Current resume for West Point help

[Blackened2624]

Current junior in HS(16): I’m sure I’m missing some info on here and I’ll add it when I remember but please give me feed back on if this is pretty decent as far as being somewhat well rounded, or things I can do to make it better


Members of:

Beta Club

NHS

Teen Institute

Student Council



100+ Community service hours


Attending Boys state this summer

Waiting to hear back on my application for SLE

Attending Rotary Youth Leadership Awards/conference - Schools send one junior a year, it’s a weekend long event. Not sure why it’s called awards but that’s what it’s called.

4.0 Unweighted GPA

Class rank: 1/156

ACT: Composite 25– I took the ACT one time last year I am retaking it again next month and a few more times after that hoping to end up in the 30s

Have taken every advanced and honors class my school offers -also enrolled in 4 college classes this year I’ve gotten an A in my first two and am still taking the second two



So far 2 years in indoor and outdoor track

1 year cross country

( I am aware that track may not be enough as far as physical/ team credentials but as a junior it is too late to start another sport like b-ball or football)

Member of Jazz Band

Member of my church worship team(not sure they care about church but who knows god and country etc, I’m sure it looks good)


There are probably a few things I’m missing that I forgot about but let me know how this looks so far. Thanks !

 

[SY96]

Strong academics and lots of ECAs. I think you have already identified two areas for improvement, namely ACT (crucial) and sports. Varsity letters really help, as well as participation in some kind of team sport. Football has a position for everyone, for example. The other thing I didn’t see was leadership positions (Boys State is excellent, though). As a junior, you still have time to earn one or two spots that will demonstrate your desire and aptitude to lead among peers. And yes, church counts (and not just for getting in to WP). Keep it up!

 

[Blackened2624]

Strong academics and lots of ECAs. I think you have already identified two areas for improvement, namely ACT (crucial) and sports. Varsity letters really help, as well as participation in some kind of team sport. Football has a position for everyone, for example. The other thing I didn’t see was leadership positions (Boys State is excellent, though). As a junior, you still have time to earn one or two spots that will demonstrate your desire and aptitude to lead among peers. And yes, church counts (and not just for getting in to WP). Keep it up!

Thanks! I’m going to run for class president next year and I’m hoping to become president of nhs too so hopefully those go well. Appreciate the feedback

 

[MidCakePa]

Worry less about collecting leadership titles. Worry more about making a genuine leadership impact. The SAs are very good at sniffing out resume-padding. Winning elections (usually popularity contests) is a far cry from identifying an issue, devising a solution and rallying others to the cause. That’s true leadership.

 

[Really2023]

Current junior in HS(16): I’m sure I’m missing some info on here and I’ll add it when I remember but please give me feed back on if this is pretty decent as far as being somewhat well rounded, or things I can do to make it better


Members of:

Beta Club

NHS

Teen Institute

Student Council



100+ Community service hours


Attending Boys state this summer

Waiting to hear back on my application for SLE

Attending Rotary Youth Leadership Awards/conference - Schools send one junior a year, it’s a weekend long event. Not sure why it’s called awards but that’s what it’s called.

4.0 Unweighted GPA

Class rank: 1/156

ACT: Composite 25– I took the ACT one time last year I am retaking it again next month and a few more times after that hoping to end up in the 30s

Have taken every advanced and honors class my school offers -also enrolled in 4 college classes this year I’ve gotten an A in my first two and am still taking the second two



So far 2 years in indoor and outdoor track

1 year cross country

( I am aware that track may not be enough as far as physical/ team credentials but as a junior it is too late to start another sport like b-ball or football)

Member of Jazz Band

Member of my church worship team(not sure they care about church but who knows god and country etc, I’m sure it looks good)


There are probably a few things I’m missing that I forgot about but let me know how this looks so far. Thanks !

Get an experienced ACT/SAT tutor and keep taking the ACT's until you are at 32+.
Does your school have a JROTC program? You are a little late for that but join if you can.
Agree on the topic of team sports, very important. Lacrosse is a good option and with your small school size you may be able to make the team easily. If not, wrestling.
Keep doing XC/distance track. This will make PT much easier.
Good luck!

 

[brewmeist]

Definitely continue taking the ACT, and SAT as well if you can. Take as many timed practice tests as you can prior to the rest test. Get used to the pressure of the clock before you take it for real. That's a huge factor that many people don't think about. Your sports are fine. Since you run XC, I am assuming you are also a distance runner in track. Distance running is a year-round sport because of the training required. In fact, my son quit basketball and baseball because it took away from his running training. If you were a freshman, I would say it's fine to try new sports. But to try football and basketball for the first time as a senior? I don't see that working in any positive way on your application. Just be you. Show them the best you. Don't try to artificially pad anything. Good luck!

 

[SFRanger]

You are from a small school. If you are a white male, I would suggest working on your ACT. You probably need a super score of more than 30. You have a GPA of 4.0 and are number one in your class. You also indicate that you have taken every AP course offered by your school. At the same time you scored a 25 on the ACT. In my estimation it begs the question of the quality of the education from your school. The Valedictorians and Solutreans I have met scored over 33 on the ACT. If the answer is that you are just a bad test taker, you may want to think about your school choice. They have tests almost every week in every class. Under the Thayer method they learn to teach their selves.

 

[Blackened2624]

Definitely continue taking the ACT, and SAT as well if you can. Take as many timed practice tests as you can prior to the rest test. Get used to the pressure of the clock before you take it for real. That's a huge factor that many people don't think about. Your sports are fine. Since you run XC, I am assuming you are also a distance runner in track. Distance running is a year-round sport because of the training required. In fact, my son quit basketball and baseball because it took away from his running training. If you were a freshman, I would say it's fine to try new sports. But to try football and basketball for the first time as a senior? I don't see that working in any positive way on your application. Just be you. Show them the best you. Don't try to artificially pad anything. Good luck!

This is exactly what I think people don’t understand when it comes to sports like running. I’ve since carried over to just running track because I would absolutely have no time to gain muscle and work on pushups and pull-ups / lift in the summer if i was doing cross country, I am trying not to lose too much weight as I am already decently thin and I want to be able to perform the other events on the CFA well not just track. I figure if last year I didn’t letter in both sports and I letter in track this year and next year it will show that I really took time and dedicated myself to track and I think they’ll like to see that but maybe not who knows.

 

[Blackened2624]

You are from a small school. If you are a white male, I would suggest working on your ACT. You probably need a super score of more than 30. You have a GPA of 4.0 and are number one in your class. You also indicate that you have taken every AP course offered by your school. At the same time you scored a 25 on the ACT. In my estimation it begs the question of the quality of the education from your school. The Valedictorians and Solutreans I have met scored over 33 on the ACT. If the answer is that you are just a bad test taker, you may want to think about your school choice. They have tests almost every week in every class. Under the Thayer method they learn to teach their selves.

I get the ACT is a big deal which Is why I mentioned specifically only taking lthe ACT once and it was my sophomore year so much of the education I needed in order to do many of the math problems and grammar problems I simply didn’t have. This year I’ve taken college algebra and trig as well as college writing I believe I will do much better. I have no problem with time I finished all of the questions when I first took it, I simply just went into the test with no studying and lacking knowledge that I hadn’t learned in school yet. This time should be much better. Thankyou for the advice though!

 

[SFRanger]

You are from a small school. If you are a white male, I would suggest working on your ACT. You probably need a super score of more than 30. You have a GPA of 4.0 and are number one in your class. You also indicate that you have taken every AP course offered by your school. At the same time you scored a 25 on the ACT. In my estimation it begs the question of the quality of the education from your school. The Valedictorians and Solutreans I have met scored over 33 on the ACT. If the answer is that you are just a bad test taker, you may want to think about your school choice. They have tests almost every week in every class. Under the Thayer method they learn to teach their selves.

I get the ACT is a big deal which Is why I mentioned specifically only taking lthe ACT once and it was my sophomore year so much of the education I needed in order to do many of the math problems and grammar problems I simply didn’t have. This year I’ve taken college algebra and trig as well as college writing I believe I will do much better. I have no problem with time I finished all of the questions when I first took it, I simply just went into the test with no studying and lacking knowledge that I hadn’t learned in school yet. This time should be much better. Thankyou for the advice though!

Good luck.

 

[A1Janitor]

Definitely continue taking the ACT, and SAT as well if you can. Take as many timed practice tests as you can prior to the rest test. Get used to the pressure of the clock before you take it for real. That's a huge factor that many people don't think about. Your sports are fine. Since you run XC, I am assuming you are also a distance runner in track. Distance running is a year-round sport because of the training required. In fact, my son quit basketball and baseball because it took away from his running training. If you were a freshman, I would say it's fine to try new sports. But to try football and basketball for the first time as a senior? I don't see that working in any positive way on your application. Just be you. Show them the best you. Don't try to artificially pad anything. Good luck!

This is exactly what I think people don’t understand when it comes to sports like running. I’ve since carried over to just running track because I would absolutely have no time to gain muscle and work on pushups and pull-ups / lift in the summer if i was doing cross country, I am trying not to lose too much weight as I am already decently thin and I want to be able to perform the other events on the CFA well not just track. I figure if last year I didn’t letter in both sports and I letter in track this year and next year it will show that I really took time and dedicated myself to track and I think they’ll like to see that but maybe not who knows.

My son did varsity cross country starting in tenth grade. He also woke up at 5:30 during the school year and did crossfit every morning to work on pullups and push-ups etc.

 

[Blackened2624]

Definitely continue taking the ACT, and SAT as well if you can. Take as many timed practice tests as you can prior to the rest test. Get used to the pressure of the clock before you take it for real. That's a huge factor that many people don't think about. Your sports are fine. Since you run XC, I am assuming you are also a distance runner in track. Distance running is a year-round sport because of the training required. In fact, my son quit basketball and baseball because it took away from his running training. If you were a freshman, I would say it's fine to try new sports. But to try football and basketball for the first time as a senior? I don't see that working in any positive way on your application. Just be you. Show them the best you. Don't try to artificially pad anything. Good luck!

This is exactly what I think people don’t understand when it comes to sports like running. I’ve since carried over to just running track because I would absolutely have no time to gain muscle and work on pushups and pull-ups / lift in the summer if i was doing cross country, I am trying not to lose too much weight as I am already decently thin and I want to be able to perform the other events on the CFA well not just track. I figure if last year I didn’t letter in both sports and I letter in track this year and next year it will show that I really took time and dedicated myself to track and I think they’ll like to see that but maybe not who knows.

My son did varsity cross country starting in tenth grade. He also woke up at 5:30 during the school year and did crossfit every morning to work on pullups and push-ups etc.

Once outdoor track starts I will be lifting every day on top of track so that will be good for me but my first semester I took college chemistry and it was the hardest class I’ve taken, I would have to go into school at 4-5 am multiple times a week but I ended up passing with the highest final score in my class so it payed off.

 

[A1Janitor]

Definitely continue taking the ACT, and SAT as well if you can. Take as many timed practice tests as you can prior to the rest test. Get used to the pressure of the clock before you take it for real. That's a huge factor that many people don't think about. Your sports are fine. Since you run XC, I am assuming you are also a distance runner in track. Distance running is a year-round sport because of the training required. In fact, my son quit basketball and baseball because it took away from his running training. If you were a freshman, I would say it's fine to try new sports. But to try football and basketball for the first time as a senior? I don't see that working in any positive way on your application. Just be you. Show them the best you. Don't try to artificially pad anything. Good luck!

This is exactly what I think people don’t understand when it comes to sports like running. I’ve since carried over to just running track because I would absolutely have no time to gain muscle and work on pushups and pull-ups / lift in the summer if i was doing cross country, I am trying not to lose too much weight as I am already decently thin and I want to be able to perform the other events on the CFA well not just track. I figure if last year I didn’t letter in both sports and I letter in track this year and next year it will show that I really took time and dedicated myself to track and I think they’ll like to see that but maybe not who knows.

My son did varsity cross country starting in tenth grade. He also woke up at 5:30 during the school year and did crossfit every morning to work on pullups and push-ups etc.

Once outdoor track starts I will be lifting every day on top of track so that will be good for me but my first semester I took college chemistry and it was the hardest class I’ve taken, I would have to go into school at 4-5 am multiple times a week but I ended up passing with the highest final score in my class so it payed off.

Push-ups are easy ... you can do reps of them throughout the day - wake up, at every meal, bedtime.

 

[buff81]

My .02 (much of which is echoed above) -
Academics:
- good to hear that you are willing to take the ACT multiple times to achieve a higher score. Consider taking the SAT. You might do better on the SAT. There is nothing to lose taking both ACT and SAT. WP will use the one you did the best on.
- You can't get any better that being #1 in your class. Congratulations! Well done.

Leadership:
- Sports and ECs fall under the Leadership section on your application. WP is looking for leadership potential.
SPORTS - XC is a really good sport to prepare you for WP. Stick with it and with indoor/outdoor track. Being Varsity for them would be better than JV
- Ask your coaches that you would like to be Captain. You never know, they may grant your wish.
EC'S - of the EC's that you listed, NHS and Boy's State stand out the most ( ie. give you the most WCS points). Run for office in both.
- if being President of the Student Counsel interests you, by all means run. Even if it is a popularity contest and you won, that shows that your peers like you and respect you which shows leadership potential on your part.

Physical:
This is your CFA. If you get accepted to SLE, start preparing and take it at SLE. If you don't go to SLE or don't pass it at SLE, prep yourself to take it this summer. That's one thing in your application that you have control over. Pass it and cross it off the list.

You have the potential to be a strong candidate. If you can bring your ACT up in the 30's - you will be a very strong candidate. With your grades, the rigor of the classes (APs and College classes) that you are taking, and your class rank - you are obviously an intelligent person and I'm sure you can bring those scores up.

Good Luck!

 

[Blackened2624]

My .02 (much of which is echoed above) -
Academics:
- good to hear that you are willing to take the ACT multiple times to achieve a higher score. Consider taking the SAT. You might do better on the SAT. There is nothing to lose taking both ACT and SAT. WP will use the one you did the best on.
- You can't get any better that being #1 in your class. Congratulations! Well done.

Leadership:
- Sports and ECs fall under the Leadership section on your application. WP is looking for leadership potential.
SPORTS - XC is a really good sport to prepare you for WP. Stick with it and with indoor/outdoor track. Being Varsity for them would be better than JV
- Ask your coaches that you would like to be Captain. You never know, they may grant your wish.
EC'S - of the EC's that you listed, NHS and Boy's State stand out the most ( ie. give you the most WCS points). Run for office in both.
- if being President of the Student Counsel interests you, by all means run. Even if it is a popularity contest and you won, that shows that your peers like you and respect you which shows leadership potential on your part.

Physical:
This is your CFA. If you get accepted to SLE, start preparing and take it at SLE. If you don't go to SLE or don't pass it at SLE, prep yourself to take it this summer. That's one thing in your application that you have control over. Pass it and cross it off the list.

You have the potential to be a strong candidate. If you can bring your ACT up in the 30's - you will be a very strong candidate. With your grades, the rigor of the classes (APs and College classes) that you are taking, and your class rank - you are obviously an intelligent person and I'm sure you can bring those scores up.

Good Luck!

Thankyou!