Don't worry about AIM. DS waitlisted but not accepted 2 yrs ago, but did beansprout and got an interview for his application and was accepted last year. Bean sprout is another way to make a positive impression - it is part of the interview process. If USCGA is what you want, you will find a way to make it happen. Good luck.I was rejected from AIM today. Is there any possible way I can still get in? It doesn't say I am on the wait list or anything. Also, should I contact admissions to see why I was rejected? If so, what is the best way to do that? Thank you!
DS waitlisted but not accepted 2 yrs ago, but did beansprout and got an interview for his application and was accepted last year. Bean sprout is another way to make a positive impression - it is part of the interview process. If USCGA is what you want, you will find a way to make it happen. Good luck.
Beansprout is any prospective cadet that attends any of the various programs and follows a cadet around, fourth class cadets its usually kind of like having beansprouts because I think they have carry on for the day, meaning they do not have to square everything. The only part of the interview process is the fact that you were interested enough to go, so you would get probably just as much credit for that as attending AIM. I have two sons that applied but not selected for AIM one was class of 17 and the other class of 23.DS waitlisted but not accepted 2 yrs ago, but did beansprout and got an interview for his application and was accepted last year. Bean sprout is another way to make a positive impression - it is part of the interview process. If USCGA is what you want, you will find a way to make it happen. Good luck.
What exactly is a beansprout? When I visited the academy this past Bear's Day the cadets were calling me that, but I didn't know that it was an "official" term for anything. I assumed it was simply slang referring to the visiting high-school seniors. I was also surprised (and kind of excited!) when his company (I think it was a company--approximately 30 cadets?) had me introduce myself. That was super exciting and nerve-wracking!!
So that was technically a part of the interview process? Wow, it's probably good that I didn't know before.
Actually, there is a little bit more to it than that. The Admissions office has us write a "review" if you will of the beansprouts we host. The ones we love, we tell them. The ones we think have no place here, we tell them that too. How much weight Admissions puts into it, I couldn't say.Beansprout is any prospective cadet that attends any of the various programs and follows a cadet around, fourth class cadets its usually kind of like having beansprouts because I think they have carry on for the day, meaning they do not have to square everything. The only part of the interview process is the fact that you were interested enough to go, so you would get probably just as much credit for that as attending AIM. I have two sons that applied but not selected for AIM one was class of 17 and the other class of 23.DS waitlisted but not accepted 2 yrs ago, but did beansprout and got an interview for his application and was accepted last year. Bean sprout is another way to make a positive impression - it is part of the interview process. If USCGA is what you want, you will find a way to make it happen. Good luck.
What exactly is a beansprout? When I visited the academy this past Bear's Day the cadets were calling me that, but I didn't know that it was an "official" term for anything. I assumed it was simply slang referring to the visiting high-school seniors. I was also surprised (and kind of excited!) when his company (I think it was a company--approximately 30 cadets?) had me introduce myself. That was super exciting and nerve-wracking!!
So that was technically a part of the interview process? Wow, it's probably good that I didn't know before.