young man persevered and is class of '17 now. I seem to recall a bunch of the holds getting the nod in the last ten days or so of March but they...

Bear hunter: I hear you about the HS. That was similar to our experience. I was steadfast and insisted my son take responsibility for the app process himself but I confess to obsessively reminding him. The EagleProject he had done was consummate training for that! He literally made some of...

Bearhunter: i am not active in this forum and havent even visited here for a while, but i can weigh in on our experience. don't have any real insight as to what will get your son or daughter in, just kind of a gut sense, because my son's situation seemed to be similar to yours at least a...