lana5candidate
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What do you think got you accepted for an appointment over the competition?
Pretty sure it was a clerical error that got me in
In looking at my history I can honestly only put my acceptance in one of three categories
1. Clerical error
2. Determination
3. Luck
My HS GPA was 2.8, My SAT was less than 1100, I got D's in science classes my HS Senior year. I was denied my first application and ghosted my second. I went to community college for two years and had no real documented grades to show for it.
When I applied the third time, the Dir. of Admissions called me and asked me "we're looking at your record and we are wondering. What exactly have you been doing for the last two years?" ... totally true story and I can remember the moment like it was yesterday.
There probably was some luck involved in terms of who I was up against that year and some bonus points for determination.
In the end, after a less than stellar scholastic effort I managed to eventually graduate (6-year plan) and unlike many of my classmates I still work in the maritime industry, 20+ years later.
Wow that's quite a story. It sure is an inspiration. I have a feeling I'm lower on the NWL, and am most likely going for another go-around next year.
I gotta ask: what was your response to Admissions question?
Pretty sure it was a clerical error that got me in
Like Mr2020 said, things are very different today. I am fairly certain that today I would not even have gotten the courtesy of that phone call. Today I am fairly certain I would neither get admitted, nor graduate.Wow that's quite a story. It sure is an inspiration. I have a feeling I'm lower on the NWL, and am most likely going for another go-around next year.
I gotta ask: what was your response to Admissions question?
Kings Point must have had the A team working in admissions when I applied and didn't get accepted... but at the end of a 34 year career at sea as a licensed deck officer I can say that rejection didn't stand in the way of where I wanted to go..I feel that it may have been the same for me, although I didn't have to try as many times as you. I got lucky on the first go 'round, but I was a very early alternate. . .