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I applied USCGA and was not accepted and I am now waiting for the decision from NROTC. I applied and was accepted to Marion Military Institute in their USCGA prep program, but I’m not were to go from here. Do I have a better chance of getting into an academy next year by applying while at MMI or would going to a civilian school yield the same results?
 
JMiller9 said:
I applied USCGA and was not accepted and I am now waiting for the decision from NROTC. I applied and was accepted to Marion Military Institute in their USCGA prep program, but I’m not were to go from here. Do I have a better chance of getting into an academy next year by applying while at MMI or would going to a civilian school yield the same results?
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I've heard from a reputable source that the acceptance rate for self preppers is around 50%. Partially because academy officals visit and get to know the preppers (apppinted and self) and that helps in the application process.
 
JMiller9 said:
I applied USCGA and was not accepted and I am now waiting for the decision from NROTC. I applied and was accepted to Marion Military Institute in their USCGA prep program, but I’m not were to go from here. Do I have a better chance of getting into an academy next year by applying while at MMI or would going to a civilian school yield the same results?
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DS is at MMI right now sponsored with the scholars program. There were two self preppers in the program that just received their appointments for 2022.
 
The thing that re-applicants have to understand is that you have to improve your file. So the next question is what in your file needs improvement and what can be improved. The easiest way to improve your file is to improve your SAT/ACT scores. The MMI program will provide ACT improvement classes, so that's a good thing. You can also probably improve your PFE scores with the PT program at MMI. However, you can also take an ACT/SAT prep course at home, work out on your own, and attend a local college or university. My DS did ACT prep, worked out on his own and went to community college. He improved his ACT, PFA and got a 3.7 in Calculus I, Chemistry, History, and English and got accepted. MMI would of cost about $13K with scholarships while the ACT prep course and the community college cost about $3K. So will MMI provide the environment for YOU to improve your file?
 
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The thing that re-applicants have to understand is that you have to improve your file. So the next question is what in your file needs improvement and what can be improved. The easiest way to improve your file is to improve your SAT/ACT scores. The MMI program will provide ACT improvement classes, so that's a good thing. You can also probably improve your PFE scores with the PT program at MMI. However, you can also take an ACT/SAT prep course at home, work out on your own, and attend a local college or university. My DS did ACT prep, worked out on his own and went to community college. He improved his ACT, PFA and got a 3.7 in Calculus I, Chemistry, History, and English and got accepted. MMI would of cost about $13K with scholarships while the ACT prep course and the community college cost about $3K. So will MMI provide the environment for YOU to improve your file?
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DAMN! That is some spectacular advice! Thank you!
 
When my DD was a sponsored Scholar at MMI she was good friends with two young men who self prepped.

The first ended up really struggling in physics at MMI and because of his grades he didn't get in.

The other was already a strong candidate - he had the grades, scores and fitness. We assume he didn't get in when he first applied because he came from a competitive state. After MMI he received his appointment. You can bet that the opportunity for the USCGA powers-that-be to get to know him helped tremendously!

Nicole
 
My DS was put on a waiting list when he originally applied for the USCGA, probably because his ACT/SAT scores weren't stellar....actually we laugh now since they were at the minimum. Everything else was pretty good, 4.0 unweighted GPA, Class officer, NHS President, Captain of a Varsity Team...yatta, yatta, yatta. He decided to go to Embry-Riddle for Aeronautical Engineering, and then reapplied. After a year at E-R, on a Varsity Sports Team, with a 3.75 GPA, he was accepted on the 2nd try. He had letters from all his Prof's (Calc, Physics, English, and History) on his application. Now he's a 2nd Class Electrical engineering major, top 1/3 of his class.

There are a lot of cadets that self-prepped at civilian schools, some reapply 2 and 3 times before being accepted. I actually think it turns out better than cadets that came right from High School. You have a year to mature, and learn to live on your own, not in a military environment. When you are not required to get up at 6am, but you do on your own, everyday, that shows a different maturity, one you may not learn at MMI.

Good luck......

BTW.....He says that E-R had better professors, and some classes were more difficult.
 
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