Dachimp-lirious
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I am soon to be starting my first year of college at my “dream” state school, yet I find myself second guessing the path I’m about to embark on. I received a pretty good financial aid package and will only have to pay for room and board, however all but 2 of my classes will be online. I’m studying political science with aspirations of either working for the government or going into the law field someday. With that all being said I feel like my life and my future are under the control of the government or school officials who are deciding whether or not schools go completely online or whatnot. I want to take ahold of my future and I want to be in the driving seat.
After doing some research, I stumbled upon the USCGA which is really I believe a hidden gem. The small size and the athletic requirement really intrigued me, along with all the leadership skills I would learn that would not just help me in the coast guard, but as a man and a father someday. Leadership has been important to me throughout high school, I was involved in many clubs and was the Vice President of my class. Along with being a captain of both my football and basketball team this past year, athletics were also a major part of my life, however I decided to attend a public because of the generous financial aid compared to playing football at a smaller school. I know the academy is extremely challenging, therefore having high requirements academically which is why I have a few questions..
1. Being a potential government major.. will they still value my STEM ACT scores? My scores are as follows.. Reading-34, English-32, Math-26, Science-27, along with a GPA of 3.84.
2. A year removed from playing high school sports, would that put me at a disadvantage of playing football for the academy?
3. Is it generally more difficult for someone to transfer to the academy, instead of enrolling straight from high school? And what advice is there if any to boost my resume and increase my probability of being accepted.
After doing some research, I stumbled upon the USCGA which is really I believe a hidden gem. The small size and the athletic requirement really intrigued me, along with all the leadership skills I would learn that would not just help me in the coast guard, but as a man and a father someday. Leadership has been important to me throughout high school, I was involved in many clubs and was the Vice President of my class. Along with being a captain of both my football and basketball team this past year, athletics were also a major part of my life, however I decided to attend a public because of the generous financial aid compared to playing football at a smaller school. I know the academy is extremely challenging, therefore having high requirements academically which is why I have a few questions..
1. Being a potential government major.. will they still value my STEM ACT scores? My scores are as follows.. Reading-34, English-32, Math-26, Science-27, along with a GPA of 3.84.
2. A year removed from playing high school sports, would that put me at a disadvantage of playing football for the academy?
3. Is it generally more difficult for someone to transfer to the academy, instead of enrolling straight from high school? And what advice is there if any to boost my resume and increase my probability of being accepted.