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Just got a Non-Select Letter, I honestly have no idea what I could have done differently. I had a 1510 SAT and 34 ACT with straight A’s all of high school, I’m a student body officer, 4 years varsity sports, theater, community service, congressional and senate nominations, the whole nine...

How would a counselor send in an electronic copy without email? My portal doesn't have a place to send it in and my counselor said she didn't see anywhere either.

I saw during my pre-candidacy that I needed to submit my 7th semester grades as soon as they were available, but I never had a place to submit them from my portal. I recently had my school guidance counselor email it into the admissions office. Did y'all receive some kind of a request or an...

I recently received nominations from both of my state senators and from my house representative, and I know of one student with an LOA and two others with athletic offers from USAFA in my county alone. I've heard that each nomination puts you on a "slate" of candidates the academy chooses from...

Make sure to stay on top of essays, especially if you plan on applying to other scholarships, academies, and universities. Some schools will ask for 4 to 5 essays with the initial application, and you can expect more if you apply for their honors colleges or scholarship opportunities. I think I...

I think the easiest way to lower your mile time is to start running when tired. Do your usual workout THEN go run. Also you could try running intervals - they're great for getting you used to running tired. Warm up by jogging a mile. Jog for 0:30 at a light pace. Run for 0:20 at a training...

For further context my state's congressional appointments don't go out until very late so no one has nominations yet. The last round of senatorial interviews were completed Jan 11.

In my county (not sure about congressional district but assuming there are more applicants), there are already three students with either a LOA or an athletic offer (1 LOA 2 accepted athletic offers). How much will this negatively impact my chances of getting a nomination/appointment? Do...