A little help? What are my chances, what should my next move be?

[excameron]

Let me start off by saying I wish everyone the best of luck with their own admission process to any of the U.S Service academies. I'm writing this thread to ask for help for my own admission process.


I am the Co-Captain of the Physical Fitness team in my JROTC battalion. I’m also a company commander and a Cadet Captain in the program.
I was elected at the Sergeant-at-Arms of DECA the school of business and entrepreneurship and I was wondering if that would count as student government. I’m rolling with a 3.3 GPA in college level and pre-Ap classes and am ranked in the top 20% of my class (18 or 19% to be exact). I’ve taken the PSAT and take the ACT in February and the SAT in March.
This spring I will be attending a leadership camp at Valley Forge and I will be attending Boys State during the summer. I'm also curious if I should aim to attend SLE or Boys State.
Could you please tell me what you’d recommend my next move to be?

 

[FMHS-79]

I'm also curious if I should aim to attend SLE or Boys State.

There's no black and white answer to the question... If you have already visited WP and know that it is an environment that you can thrive in, then attend Boys State (it may add some WCS points to your package). If you are not sure if you are well suited to life at an academy, you might want to attend SLE to experience a brief taste of cadet life.

Remember that SLE attendance has very little (if any at all) impact on your chance of getting an appointment to the USMA (you can search the numerous previous threads about this, if interested). Thank you for your interest in serving. Good luck.

 

[MidCakePa]

+1 to @FMHS-79. No one here can accurately “chance” you, but your record does look good. And in terms of what you can do better, there are countless posts here that can guide you.

You’re probably rarin’ to go on the application, so just know this: Submit the best application you can, as early as you can — with emphasis on best. In other words, in your eagerness to turn in your application, don’t go so fast that you make errors and omissions. Lurk around SAF long enough and you’ll read tales of woe from applicants who messed up in their drive to be first. Don’t be that guy. Best wishes.