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Okay phew. You guys really settled me down. On the thread almost everyone was agreeing that even if you did grow up in an average family with nothing major wrong, each candidate's idea of adversity was acceptable. I agree your son, futuremarinemom, that since I was fortunate to grow up with a...

Hello everyone, I have just finished reading a thread on another website which included someone asking a question about whether or not to answer the "adversity" questions on the application. It said they were optional, and since I've never had any major adversity, I didn't want to make...

Thanks everyone! About the unweighted GPA, I know it's not the best. I didn't think about pursuing the Academies seriously until the end of my sophomore year, so that might be to blame a little. kinnem, our key club actually just started up last year, I was the first president. We did a lot of...

Hello everyone! I've visited the site a lot before to answer my questions about applying to the academies, but I decided to join so I could ask questions better tailored for me. I'm a prospective for 2018, and am leaning towards USNA because I really want to get into aviation. I live the...