Are Verbal heavy ACT scores still good?

For the ACT it is the English section, for the SAT it is the evidence based reading and writing.
 
I am a candidate for the USNA Class of 2022. I have taken the ACT numerous times and my highest scores are 28 Math, 35 Verbal (31 composite). I have also done well in my math and science classes, earning A's or high B's. The Academy requested my 7th semester transcripts, and I think they'll find them reassuring, but will the academy not like that I'm so high in verbal and they're an engineering based school?

I honestly don't know if USNA weighs Math more than English or not. I do know that my son is part of the Class of 2019 and had those exact ACT scores in English and Math. I'm guessing, those scores were good enough to get him in from our area, but would not have been good enough if he lived in a highly competitive area.

The odd thing is that my son likes Math and Science a lot more than he does English. Based on the Math scores of all of our students, I think our high school just doesn't provide rigorous Math courses. As a result of his weaker background in math, he did struggle his first semester with Calculus and Chemistry. But, he signed up for supplemental classes and ended up with a B in Calc and a C in Chemistry. (That is the only C he has made in the five semesters he has completed.) Thanks to the supplemental classes and some hard work, he went from making an F and one of the lowest grades in the class on his six weeks Calc. test to making the second highest grade in the class on his 12 weeks Calc. test.

You would think that with his relatively weak ACT math score and his initial struggles with Calc. and Chem. that he would have chosen a Tier 3 major (Humanities and Social Science). But he chose to major in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (a Tier 1 Major). When he was making that choice, I asked him if he was sure he could handle an engineering major. He just explained that when he thought about what he wanted to be working on at 2 a.m., he'd much rather be working math/science/engineering problems than writing papers. Anyway, he's doing just fine and keeps a GPA north of a 3.0, but I'm not sure exactly what it is. He really likes his major and has no regrets about choosing it. The classes in his major are his favorites.

Anyway, I guess like everything else, the question of whether your scores/package is good enough or not comes down to what your competition looks like. If you are appointed, USNA has decided that you have what it takes, so you shouldn't doubt yourself. However, you should be aware of your weaknesses and choose to work on them sooner rather than later by signing up for whatever help is available before you have dug a hole that's hard to climb out of.

Good luck. I hope you end up where you are meant to be.
 
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