navymomwannabe
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AIM is not required nor does it "earn you points" towards admission. It's a week to get a taste of swab summer and see if USCGA is what you really want. Someone said there were 1800 apps for 500 slots. That means that they had to lottery the kids who got in. And we had a former AO tell us exactly that. All the people who make the cut are put in a lottery and randomly chosen for AIM (the rest who made the cut get Cadet for A Day offers.) My DD got in but not because she had better stats, just because her name was drawn. I think the experience will be wonderful for her (she's already 100% USCGA but having actual experience certainly won't hurt!) and I expect she will come home more determined than ever to work towards an appointment.
Good luck to you all!
Good luck to you all!