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    Board of Misconduct/Separation/Recoupment

    I have debated writing this post for a while because I know I am not the only one, but I could not find any information when my head was reeling with questions. So I want to answer questions and be available if someone else is going through the same thing and needs a question answered. My son...
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    What ACT Score Got You Into West Point?

    He used his SAT scores only.
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    Cell Phone Reception at West Point

    We use Verizon and have never had any problems. We usually FaceTime though so maybe that's the difference.
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    USMA APPOINTMENT LIST CLASS OF 2025

    Still missing someone from the early 60's. I know I saw someone from Indiana post but they aren't on the list anymore.
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    What ACT Score Got You Into West Point?

    My cadet got in without taking the ACT
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    CFA Scores

    If you don't get in, don't rule out ROTC at a regular state school. Several reapplicants go to state school and get in. Consider more than just if it is a military college when making your decision. It is your plan B and should be your plan B for if you never get into a service academy, not...
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    Overnight Visits

    Maybe - Maybe Not In all seriousness though, this is something so new to everyone that I really don't think anyone is able to guess what will be happening in January with any amount of certainty.
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    Letters of recommendation

    In the past you could upload more than one.
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    Varsity Letter

    Let me answer this nicely. Doing a sport just to get to put it on your application is always the wrong reason to do it. Also, since you have never done a sport before you don't have a guarantee of receiving a varsity letter unless your school is small enough that you don't have JV so you...
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    DoDMERB asthma remedial

    Not sure if this is helpful or not, but we had a similar-ish situation. Son had been prescribed Prednisone for poison ivy. Because it was a steroid it went into remedial. We went all out at first only to realize that all he had to submit was the notes from that doctor visit stating that it...
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    Where to stay for R day

    Doesn't matter where you stay really. I swear every place is 40 minutes away. We have even stayed in Mahwaw, New Jersey because the rates are cheaper and we are last minute bookers and they are never sold out.
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    LOE or No LOE

    This entire argument is a waste of time because there are no set rules for when/who receives an LOE. It is up to the RC's discretion. Some may send them out as a recruiting tool. Some may send them out to encourage high quality candidates to finish their app. Some may not send any out at...
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    First Wave of Non LOA Appointments

    I know waiting is impossibly hard, BUT it does not matter if you get selected in the first wave or the very last wave - either way you are a cadet just the same as the cadet next to you. Please don't worry about first wave so much. First wave is only approximately 1/3 of all of the offers that...
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    For those who already attended SLE and invited overnight visit... only please :)

    Not to say anyone is right or wrong, but to ease OP's mind. My cadet was invited for an overnight visit and did not go and yet he still received an appointment. I do not believe that attending the overnight visit will change your WCS and make you more likely to get accepted. Do not worry...
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    Scores for SLE

    SLE is the academy's chance to "entice" applicants. A lot of times they will fill spots with more applicants from under-represented areas (districts/minorities/etc.) to try and encourage more to apply from those areas. Often, that means that well qualified candidates may be left out of SLE...
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    How long did you wait between 3Q and notification of decision?

    For those reading this thread that aren't as lucky as Spartan19 - this is how it happened for my DS: Year 1 - 3Q notification late November, Nomination in mid-December, pure silence until rejection letter in late April Year 2 - Nominations in mid-December, No 3Q notification at all, BFE...
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    opinion needed

    Be sure you won't be hindered by a late CFA test. DS took his in December and we couldn't find a day without freezing temperatures and wind gusts which really killed his mile time. It would have been fine if we had an indoor track but the only one available was outside. Sometimes it is better...
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    Q & A

    It's way more than just SAT scores. DS got rejected with a 1470 one year and in with a 1470 the next. Work on getting everything as high as you can.
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    Still alive, no TWE and no news.

    Do they send TWE's if you don't have a nomination or do they just expect you to know that you didn't meet their admission requirement? Also, do they send TWE's if you do not make 3Q?
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    USMA TWE Question

    I hear exactly what you are saying. Last year when my DS applied I was sure he would get in because his resume was everything WP asks for - high test scores, high GPA, Eagle Scout, multiple leadership examples, varsity athlete in multiple sports, etc. We went until late April hearing nothing...
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