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I’m not sure if they matter for the academy, but they would for your plan B. Depending on your major, you could save a lot of money by receiving college credit. My DS didn’t make it in the academy, but he had enough AP credits to test out of his 1st year.

You need to train your legs to know what speed you are going. I did this in a treadmill. Once I was comfortable with the speed, I moved outside and tried to maintain it. The funny thing is that my fastest mile time ever came after I ran 5 miles with my friends. I averaged 6:15 during the...

Not to get your hopes up, but based on my review of previous years, most of the actions from today forward appear to be positive. There are not necessarily many appointments, but waitlist offers and prep school scholarships which keep you in the fight. Best of luck to your DS!

I apologize if my comments offended you or any other member of this site. It was not my intention. One of the redeeming qualities of the SAs is their continued pursuit of merit-based candidates. I assume that every candidate that receives an appointment had a better stacked score than my DS...

Let me start this reply with I am not wearing my tin hat (currently). Also, my DS received his TWE yesterday. I want to be honest and allow anyone reading beyond this point to understand my motivation in this response. My DS is exceptionally qualified, and he checked every box that we are...

Did anyone have a change to their portal today?

This thread has been quiet. I was hoping to see some more activity. My DS received an email today from Greystone Prep. It feels like a precursor to a TWE but it could just be a complete coincidence. Did anyone else receive this email?

The only thing I would add is that the MOC could have more than one open slot at the SA. If that is the case you can still receive an appointment through your MOC.

If you read the post closely, he said that the offers went out to the MOCs last week and that USAFA gives them a week to notify the nominees if they desire. After the week, they will post them to the portal. I would take this to mean that the offers are in the portal tomorrow, but most likely...