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Thought I would share this news! I just got selected for my NROTC scholarship today!! Thank you all for your help and now I wait for the service academies!!

Hello! I submitted my CFA pull up video back in 1/30 after they determined on 1/29 that my CFA video was not up to standard and have not heard anything back since. My CFA score says its "SCORE IS ON FILE AND PENDING REVIEW" and my video is "ON FILE (1/30/2024)". Does this mean that there were no...

Hello! I applied to the VP nomination back in like August when it first opened up but never got a confirmation email of any such. I genuinely can't remember if the application went through or anything. Is there any way to check or should I just submit another one just in case? Also, when do VP...

Hello! I've recently taken my CFA for all the academies, and the following scores passed for all the academies except USMA. My regional coordinator and application technician said the main thing I needed to work on was my pull ups... Anyone have any tips to crank a couple more out? I've been...

I got DQ'd back in 8.17 for USNA for a past shoulder dislocation. Since then I received a notice from West Point stating that they had requested a waiver for me 20 days later. And I have not received a single word from USNA about being granted or denied a request for waiving my DQ. Does anyone...

This morning my FFR texted me telling me that a waiver request was put into DoDMERB for me! I also got an official correspondence from West Point stating that they began the waiver process. Is there anything to expect? And would a waiver from WP influence the waiver process of the other academies?

Hello! I received notice this morning from DodMERB that I had a single disqualification on the account of a past shoulder dislocation from a couple years ago. It says “under waiver review” on my portal. Does anyone know what the chance of me getting a waiver for this is? My BGO said that I was...

Does the medical exam have any blood tests or anything like that to the point where I should fast hours before my exam?

Hey everyone! As of 2/26/2023 I have a green qualified box in my USNA application saying that I passed the CFA from the summer seminar CFA. I thought I underperformed by a bit while I was there. Is it worth retaking the CFA and aim to get a higher score? Or should I just leave it as it is since...

So, I'm applying for the co '28 and while I'm filling out the CAR portion of the application, this shows up and won't let me send this part of the form. Does anyone know what's going on and have any solutions? I already fixed the activity remarks form so it has 245 characters rather than 255+

So.. I got a 1320 on the most recent SAT.. I know it's not good, and I think I'll just have to resort to taking the ACT now.. Any tips for the ACT?

Hello! I am currently facing a dilemma on whether to attend Boy's State of NJROTC Leadership Academy. I'll get straight to the point. I have the opportunity to attend Boy's State with a sponser and all of that or attending my area's NJROTC LA. I'm sure everyone here knows what Boy's State is so...

Receieved my email 9:09 AM Eastern Standard Time congratulating me on acceptance! I was selected for session 1! Super excited right now, can't wait to see everyone else there!

I completed the pre-candidate questionaire on the application website but have not recieved the email for applying to SLE. I made sure to click on "I am interested" at the end of the questionaire and all of that and it said it would email me 24-48 hours after submission. I submitted this a...

Something that just came to my mind.. Are you allowed to drink pre workout, energy boost drinks, coffee, etc right before the CFA in order to increase the energy you have to do it without being completely winded? Are there are rules against it?

Hello! I have posted previously once on this forum regarding my application and ECAs. Currently, I'm stuck between pursuing the following athletic sports next year. - Joining Swim and Lettering - Joining XC and Track with a much signficantly lower chance of lettering (XC and Track is EXTREMELY...

Hey guys, I am currently in the middle of researching SAs and learning more about them. I aspire to attend USNA and other potential SAs. Can someone give me a quick brief rundown of how a prep school works for the service academies and what the benefits are from taking it as opposed to just...

Hello! I am currently aspiring to get appointed to the USNA class of '28, and a current 11th grade Junior. I plan on graduating high school in the year 2024 and am currently in the process of preparing for the USNA applications and researching the admissions process for it. I have a list of my...