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usnacandidate3440

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I just finished my freshman year at a community college in CA. I am attending community college for financial reasons. I am a candidate for some of the Service Academies this year and I am seeking some suggestions to help me get in. I have a 3.83 college gpa, and a 3.79 high school gpa ranking in the top 20% of my class. I got a 32 on the ACT and a 1450 on the SAT. In high school I was captain of the baseball and water polo teams and received 3 varsity letters in each. I received MVP awards and all-academic team honors. I played community college baseball this year and made it to the California regional playoffs. I was a member of my high school's FFA chapter and in CSF. I participated in Outward Bound, an outdoor educational program, where I went backpacking and rock climbing. In college, I am president of the math club and competed in a statewide math competition. And I am president of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. I have held jobs in landscaping over the summers and I have over 100 hours in community service including volunteer work in veterans services. I workout nearly everyday and I believe I can max out most of my CFA scores. My youngest brother has autism, which I wrote about in my personal statement. My father had kidney failure throughout my high school years limiting my ability to do more extracurricular activities or take on bigger roles in the ones I did. Sorry this was so long, but there is nothing that I want more than to attend a service academy. So, I made this post to see if any one has any suggestions or improvements they think I can make to my resume before I submit my application. Any responses are appreciated, thank you for your time.
 
I forgot to mention I am training for an Iron Man Triathlon this November, if that helps. And this is my first time applying to the service academies, and if I do not get in this year I will try one more time next year.
 
Your record and resume has already been established..now its up to you to present it to Admissions of each Service Academy as effectively as possible. Two things I would ask as a BGO --why didn't you apply in High School, or did you ? Also, why do you want to go to a Service Academy ? If your goal is to be an Officer in the Navy, or other Military Service, there are multiple paths to get there -- you should be pursuing all of your options.
 
Old Navy BGO said:
Your record and resume has already been established..now its up to you to present it to Admissions of each Service Academy as effectively as possible. Two things I would ask as a BGO --why didn't you apply in High School, or did you ? Also, why do you want to go to a Service Academy ? If your goal is to be an Officer in the Navy, or other Military Service, there are multiple paths to get there -- you should be pursuing all of your options.
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I wish I did apply in high school, but I did not start looking into the service academies until this year. During my senior year, I was really focused on getting a baseball scholarship which got taken away after I tore my ucl during the season. I want to attend a service academy, because I want the opportunity to serve for something greater than myself, by protecting my nation and those in need. I believe becoming an officer in the military will give me that opportunity and the service academy seems like the best path. However, I am open to all opportunities, like rotc and academy prep school, if it doesn't work out. This year I am just planning on applying to the academies, but next year I willl apply to both the academies and other colleges for rotc. Right now, I am seeking any advice on other things I should be doing to make myself as competitive as possible for the Academies. Thank you for the response.
 
usnacandidate3440 said:
I tore my ucl during the season.
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Make sure your medical record has no restrictions and that you are 100% recovered from your injury. Start making sure you will be ready for DoDMERB as the same medical screen applies to both the SA's and ROTC.
 
I got surgery for it and it takes 3 months to fully recover, so think I should be fine. I will be fully recovered by November.
 
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