TiberiusJunior
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"Yes, I am still here Staff Sergeant" -Anthony Swofford, Jarhead
I'll be the first to admit that I made a lot of mistakes in my USMA application process. I never really trained for the CFA, never applied for SLE, gave up too early and only barely submitted my application before it would have been rescinded. However, I am technically still in the game.
Part of the reason for my lethargy is that I didn't actually receive notice of nomination until January 30th from Charles Schumer, having failed Louise Slaughter's and Kirsten Gillibrand's processes for nomination (Gillibrand never even formally denied me; I had to call her office weeks after the fact). In retrospect, I should have been completely finished with my application in August/September, before I even touched a nomination packet, but obviously that did not happen.
I was interviewed by two regional staffers in mid-January after receiving a call asking me if I had gotten a nomination yet and if I was still interested. I had given up in November after Slaughter's rejection, considering how unlikely my chances were if I couldn't even get that far. I was totally floored that I actually managed to snag a nomination, from a Senator no less! I spent the next few weeks finishing up my application and barely managed to squeeze in the documentation before the 28th, thus allowing my application to stay open.
As of now, I am scheduled for a remedial examination from DoDMERB (they were nonoperational for a few days which slowed down the process) which will almost certainly go well, being only a resting ECG to confirm that I am in fact cleared of an arrhythmia that is explicitly non-disqualifying in the 6130.03, given that I had the requisite procedure to fix it, which I did. I got my academic and physically qualified letter on March 9th, something that similarly floored me, considering I preformed below average on all events in the CFA, sans an exactly average performance in the sprints and an above-average performance in the mile. Looking at the 2020 data, I am amazed that I have made it to the point where 53% of male candidates receive an appointment. Based on that parameter, my hopes are up, but I fear that every error I've made will be noted and flagged by USMA.
I believe that I am above average academically, scoring 35 Science, 35 English, 34 Reading, and 30 Math on the ACT as well as in the 93rd percentile for writing. My school does not rank. My 1-6th semester average was a 3.72 UW with all AP and honors classes, sans core curriculum math and a handful of electives. My 7th semester was not comparable to my other semesters, but I am still taking 4 AP classes and an honors science course, averaging out at about a 3.52. I have all the requisite brownie points, seeing as how I am/was an Eagle Scout/Senior Patrol Leader, Boys' State delegate, two year/two sport varsity letter winner and one year/two varsity sport captain, NHS member, brown belt in martial arts and newspaper writer, among other things.
Provided I have my DoDMERB completed by April 15th, what chance do I stand against the rest of the applicant pool, and is it a good sign that I have not been outright denied by this point? I have already prepared myself to get that TWE and never make the same mistakes again. In any case, I am a 4-year ROTC scholarship winner, so I'm destined for the butter bar regardless of what USMA says (also, should I tell USMA that I got that scholarship?)
I'll be the first to admit that I made a lot of mistakes in my USMA application process. I never really trained for the CFA, never applied for SLE, gave up too early and only barely submitted my application before it would have been rescinded. However, I am technically still in the game.
Part of the reason for my lethargy is that I didn't actually receive notice of nomination until January 30th from Charles Schumer, having failed Louise Slaughter's and Kirsten Gillibrand's processes for nomination (Gillibrand never even formally denied me; I had to call her office weeks after the fact). In retrospect, I should have been completely finished with my application in August/September, before I even touched a nomination packet, but obviously that did not happen.
I was interviewed by two regional staffers in mid-January after receiving a call asking me if I had gotten a nomination yet and if I was still interested. I had given up in November after Slaughter's rejection, considering how unlikely my chances were if I couldn't even get that far. I was totally floored that I actually managed to snag a nomination, from a Senator no less! I spent the next few weeks finishing up my application and barely managed to squeeze in the documentation before the 28th, thus allowing my application to stay open.
As of now, I am scheduled for a remedial examination from DoDMERB (they were nonoperational for a few days which slowed down the process) which will almost certainly go well, being only a resting ECG to confirm that I am in fact cleared of an arrhythmia that is explicitly non-disqualifying in the 6130.03, given that I had the requisite procedure to fix it, which I did. I got my academic and physically qualified letter on March 9th, something that similarly floored me, considering I preformed below average on all events in the CFA, sans an exactly average performance in the sprints and an above-average performance in the mile. Looking at the 2020 data, I am amazed that I have made it to the point where 53% of male candidates receive an appointment. Based on that parameter, my hopes are up, but I fear that every error I've made will be noted and flagged by USMA.
I believe that I am above average academically, scoring 35 Science, 35 English, 34 Reading, and 30 Math on the ACT as well as in the 93rd percentile for writing. My school does not rank. My 1-6th semester average was a 3.72 UW with all AP and honors classes, sans core curriculum math and a handful of electives. My 7th semester was not comparable to my other semesters, but I am still taking 4 AP classes and an honors science course, averaging out at about a 3.52. I have all the requisite brownie points, seeing as how I am/was an Eagle Scout/Senior Patrol Leader, Boys' State delegate, two year/two sport varsity letter winner and one year/two varsity sport captain, NHS member, brown belt in martial arts and newspaper writer, among other things.
Provided I have my DoDMERB completed by April 15th, what chance do I stand against the rest of the applicant pool, and is it a good sign that I have not been outright denied by this point? I have already prepared myself to get that TWE and never make the same mistakes again. In any case, I am a 4-year ROTC scholarship winner, so I'm destined for the butter bar regardless of what USMA says (also, should I tell USMA that I got that scholarship?)
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