Armyforthewin
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Hello,
I am applying for admission to West Point and have completed everything. I just got my DoDMERB back, and I have a few remedial codes that need to be worked out. I was wondering if anyone would have any suggestions on how I can accomplish this. I received the codes because when I was younger I was placed on ADD meds and then during my sophomore year of high school went off the meds as directed by my doctor. This was at West points mandatory two years off mark. Once I went off the meds, my grades immediately increased as well as my participation in activities. It was apparent that the meds were holding me back instead of helping. The second code was for a concussion I received while playing basketball last year. The concussion was a medium degree concussion, but I sadly had to sit out of sports for close to 3 months. The doctors after re-assessing figured out that it wasn't healing as fast because my glasses prescription was incorrect. After fixing that, my concussion got better, and I was able to return fully to sports. I am now the captain of Basketball and Lacrosse something that would not have been permitted if I was concussed. My primary question and concern are what I can do to make these codes clear and could these be a detrimental factor on my application as a whole? Also any suggestions for making the process move faster? Any advice is gladly accepted.
Thank you!
I am applying for admission to West Point and have completed everything. I just got my DoDMERB back, and I have a few remedial codes that need to be worked out. I was wondering if anyone would have any suggestions on how I can accomplish this. I received the codes because when I was younger I was placed on ADD meds and then during my sophomore year of high school went off the meds as directed by my doctor. This was at West points mandatory two years off mark. Once I went off the meds, my grades immediately increased as well as my participation in activities. It was apparent that the meds were holding me back instead of helping. The second code was for a concussion I received while playing basketball last year. The concussion was a medium degree concussion, but I sadly had to sit out of sports for close to 3 months. The doctors after re-assessing figured out that it wasn't healing as fast because my glasses prescription was incorrect. After fixing that, my concussion got better, and I was able to return fully to sports. I am now the captain of Basketball and Lacrosse something that would not have been permitted if I was concussed. My primary question and concern are what I can do to make these codes clear and could these be a detrimental factor on my application as a whole? Also any suggestions for making the process move faster? Any advice is gladly accepted.
Thank you!