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Mike - thanks for the bluntness. I appreciate the honesty. No offense taken at all. You made some very good points. The question remains. Does my son really want it? I think he does but that's my assessment. He's considering a few options right now and like I said, I believe USCGA tops his list...

Thanks! I appreciate the encouragements. I talked to him yesterday about taking it one more time. He didn't seem too excited to do it again. I really can't blame him. He'll have quite a heavy load when school starts next week. He's taking AP Calculus, dual credit courses in Chemistry, English...

Correction. He scored 1180 on his 1st SAT test then a 1230 on the 2nd attempt. That's still below the class of 2012 average. :frown: He's got lots of other redeeming values and intangibles that I think will make him a perfect fit for the academy. Of course that's a parent talking. Will the...

My son attended the last week of AIM camp for this summer. He's still raving about it!

That's great info. Thanks. I was wondering about that myself how much weight they put on each criteria. My son's GPA is at 3.3 (maybe slightly higher), ranks in the top 12-15% of his class and scored 1170 (or thereabouts) on his SAT. I was concerned if his academics were competitive enough for...

Man, that's pretty damn hilarious!! That was some fun reading. Thanks. :shake: This is the 1st thread that I read all the way thru and thoroughly enjoyed it. . Got lots of info and insights from all those who posted. I will admit that my son, who is at AIM (USCGA summer camp) right now never...

Well, I dropped off my son at the airport early this morning. He's off to his AIM camp. He was a little nervous but was really pumped up! He's been looking forward to it. Physically and mentally, he's about as prepared as he can get but I'm sure there'll be plenty of surprises. The experience...

cool! thanks for the info. yeah, i was thinking along those lines. i figured since he got selected from among thousands of applicants? his chances for an appoinment should be pretty good.... assuming his experience at AIM is a successful one. i'm sure it won't be easy and all fun but there...

Hello everyone! This is 1st post. I found this site thru google and been reading quite a bit of the threads just to get a feel of the crowd here. I liked it so I signed up. My son is all set to go to his AIM camp on the week of July 20th. He's all pumped up! Heck, I'm pumped up for him as...