SS and SLE

It happens, certainly, though I’m not sure I’d call it “common.” Not only is it hard to get into one, much less two or three, it can be cost-prohibitive to attend more than one.

There are also cases of candidates going back-to-back-to-back to all three DOD SA summer programs. But, of course, that’s even less common.

If you can pull it off, more power to you. Otherwise, no harm, no foul. The programs are great, but they don’t result in points added to your WCS/WPS for admissions purposes.
 
I have had several students that attend multiple summer seminars, back-to-back. It is great news -- congratulations! You will be taking a CFA at both so I hope you are preparing now. You can use the best score at any of the SAs - USAFA, USMA, USNA and USMMA. (Of course, not USCGA). Have a great time at both!
 
Last summer, my DD attended SLE and then NASS, back to back. Because SLE ended the day before NASS began, it was a little crazy logistically. We are from the west coast, and she couldn't rent a car, so I flew out, rented a car, and drove her from WP to Annapolis where we stayed the night before I dropped her off at USNA and then flew home. It was a bit "extra," but I wanted to make sure DD knew the differences in the two Academies, especially since we are not a military family and don't know a lot of people who are in this particular subculture.

For DD, who likes being outdoors and in the woods and "rolling in the mud," that experience helped so much that she dropped her USNA application. She decided Army: either West Point, and if not West Point, then civilian college with Army ROTC. As an aside, that also helped narrow down civilian college choices as some on her list did not have ROTC or only had Air Force ROTC.

So if you have the opportunity, I'd say go for it!
 
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