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I doubt anyone's opinion of your competitiveness has changed since you started asking in February! You're on the right track. Get involved in some club or rec sports. I think you previously mentioned swimming? Do that! Other than that, keep doing what you're doing and don't stress yourself out...

Every family will have different needs so you need to do what makes the most sense. I think any financial advisor would tell you starting a retirement account of some variety as early as possible is smart. From a pure dollars and cents standpoint, paying back the ICA interest free over time...

Getting into the habit of saving and investing is great of course! Keep in mind, the total ICA type expenses at that place is only going to be in the $15-$20K range. Good chance a typical 529 is going to have a balance greater than than. Not to mention, the monthly payback amount is in the $250...

You may want to reach out to your AO about that. All the forms you need should be available in the portal or it looks like this year they mailed them to you. There’s a chance this form has been eliminated, but the checklists haven’t been properly updated. The reason I think this could be the...

FWIW, last year, all medical forms (dental, cardiology and immunization) all went to this email address: SMB-CGA-Clinic-Immunizations@uscg.mil Last year, there was a nurse named Dawn Liddick handling this email account. She was extremely responsive, helpful and friendly! I would send the...

Decisions will all be released on May 05 this year. You won’t find out anything before then. A link to the decision letter will be found in the application section of the Bears Den portal. You may get an email first indicating a decision is available, but not necessarily.

They have HC-27s and HC-144s as well. Both turbo props.

As the father of a female cadet there now, I have zero reservations and few worries about her being there. Being a parent, you'll always worry to some degree about your kid, but in this context, I'm much more comfortable with her at CGA rather than at a civilian college. So far, she's built an...

Yes, they should get a long over Labor Day. It's a nice time to visit as it's pretty much the first good opportunity after swab summer being over. Again, keep in mind duty, other obligations, etc. However, our daughter never had a problem switching duty with others to accommodate any visits...

Send an email to the email address on the immunization form. In our experience, they have been very responsive to that.

If you’re a little flexible, the weekend prior is Columbus Day weekend and they get a long for that. It’s basically liberty all weekend with overnights.

I don’t know that during the summer there’s a better time than another. I don’t think there are any official admissions events during summer months. However, you may want to have your son contact the admissions officer for your area to see about tour options. Also, if planning on being recruited...

Swab shorts are all very domestic this year, so passports won’t be extremely critical. Also, looks like this is a resurrected zombie post from a year ago, but I suppose passport advice is always applicable.

Just an FYI, there’s a new thing in 2024 where you can roll unused 529 funds into a Roth IRA tax/penalty free, as long as the 529 has been open at least 15 years. From a pure financial standpoint it makes some sense as it can continue to grow while the ICA loan is paid back interest free. That...

Yes! It's a nice touch for sure. Get moving on it right away if your gonna do it. It can take a minute to get set up. I imagine the closer you live to a heavy CG presence, or admissions partner, the easier it may be to get scheduled.

Waiver process means they are determining if the waiver will be approved or denied.

@ProudMom7 explained it perfectly. Regarding the communication piece, that's the hard part. I'd suggest routine follow up with both the contact on the form as well as the AO. I'd also recommend it's your appointee doing the asking. Certain people take offense, if you will, about parents being...

Yes, appointment package gets mailed to your house. Appointment letter and certificate in a fancy binder. There are papers to complete to officially accept your appointment which you'll mail back along with your (actual, not a copy) birth certificate and (actual, not a copy) SS card. All...

Unless they do something different than previous years, all the enrollment paperwork will be online. The only thing they mail to you house is the acceptance package containing your appointment folder and official acceptance paperwork, and then later on they'll send an envelope with some fliers...

The checklist on what to bring will be in the cadet handbook on the 2028 web portal. It (nor the parents handbook) is posted at the moment, so they must be making some revisions. It'll spell out exactly what to bring for Swab Summer, and you basically need nothing more or nothing less. I *think*...