Regular Admission appointments 2025

Hello, by any chance, does anyone know when will appointments for international candidates be released ?
Thank you and good luck!
 
Does having both parents being veterans enlisted and a sister who went to the USAFA and a brother enlisted , help at all the decision process?
 
dadof6 said:
Does having both parents being veterans enlisted and a sister who went to the USAFA and a brother enlisted , help at all the decision process?
Click to expand...
Bringing it up during the interviewing can help in just showing your familiarity with the military environment, but the family affiliations with military does not give that applicant an explicit advantage. I'm a 2x combat vet (father) and SA grad. The mother is a SA grad, and the uncle is a SA grad as well. None of this will ensure admission.
 
dadof6 said:
Does having both parents being veterans enlisted and a sister who went to the USAFA and a brother enlisted , help at all the decision process?
Click to expand...
Admissions wants to be sure that they are choosing candidates that know what they are getting into and will stay until graduation and then continue to serve. With the limited number of spots at the academy, one of the biggest concerns is that a person will decide it is not for them and will quit after accepting an appointment. That is a lost opportunity to fill the class. So while it does not give you an advantage, certainly speaking to your knowledge (especially if you were a military child that moved) and understanding the culture and what is expected will help.
 
sanman said:
No it doesn’t help.
Click to expand...
I respectfully, disagree. We're friends with a director admissions of a service academy. His advice to our DD when applying to multiple Service academies was to highlight her understanding of the military culture and going in with wide eyes of what she is getting into. He specifically stated their biggest concern is for candidates to quit after accepting appointments. So while you certainly need to be a qualified candidate with grades, leadership, etc.... if you can also demonstrate your understanding of the military culture and how you would be a good fit for that type of lifestyle and have first hand experiences to give as examples, that would certainly be beneficial to your application package.
 
2025 hopeful said:
I respectfully, disagree. We're friends with a director admissions of a service academy. His advice to our DD when applying to multiple Service academies was to highlight her understanding of the military culture and going in with wide eyes of what she is getting into. He specifically stated their biggest concern is for candidates to quit after accepting appointments. So while you certainly need to be a qualified candidate with grades, leadership, etc.... if you can also demonstrate your understanding of the military culture and how you would be a good fit for that type of lifestyle and have first hand experiences to give as examples, that would certainly be beneficial to your application package.
Click to expand...
Sorry but I disagree. There is a world of difference between understanding military culture and experiencing military culture. Until you have actually experienced it then you don’t know if you are suited to it or not.
 
2025 hopeful said:
I respectfully, disagree. We're friends with a director admissions of a service academy. His advice to our DD when applying to multiple Service academies was to highlight her understanding of the military culture and going in with wide eyes of what she is getting into. He specifically stated their biggest concern is for candidates to quit after accepting appointments. So while you certainly need to be a qualified candidate with grades, leadership, etc.... if you can also demonstrate your understanding of the military culture and how you would be a good fit for that type of lifestyle and have first hand experiences to give as examples, that would certainly be beneficial to your application package.
Click to expand...
In comparing two identically qualified, candidates with some military affiliation/familiarity may give that candidate the edge, but it definitely takes a backseat to all merit based qualifications. I would note it during interviews and your knowledge may benefit you, but there is no explicit advantage to those applicants during the process.
 
nealindc said:
In comparing two identically qualified, candidates with some military affiliation/familiarity may give that candidate the edge, but it definitely takes a backseat to all merit based qualifications. I would note it during interviews and your knowledge may benefit you, but there is no explicit advantage to those applicants during the process.
Click to expand...

Totally agree, you need to have the qualifications and there is no explicit advantage! I'm just saying the director of admissions told us if you can highlight your first hand knowledge of being a military child, that will certainly help to ease their concerns that you will not quit. If you can highlight that fact that you are resilient, having moved every 2-3 years for your whole life and enjoy it, that's a plus. If you have had to adapt and learn how to work with a wide array of personalities in different locations and how to succeed with every moving challenge, that's a plus. If you enjoy the structured schedule, but are able to be flexible and adapt, that's a plus. If you have lived away for your family and not seen your parent for long periods of time and you were able to thrive, that shows you know some aspects of what the military requires. All of these skills are certainly ones that a military child has come to learn and now they are choosing that lifestyle for themselves, knowing more than others what they are getting themselves into. I certainly do agree that they need to be qualified candidates, but if you can demonstrate these skills in essays and interviews, they will chose someone with first hand experience of the lifestyle over someone else that is equally qualified. Just relaying what we were told.
 
2025 hopeful said:
Admissions wants to be sure that they are choosing candidates that know what they are getting into and will stay until graduation and then continue to serve. With the limited number of spots at the academy, one of the biggest concerns is that a person will decide it is not for them and will quit after accepting an appointment. That is a lost opportunity to fill the class. So while it does not give you an advantage, certainly speaking to your knowledge (especially if you were a military child that moved) and understanding the culture and what is expected will help.
Click to expand...
I totally get that... I haven't had an interview yet,,,so my question is how do I convey that I am a cadet that will stay…that I am all in. I 100% know what I am getting into, and fully embrace it, even with Covid precautions. Shoot, I'm totally willing to give up my phone, laptop, and xbox :). Ya, lets get up earlier and PT everyday. I'm ready to make the next 4 years 100% about fitness, studies and preparing for service. Weekends ? “ 'meh, who needs them?" Leave,? I’m happy to go without it if it means I can attend. I’m literally just praying for CGAS. At the moment I’d be happy with an interview.

The thing that really drives me nuts, is knowing there are cadets who will get in and then quit, or the ones getting appointments already but are somehow still on the fence. It makes me sick with jealously (I know they earned it) reading through the appointment list post seeing all those names with “UNDECIDED”. Come on already,,,, free up the space for someone who really wants to be there, for whom USCGA is the first and only choice. All these genius smart, super athletes with other options,,,yes, please go to WP, USNA, Stanford, MIT whatever…. :)
Ok, end of jealous rant.
 
2025 hopeful said:
Totally agree, you need to have the qualifications and there is no explicit advantage! I'm just saying the director of admissions told us if you can highlight your first hand knowledge of being a military child, that will certainly help to ease their concerns that you will not quit. If you can highlight that fact that you are resilient, having moved every 2-3 years for your whole life and enjoy it, that's a plus. If you have had to adapt and learn how to work with a wide array of personalities in different locations and how to succeed with every moving challenge, that's a plus. If you enjoy the structured schedule, but are able to be flexible and adapt, that's a plus. If you have lived away for your family and not seen your parent for long periods of time and you were able to thrive, that shows you know some aspects of what the military requires. All of these skills are certainly ones that a military child has come to learn and now they are choosing that lifestyle for themselves, knowing more than others what they are getting themselves into. I certainly do agree that they need to be qualified candidates, but if you can demonstrate these skills in essays and interviews, they will chose someone with first hand experience of the lifestyle over someone else that is equally qualified. Just relaying what we were told.
Click to expand...
I was asking because it seems like many candidates have had parents or relatives that have been in the military on the facts that show what student backgrounds are made up of.. So I thought maybe that played a factor since it is so high
 
It’s also the fabric of which you were made. It’s important to your formation. As @2025 hopeful pointed out, it’s HOW all of that helped mold you that will be what admissions will be keen on. If you have veteran parents, but aren’t able to show how that makes YOU a good fit, it wont add much...I had the same wondering when my youngest applied (although USNA, but same idea), having an older Mid already attending. No actual bonus points or anything, but my youngest did use a similar approach to above in presenting who he is in his essays and interviews. So indirectly, it does help, imo.

Additionally, it may add to his BGO’s evaluation of him. And also may impact his nominating sources. Perhaps an applicant would become a principal nom. Or receive multiple noms.
 
I wrote about my father's service very briefly in my essays but I didn't focus on him, most just how his service molded ME. It is an essay about yourself after all.

I was also weary to talk too much about my father being active duty in my interviews and essays out of fear that my interviewers would think my father was pushing me to apply.

I think it really does come down to how that information is presented in your application. Good luck! :)
 
dadof6 said:
I was asking because it seems like many candidates have had parents or relatives that have been in the military on the facts that show what student backgrounds are made up of.. So I thought maybe that played a factor since it is so high
Click to expand...
justdoit19 said:
It’s also the fabric of which you were made. It’s important to your formation. As @2025 hopeful pointed out, it’s HOW all of that helped mold you that will be what admissions will be keen on. If you have veteran parents, but aren’t able to show how that makes YOU a good fit, it wont add much...I had the same wondering when my youngest applied (although USNA, but same idea), having an older Mid already attending. No actual bonus points or anything, but my youngest did use a similar approach to above in presenting who he is in his essays and interviews. So indirectly, it does help, imo.

Additionally, it may add to his BGO’s evaluation of him. And also may impact his nominating sources. Perhaps an applicant would become a principal nom. Or receive multiple noms.
Click to expand...
Ahh, I think it helps in the way that justdoit19 highlighted as well. It helps to relate to the military and how it has had an impact on your live/personality. In addition, if a parent, sibling or uncle attended a service academy, then it may be on your radar when it comes around to searching for colleges. Many high school kids haven't heard of service academies, unless they live near one or have a relative that attended. I don't know, but my guess it there is a higher percentage of candidates that are applying that had a relative attend than not. Again, just a guess.
GeorgiaGus said:
I totally get that... I haven't had an interview yet,,,so my question is how do I convey that I am a cadet that will stay…that I am all in. I 100% know what I am getting into, and fully embrace it, even with Covid precautions. Shoot, I'm totally willing to give up my phone, laptop, and xbox :). Ya, lets get up earlier and PT everyday. I'm ready to make the next 4 years 100% about fitness, studies and preparing for service. Weekends ? “ 'meh, who needs them?" Leave,? I’m happy to go without it if it means I can attend. I’m literally just praying for CGAS. At the moment I’d be happy with an interview.

The thing that really drives me nuts, is knowing there are cadets who will get in and then quit, or the ones getting appointments already but are somehow still on the fence. It makes me sick with jealously (I know they earned it) reading through the appointment list post seeing all those names with “UNDECIDED”. Come on already,,,, free up the space for someone who really wants to be there, for whom USCGA is the first and only choice. All these genius smart, super athletes with other options,,,yes, please go to WP, USNA, Stanford, MIT whatever…. :)
Ok, end of jealous rant.
Click to expand...
Hang in there GeorgiaGus and focus on what you have control of at this point. Just being patient, exercising and working on plan B. The waiting for knowing if you are being accepted or not, is much like the waiting when it's PCS season trying to see where you'll be moving and what job you'll get. It's all practice for the future!
 
dadencale said:
I wrote about my father's service very briefly in my essays but I didn't focus on him, most just how his service molded ME. It is an essay about yourself after all.

I was also weary to talk too much about my father being active duty in my interviews and essays out of fear that my interviewers would think my father was pushing me to apply.

I think it really does come down to how that information is presented in your application. Good luck! :)
Click to expand...
Being a SA grad, there I did not observe much difference in the drop out rate between students with family in the military or not. True, SA's do whatever screening they can to screen for dedicated students, but I had classmates drop out who were from military families that were there trying to make their family proud or to carry on family tradition. Those are honorable reasons, but those candidates are just as likely to drop out as other candidates. I think the best takeaway is to just convey your complete enthusiasm and dedication to the mission, which it appears that you have done well. Good luck!
 
dadencale said:
I wrote about my father's service very briefly in my essays but I didn't focus on him, most just how his service molded ME. It is an essay about yourself after all.

I was also weary to talk too much about my father being active duty in my interviews and essays out of fear that my interviewers would think my father was pushing me to apply.

I think it really does come down to how that information is presented in your application. Good luck! :)
Click to expand...
My son also wrote about our family history of service and his desire to serve. He's been prepping for this for years (he declared he wanted to serve at age 8 to us).

We are grateful for all who are called to service.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top