Hello! I'm a current junior interested in applying to USMA and USNA. Given my current information, what steps should I take to become more competitive for an appointment?
Academics:
GPA: 3.93/ 4.0 (unweighted) 4.44/4.33 (weighted) (my school doesn't rank)
ACT: 34 (Cumulative) 33 (English) 34 (Math) 35 (Reading) 35 (Science) PSAT: 1490
APs: Chinese-5
Current Classes: AP Calculus BC, AP Physics 1, Honors Spanish, USH, English
Sports:
- Varsity Swimming (3 years) (recieved all-Conference 10th grade, will be captain next year)
- Varsity Cross Country (3 years) (will be captain next year)
- Martial Arts, 5 years
Extracurriculars:
- My school's community service club Co-Leader (10, 11)
- Science Olympiad team member (10, 11)
- Quiz Bowl team member (10, 11) (will be co-captain next year)
- Student Council Secretary/Treasurer (10)
- Reporter for the school newspaper (9, 10, 11)
- Piano, 10 years
- School Orchestra- first chair flute (10, 11)
Achievements
- Participated in FPSPI (Future Problem Solving International Conference)
- Participated in my city's high school math competition and placed indvidually 4th (9), 3rd (10), and 5th (11).
- Science Olympiad: placed 3rd at state (both as a team and individually in my event)
- Recieved Honorable Mention in my city's High School Chemistry Contest
- National Spanish Exam- Gold Medal (9, 10)
- (probably will be a National Merit Semifinalist based off of my State's cutoff)
Miscellaneous:
- Paid summer internship at a research laboratory
- Attended my state's governor's school
- ~200 Community Service hours
Sidenote: Just out of curiosity, would being an asian female negatively affect my application? Regardless, I will still apply, but I just wanted to know if SA's have similar affirmative action policies to other universities. Also, is Missouri generally a competitive state?