Candidate Portal Class of 2017 and misc.

Perhaps it would be helpful to provide information from a previous post on the timing of events in the USMA Admissions process:

Second Step Kit (SSK)The SSK (Second Step Kit) is the on-line application for West Point. It will be available on your candidate portal once your RC has made an initial evaluation. He will not make this initial evaluation until he has at a minimum - your SAT/ACT scores.

In the SSK box is a listing of all the 'stuff' you have to do to complete your file. Each item has an icon next to it. When it is first opened, each icon will be red. They will turn to green once that item is complete.

The components of the SSK are:
1) Candidate Personal Data Record (CPDR)
- this in where you enter your personal info
2) Request for Academic Information
- you enter the contact info for your High School's transcript official
3) Candidate Activities Record (CAR)
- this is where you get to enter all of your accomplishments!
- athletics and extracurriculars
- you will also enter the contact info for the person (principal, counselor, school administrator) who will verify that what you entered is accurate.
4) Candidate Statements
- these are your 3 essays
5) Candidate Fitness Assessment (CFA)
- you will enter the contact info of the authorized person that will be administrating your CFA.
6) School Official Evaluations (SOE)
- you will enter the contact info of 3 of your teachers. They MUST be a teacher that you had for English, Math and Physics/Chemistry from grades 9-12.

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Thanks for the info.

***how much of the above is required before being considered for an LOA?

***Is the School Official Evaluations (SOE) a checklist, open ended questions, etc-I want to talk with my teachers and explain what this may look like.
 
Thanks for the info.

***how much of the above is required before being considered for an LOA?

***Is the School Official Evaluations (SOE) a checklist, open ended questions, etc-I want to talk with my teachers and explain what this may look like.

2Steaktacos,
I would encourage you to focus on completing your entire application and try not getting consumed with an LOA. Last year was the lowest number of LOA's in quite some time - approx. 150 or so). That number will most likely be lower this year -- that is why I would strongly suggest you simply focus on completing all sections in the application. If qualified for an LOA, that will take its course, but for most, you should focus on the USMA Admissions process and the Nomination application.

For the SOE's, simply tell your teachers to expect to receive an email (be sure to get their school AND personal email -- **also tell them to check their JUNK EMAIL folder -- sometimes USMA.edu can get caught up in school or other email systems) and they can log into the system and answer quesitons (12-15) about you. I believe they also can make comments if they choose to do so. I would encourage you to personally deliver a letter to each of your teachers/SOEs and provide them with your resume. Let them know why you want to attend USMA. Many teachers may not know all of your extracurriculars and it will help them better understand your goal to attend West Point.

Stay on top of this process early and communicate regularly with the teachers during the summer to make sure the SOE's get finished!! Take it seriously and I am confident the teachers will respond appropriately.

Good luck!

Hooah!
 
...Wow, 2017 threads already? I haven't been here THAT long...
 
I think you application opens sooner if you fill out the questionnaire sooner. My application opens in July on the 24th. It's probably set to open a certain time from when you applied. A buddy of mines doesn't open until early August. I think you should finish it the same day it opens if possible I intend on finishing mine that way. Do you have any nominations yet ? If your gpa is as high as you say it is your probably not at the 35 percentile - my school ranks and I'm at number 4 with a 3.85 your probably one of the top students
 
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