Okay, this is were i stand. I'm pretty much set up to be a "competitive" candidate for applying to USMA.
-split-op with the army reserves
-scouts, eagle project,
-NHS society, student gov, grades
etc etc (don't really want to toot my own horn or whatever)
Okay, here is my problem. I screwed up pretty big on precalc honors the first school quater, with a 77. It was a combination of a lot of stuff on my part, so i'm not blaming it on anyone, and i'm bringing it up to a A or B+ at least this quater.But also, my PSAT scores came in, and i got a 71 on critical reading, 55 on math, 73 on reading (all out of 80).
So, what i'm getting at is math has never been my strong point, and the quater grade and then the crappy PSAT score (a 550 theoretically on the SAT) currently present a bad mathematics image to the admissions people. its not like a 77 is the trend (a's/b's in past math class in high school), but even still, i'm a junior, and this is the year they look at the most.
So, when should i apply to SLS. Should i apply now as it's rolling admissions, or wait till january or the end of 2nd quater at the end of january, so they will recieve my new/higher math grade for precalc on my transcprit/report card, and they will observe an upward trend.
I know they'll find out about the crappy grade either way, but will applying after the new grade comes out ease their worries/"dislike" about the 77 when considering my SLS application, or should i just go for it and apply now.
advice please, thanks
-split-op with the army reserves
-scouts, eagle project,
-NHS society, student gov, grades
etc etc (don't really want to toot my own horn or whatever)
Okay, here is my problem. I screwed up pretty big on precalc honors the first school quater, with a 77. It was a combination of a lot of stuff on my part, so i'm not blaming it on anyone, and i'm bringing it up to a A or B+ at least this quater.But also, my PSAT scores came in, and i got a 71 on critical reading, 55 on math, 73 on reading (all out of 80).
So, what i'm getting at is math has never been my strong point, and the quater grade and then the crappy PSAT score (a 550 theoretically on the SAT) currently present a bad mathematics image to the admissions people. its not like a 77 is the trend (a's/b's in past math class in high school), but even still, i'm a junior, and this is the year they look at the most.
So, when should i apply to SLS. Should i apply now as it's rolling admissions, or wait till january or the end of 2nd quater at the end of january, so they will recieve my new/higher math grade for precalc on my transcprit/report card, and they will observe an upward trend.
I know they'll find out about the crappy grade either way, but will applying after the new grade comes out ease their worries/"dislike" about the 77 when considering my SLS application, or should i just go for it and apply now.
advice please, thanks