Hey! Im a bit new here, so I'll be very clear.

BossIsland0 said:
Also, you have tons of time. Don’t apply undue stress to your life. Enjoy freshman (what’s left of it) and sophomore year. After first semester Junior year, things start and never stop until you get into college.

Best of luck!
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Also, is Georgia a competitive state? Just a question, sense I don't see a lot of people from GA going to Westpoint, especially in my school. (Most go to Naval.)
 
Breedlove.NJROTC said:
Also, is Georgia a competitive state? Just a question, sense I don't see a lot of people from GA going to Westpoint, especially in my school. (Most go to Naval.)
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Sorry; I don’t know, maybe someone else does.

If you are a recruited athlete though, coaches are able to see where you stand in your district (it keeps them from redundantly blue chipping an athlete who would have otherwise gotten in traditionally).
 
100 plus community service, in my opinion, is not enough to show dedication or commitment to anything. That's less than two hours of service per week for just one year, to put it into perspective. 75 hours are required of every high schooler in my state. BUT. You are a freshman. So you have a few years to figure out what you're truly passionate about and how you can apply your skills to benefit the community while practicing your leadership abilities. I suggest researching local organizations you can thrive in.

Academically, start taking practice tests. There's plenty of free online resources you can use. You can find them. Sit down with your teacher to talk about how you can improve your math. Math is an easy subject to learn once you find out your learning style with it. Not everyone can just cram and memorize everything.

Your run is flawless, keep that sub-6 and starting running 2 miles. Also practice the basketball throw. You'll look dumb as hell practicing the basketball throw, but I wouldn't care how dumb I looked if it meant I could near max another category.

Final thing. The forums is a great resource, but don't hesitate to contact people around you. School officials, county officials, state officials. Your principal would be a great person to get a letter of recommendation from. Send emails, make phone calls, schedule appointments. Practice initiative. Hit me up if you have any other questions. I was JROTC with no sports (any type of sport) except for one season of varsity football.
 
Breedlove.NJROTC said:
Also, is Georgia a competitive state?
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No data in my possession but Georgia fits the mold of a state that would have a disproportionate number of SA candidates. It's in the South, fairly conservative and has major military installations. Of course, in any state or district, it only takes one candidate with a superior record to yours to make it competitive. Worry only about what you can control.
 
ij.sam said:
100 plus community service, in my opinion, is not enough to show dedication or commitment to anything. That's less than two hours of service per week for just one year, to put it into perspective. 75 hours are required of every high schooler in my state. BUT. You are a freshman. So you have a few years to figure out what you're truly passionate about and how you can apply your skills to benefit the community while practicing your leadership abilities. I suggest researching local organizations you can thrive in.
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Community service hours are not taken into consideration or tracked for Academy applications. What will count toward your WCS is the leadership experience gained by working in a volunteer organization.

Stealth_81
 
ij.sam said:
100 plus community service, in my opinion, is not enough to show dedication or commitment to anything. That's less than two hours of service per week for just one year, to put it into perspective. 75 hours are required of every high schooler in my state. BUT. You are a freshman. So you have a few years to figure out what you're truly passionate about and how you can apply your skills to benefit the community while practicing your leadership abilities. I suggest researching local organizations you can thrive in.

Academically, start taking practice tests. There's plenty of free online resources you can use. You can find them. Sit down with your teacher to talk about how you can improve your math. Math is an easy subject to learn once you find out your learning style with it. Not everyone can just cram and memorize everything.

Your run is flawless, keep that sub-6 and starting running 2 miles. Also practice the basketball throw. You'll look dumb as hell practicing the basketball throw, but I wouldn't care how dumb I looked if it meant I could near max another category.

Final thing. The forums is a great resource, but don't hesitate to contact people around you. School officials, county officials, state officials. Your principal would be a great person to get a letter of recommendation from. Send emails, make phone calls, schedule appointments. Practice initiative. Hit me up if you have any other questions. I was JROTC with no sports (any type of sport) except for one season of varsity football.
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Well, I do have one question:
Would a JROTC nomination benefit you with a Congressional Nomination as well, rather than just one or the other?
 
Breedlove.NJROTC said:
Well, I do have one question:
Would a JROTC nomination benefit you with a Congressional Nomination as well, rather than just one or the other?
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The service academies encourage applicants to apply for as many nominations for which they are eligible. This gives the SA maximum flexibility when it comes time to charge appointments. If you don’t make the cut on your Representative’s slate, and don’t score noms from your Senators, the SA could determine how you fit in the group of appointments they are allowed to charge to the JROTC category.

If you haven’t yet read every page, link and menu item at the SA.edu sites, your primary source, I recommend it. Ditto the Sticky post at the very top of the Nominations forum.

Your elected representatives websites are also e cells to sources of information. If they are having a Service Academy Info night or session, or webinar under current conditions, attend. You can introduce yourself to the staffers who handle the nom process, listen, learn.

Take good notes from your research at the primary sources, build out a timeline, create your action plan. These are all core military officer skills, defining a mission, devising strategy, organizing tactics.

You are smart to start researching now!
 
Capt MJ said:
The service academies encourage applicants to apply for as many nominations for which they are eligible. This gives the SA maximum flexibility when it comes time to charge appointments. If you don’t make the cut on your Representative’s slate, and don’t score noms from your Senators, the SA could determine how you fit in the group of appointments they are allowed to charge to the JROTC category.

If you haven’t yet read every page, link and menu item at the SA.edu sites, your primary source, I recommend it. Ditto the Sticky post at the very top of the Nominations forum.

Your elected representatives websites are also e cells to sources of information. If they are having a Service Academy Info night or session, or webinar under current conditions, attend. You can introduce yourself to the staffers who handle the nom process, listen, learn.

Take good notes from your research at the primary sources, build out a timeline, create your action plan. These are all core military officer skills, defining a mission, devising strategy, organizing tactics.

You are smart to start researching now!
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Thank you, sir!
 
Breedlove.NJROTC said:
Hello, I hope you're all having a safe and fantastic week!

So, as you can probably tell, I'm very enthusiastic about joining this Thread for USMA. I know I can never get a guaranteed answer, but I was wondering what you all would think of my chances of getting in.

So far:
I'm a freshman with a GPA of 3.5 (trying to get a 4.0)
I am perusing multiple leadership positions, such as being a Section Leader (Chorus), OPS and Captain of the Rifle Team (NJROTC), and a Leadership position in my Law Enforcement Cadet Program.
I'm taking two AP Classes next year consisting of: World History and Language Arts.
I am highly athletically fit, having a runtime of 5:49 once in a timed run.
So far, I'm outstanding in all subjects but Math, and I've been putting a lot of time into it.
I want to score over a 1300 on the SAT, or score over a 31 on the ACT
I have over 100+ hours of community service
And I am very strong in Reading, Writing, World History, and Science.
Any suggestions academic wise? I really want to get into this school.
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First and foremost: Congratulations on setting a goal! So good all the input you have here. All good. I would only add based on my DD's USNA offer to NAPS that she had athletics (Cross Country Captain in Sr Yr, and Crew) and lots of Leadership that included School Government ! And yes, get that Math and Chem/Physics in by Jr year. Get help in math, tutoring etc, Math is just like any other subject, just learn it! SAT1370 in Freshman year and All AP courses including AP Spanish!!.Continue to be well rounded and be excellent in all that you do. And above all "when you can see it, you can be it"....Also have a plan B always. ROTC scholarship? OCS? Other US Academies? All the BEST to you and good luck!!!!! "Eyes on the Prize"!
 
Stealth_81 said:
Community service hours are not taken into consideration or tracked for Academy applications. What will count toward your WCS is the leadership experience gained by working in a volunteer organization.

Stealth_81
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The hours aren't but the dedication and commitment to a service will definitely be highlighted in essays and interviews. Finding leadership roles within those services is what i was trying to emphasize with my statement. Its something i've been repeating in a few threads. Will be clearer next time.
 
Breedlove.NJROTC said:
Well, I do have one question:
Would a JROTC nomination benefit you with a Congressional Nomination as well, rather than just one or the other?
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Get a jrotc nom to every academy you apply to. My friend was nearly recruited for wrestling to Naval but missed out because he didn't bother getting a jrotc nom. He assumed he'd get a congressional. My only nom to WP is a jrotc nom.

Its just a form that your SAI fills out and submits to the academy, really simple process.
 
ij.sam said:
Get a jrotc nom to every academy you apply to. My friend was nearly recruited for wrestling to Naval but missed out because he didn't bother getting a jrotc nom. He assumed he'd get a congressional. My only nom to WP is a jrotc nom.

Its just a form that your SAI fills out and submits to the academy, really simple process.
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For all applicants, be sure to read the details at each SA’s website about JROTC noms, cross-service. For example, for USNA, there are specific types of AFJROTC or AJROTC units that are allowed nom sources.
www.usna.edu

Naval/Marine Corps Reserve Officers Training Corps Units

Naval/Marine Corps Reserve Officers Training Corps Units page for Admissions at USNA.edu. Updated Wed Apr 24 16:51:14 EDT 2024.
www.usna.edu
 
ij.sam said:
The hours aren't but the dedication and commitment to a service will definitely be highlighted in essays and interviews. Finding leadership roles within those services is what i was trying to emphasize with my statement. Its something i've been repeating in a few threads. Will be clearer next time.
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Just FYI, the person you are arguing with is not another candidate or someone who's watched/participated in one or two admissions cycles. You are contradicting someone with DECADES of working and participating in Service Academy Admissions.
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Not to be sarcastic here but you might want to consider that he has seen many many candidates try to prioritize themselves and then get to witness how successful they are over dozens of admissions cycles.
 
OldRetSWO said:
Just FYI, the person you are arguing with is not another candidate or someone who's watched/participated in one or two admissions cycles. You are contradicting someone with DECADES of working and participating in Service Academy Admissions.
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Not to be sarcastic here but you might want to consider that he has seen many many candidates try to prioritize themselves and then get to witness how successful they are over dozens of admissions cycles.
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Agreed. This is certainly one of the "issues" I have found with SAF (or any other forum really).

Caveat Emptor.....and use the search function.
 
OldRetSWO said:
Just FYI, the person you are arguing with is not another candidate or someone who's watched/participated in one or two admissions cycles. You are contradicting someone with DECADES of working and participating in Service Academy Admissions.
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Not to be sarcastic here but you might want to consider that he has seen many many candidates try to prioritize themselves and then get to witness how successful they are over dozens of admissions cycles.
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I was re-articulating my statement to support @Stealth_81 when they said "What will count toward your WCS is the leadership experience gained by working in a volunteer organization." There is no contradiction. There is no malicious intent. Nothing but respect for Stealth and others of the form.
 
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