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What is "shotgunned"? Is that different from scrambled?

The only thing I would add to Capt MJ comments would be that highly competitive districts often have excellent candidates that can earn an appointment from the national pool. There are 100 senators and 435 congressmen so that's typically 535 appointments and the class is typically 1200 so...

My '23 DS mentioned the Yuk purge earlier this summer and said the cheating scandal would increase the normal attrition for his class of 2023, which seems accurate.

Great post and very well communicated. As a father, I can tell you a few things: First, not being accepted to the Naval Academy, while disappointing, does not define you nor does it define your future. Second, there are many paths to becoming an officer and there is no real differentiation on...

Anybody ever get the book from West Point? We ordered it from the local bookstore but I was curious if we missed it or it never showed.

If a plebe decides to try and walk-on for a D1 sport, do they show up at CBT with their cleats? It would seem unlikely that WP would have cleats for athletes and walk-ons.

I was going to post that I did not think this was a passing score just prior to your last message. You can definitely retake it and he definitely should retake it. The CFA has to be administered by a PE coach (or FFR) but you don't have to submit it if it isn't up to par. The pull-ups and...

Has anyone received the book the newly appointed cadets are supposed to read before the beginning of Plebe summer? DS received the memo in early March indicating the book would be sent soon but he has still not received it. Thanks.

My son ordered the Garmont T8. Seem to be right pair and were recommended by an older cadet.

An old Harvard Law School saying was that "All the A students were professors, the B students were judges, and the C students made all the money". It takes more than test scores and grades to be successful in life. Good luck to all!

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I am sure it is difficult and hard to understand especially for such a strong student as your DD. Remember the admission process measures lots of elements beyond academics like leadership, athletics, class composition goals, etc. I think it is hard to know which appointments were charged where...

On the travel form, for Point of Contact is this the guardian/parent since it asks for the Guardian/Parent phone number below it and assuming so, is it also the guardian/parent email confirmation at the bottom of the form or the candidate email? This seems simple but we may be overthinking it here.

DS did SLE session 1 and NASS session 2 last summer. My wife and I picked him up at West Point and drove to Annapolis - think it was about 5 hours. We stayed at the Governor Calvert House and there was a laundry mat just around the corner. They get a lot of stuff so we took the WP stuff home and...

From West Point to Times Square and/or LaGuardia. I know it wont be hard to get an uber to West Point but just curious if it's difficult to get one going to the city. I'm guessing it's about $100 each way.

Is it difficult to get an uber from West Point to NYC?

I hit enter too early. Here you go and this should give you an idea of how you stack up: Max USMA USAFA Bball: 102 67 70 Pull ups: 18...

With a few minutes of googling effort, you can find the CFA maximums and averages and you will have a very good idea of how you stack up. To save you the effort, here you go:

My DS is undecided also. He has been blessed with an appointment to both USMA and USNA and frankly, he is struggling with the decision. He had thought USMA all the way until his CVW and appointment to USNA. Now he is conflicted. It is an honest dilemma and he is being thoughtful in considering...

I just called the Thayer Hotel and they confirmed July 1 or at least that is what they are using for booking rooms (and setting prices)! Haha.