This is the same question that we had and depends on the candidate. My DS has been accepted to many colleges with scholarships and we visited many but his desire is go to a service academy. We did visit MMI and spoke with the head of the school who provided info. In our case we were told our son was on the bubble because his SAT score was a little low but our son one took the exam once but could be a contender for a prep school placement or foundation scholarship. His grades are good while taking A/P classes, he's a varsity captain, volunteering. He would be a good candidate for a prep school to increase his SAT score which is currently 1300. We were told a 1350 is a good place to be but obviously higher is better. They have the resources in place to help him achieve his goal. However, if his grades or SAT were lower the traditional college route would be better. Some prep schools you do not earn college credit and it's only for prep. In the case of MMI they award college credits. We spoke with our local university and should DS not get into an academy the credits for English, Calculus, Chemistry, etc would transfer which is great. We were told all foundation students except one would receive an appointment. One is being separated due to grades. They currently have 50 self prepsters and expect about 40 to get appointments this year.i would like to hear opinions on the prep schools. Are they of value to academically prepared candidates, or is college/AFROTC a better route?
This is the same question that we had and depends on the candidate. My DS has been accepted to many colleges with scholarships and we visited many but his desire is go to a service academy. We did visit MMI and spoke with the head of the school who provided info. In our case we were told our son was on the bubble because his SAT score was a little low but our son one took the exam once but could be a contender for a prep school placement or foundation scholarship. His grades are good while taking A/P classes, he's a varsity captain, volunteering. He would be a good candidate for a prep school to increase his SAT score which is currently 1300. We were told a 1350 is a good place to be but obviously higher is better. They have the resources in place to help him achieve his goal. However, if his grades or SAT were lower the traditional college route would be better. Some prep schools you do not earn college credit and it's only for prep. In the case of MMI they award college credits. We spoke with our local university and should DS not get into an academy the credits for English, Calculus, Chemistry, etc would transfer which is great. We were told all foundation students except one would receive an appointment. One is being separated due to grades. They currently have 50 self prepsters and expect about 40 to get appointments this year.
I got a 1330 sat and had a 3.61 gpa. So, I'm assuming what they want is for me to show that I can improve or at least maintain my sat score ;but also show motivation because my GPA was so low. I've gone with MMI because I've just been hearing that their program is really good at preparing students.
I should have been way more specific. My question is about which deficiencies the prep schools address. Do they have anything to offer for a candidate who is highly qualified academically, but has a resume gap elsewhere? Specially, for example, the lack of the sports leadership piece?