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gonavy124

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Hello everyone. Here are my stats for my application to West Point

Academics: 3.5 GPA. SAT: 1100
Class-wise: I am a sophomore in college. I have taken rigorous classes. Those include Intro to Exercise Science, criminal justice classes, psychology, and calculus.

In high school, I had a 2.4 GPA, so I have made improvements to my GPA over the past 2 years, with rigorous classes as well. Not a cake walk.

College extracurriculars:
Army ROTC. I attend PT 3 times per week. I attend my MS100 class twice a week, and I attend labs/superlabs on Thursdays or the weekends. This is a great leadership opportunity for me because I am gaining experience as a PL with my unit.

I am in my school's Unified Sports program. We play flag football and basketball mostly.

High school extracurriculars:
Captain of my basketball team (1 year) and lettered all 4 years as a varsity player.
Captain of my lacrosse team (1 year) and lettered two years as a varsity player.
I was in my High school's SALT Program (Student Athlete Leadership Training). This was only for captains of certain teams. It allowed me to advocate for my team and gain leadership experience.
I was a recruiter for my High School's Spanish club. I was in charge of creating social media posts and posters to advertise our club.
I worked at my local country club for two years. I was in charge of managing merchandise in our golf pro shop.

CFA (as a female):
Push-ups: 40
Pull-ups: 1
Shuttle run: 9.5
Sit-ups: 60
Basketball Throw: 50 ft
 
With all due respect, a 760+ in math? While ideal, that's quite a stretch. Yes, absolutely aim for the 760+ math; that would be absolutely incredible. And, if you don't get that 760+ in the end, I bet you'll have a pretty good math score since you aimed so high. But you absolutely do not have to have a 760+ to get into USMA.

I think a 650+ is "preferred." While I cannot speak from authority because I am only a 3Q, and "usmausmauamausma" is a cadet, I do come from one of the most competitive districts. From the people I know who got accepted the last two years, 670+ has sufficed. I think using the word "preferably" next to a 760+ in math is a little strong and a bit discouraging. I started with a 410 in math, and if I heard I preferably should have a 760+, I would be extremely disheartened. I mean, it also comes down to other things, such as leadership, physicality, course rigor, and how well you do in those classes. Sounds to me like you're doing pretty good.

By all means, go for the 760+. In fact, you should go for a 1600. But please, please, please, do not be discouraged if you don't get to that. Try your best, study as hard as you can, and be sure you can say to yourself in the end, "I did everything I could."

Do well in your STEM college classes, seek areas to show leadership, stay fit, and spend a lot of time, like a ton, on the SAT. A 1100 is quite low, so you'll want to pick up that score by a good bit. It honestly just comes down to spending 2+ hours on weekdays and 3+ hours on weekends just sitting down in Starbucks and grinding some practice tests and problems. Look into Princeton Review SAT prep, they've some great books. And the Bluebook app has like 8 or so practice tests. You got this. Good luck!
 
gonavy124 said:
Hello everyone. Here are my stats for my application to West Point

Academics: 3.5 GPA. SAT: 1100
Class-wise: I am a sophomore in college. I have taken rigorous classes. Those include Intro to Exercise Science, criminal justice classes, psychology, and calculus.

In high school, I had a 2.4 GPA, so I have made improvements to my GPA over the past 2 years, with rigorous classes as well. Not a cake walk.

College extracurriculars:
Army ROTC. I attend PT 3 times per week. I attend my MS100 class twice a week, and I attend labs/superlabs on Thursdays or the weekends. This is a great leadership opportunity for me because I am gaining experience as a PL with my unit.

I am in my school's Unified Sports program. We play flag football and basketball mostly.

High school extracurriculars:
Captain of my basketball team (1 year) and lettered all 4 years as a varsity player.
Captain of my lacrosse team (1 year) and lettered two years as a varsity player.
I was in my High school's SALT Program (Student Athlete Leadership Training). This was only for captains of certain teams. It allowed me to advocate for my team and gain leadership experience.
I was a recruiter for my High School's Spanish club. I was in charge of creating social media posts and posters to advertise our club.
I worked at my local country club for two years. I was in charge of managing merchandise in our golf pro shop.

CFA (as a female):
Push-ups: 40
Pull-ups: 1
Shuttle run: 9.5
Sit-ups: 60
Basketball Throw: 50 ft
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You're a sophomore in college currently and active in ROTC. Curious why you would want to start over at USMA when you'll be a junior next year and close to commissioning already. If it was me I'd apply for side load ROTC scholarship if you're not already on scholarship and commission that way...much closer. The SAT score, lower GPA and less rigorous classes (assuming from your list. Excercise science and criminal justice does not equal chemistry, physics, advanced calculus, etc) will probably be an uphill battle but you never know if you don't apply.

My suggestion would be to take a hard look at where you are currently. Grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence. Going from a College junior in ROTC (assuming you don't hate your school/life there) to a plebe at USMA and starting over would be a path not too many would volunteer for. If that's truly your dream go for it! Just go in with eyes wide open that it's certainly not the most direct path to a commission. Good luck!
 
blacknight5478 said:
With all due respect, a 760+ in math? While ideal, that's quite a stretch. Yes, absolutely aim for the 760+ math; that would be absolutely incredible. And, if you don't get that 760+ in the end, I bet you'll have a pretty good math score since you aimed so high. But you absolutely do not have to have a 760+ to get into USMA.

I think a 650+ is "preferred." While I cannot speak from authority because I am only a 3Q, and "usmausmauamausma" is a cadet, I do come from one of the most competitive districts. From the people I know who got accepted the last two years, 670+ has sufficed. I think using the word "preferably" next to a 760+ in math is a little strong and a bit discouraging. I started with a 410 in math, and if I heard I preferably should have a 760+, I would be extremely disheartened. I mean, it also comes down to other things, such as leadership, physicality, course rigor, and how well you do in those classes. Sounds to me like you're doing pretty good.

By all means, go for the 760+. In fact, you should go for a 1600. But please, please, please, do not be discouraged if you don't get to that. Try your best, study as hard as you can, and be sure you can say to yourself in the end, "I did everything I could."

Do well in your STEM college classes, seek areas to show leadership, stay fit, and spend a lot of time, like a ton, on the SAT. A 1100 is quite low, so you'll want to pick up that score by a good bit. It honestly just comes down to spending 2+ hours on weekdays and 3+ hours on weekends just sitting down in Starbucks and grinding some practice tests and problems. Look into Princeton Review SAT prep, they've some great books. And the Bluebook app has like 8 or so practice tests. You got this. Good luck!
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760+ is definitely possible... Learn the desmos!! I went from 620 to a 770 in 6 months by learning the desmos. Definitely not needed for USMA though... that is on the higher side.
 
Georgia Hokie said:
You're a sophomore in college currently and active in ROTC. Curious why you would want to start over at USMA when you'll be a junior next year and close to commissioning already. If it was me I'd apply for side load ROTC scholarship if you're not already on scholarship and commission that way...much closer. The SAT score, lower GPA and less rigorous classes (assuming from your list. Excercise science and criminal justice does not equal chemistry, physics, advanced calculus, etc) will probably be an uphill battle but you never know if you don't apply.

My suggestion would be to take a hard look at where you are currently. Grass is not always greener on the other side of the fence. Going from a College junior in ROTC (assuming you don't hate your school/life there) to a plebe at USMA and starting over would be a path not too many would volunteer for. If that's truly your dream go for it! Just go in with eyes wide open that it's certainly not the most direct path to a commission. Good luck!
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When I was at A&M we had a guy from the unit downstairs who got an appointment to USAFA after our sophomore year. I still remember it-it was finals and we were playing Axis and Allies on the floor of someone's room and he comes in all happy, explaining about his appointment. While we were glad for him, we just all sat there confused-you are about to become a whitebelt (upperclassman) with a leadership position in your unit, and you are leaving to start all over to be a Doolie? I remember mumbling something about I liked being a fish but not enough to do it again in Colorado. But for him, it was his ultimate goal, probably more than becoming an officer. To each their own. Not my cup of tea, but if you like Chai, go for it.
 
Try to take an USMA-like curriculum: Chemistry and Physics. A computer science class.
Try to get your SAT scores to at least 600 for both sections--for at least 1200.

Also, you should think about what you are going to do next year--and why not apply for Army ROTC?
 
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