Hello, I am a current high school junior looking to attend USNA in the class of 2030. I am looking for advice on what I can do to improve my application, as with the NASS application opening I have felt very unprepared.
Academically I have taken the highest level of courses my school offers, all honors and AP classes. I had finished all of them with some kind of A, except last spring when I missed school and hit a rough stretch, finishing with 3 B+(US history, Chinese 4, and Pre-Calc). This year I have improved significantly, however, my BC calculus grade may also finish as a high B. Next year I plan to take AP Chinese and either Multivariable Calc(At a nearby state or private university/college), or AP Statistics. I participate in the Massachusetts Innovation Career Pathways, and through this have attended STEM conferences/events and am on track to secure an internship at a local manufacturing/design company. I took the SAT in October and scored 1490, without taking the PSAT. I am taking it in March, studying this time, aiming for mid 1500s. I have participated in three Varsity sports, starting all of them in highschool, and am a two-year football team captain.
While I feel more confident about the above, my extracurriculars feel very lacking right now. I am president of an Asian American association at my school, work on a tobacco farm in the summer, and tutor math. I am planning to add Club Rowing, lifeguarding(heard from a midshipman this was good), Boys State, the above-mentioned internship, as well as more extracurricular Chinese. Any suggestions would be very much appreciated, as seeing other's applications here has me feeling a bit lacking and I would love to improve!
I don't know how relevant or helpful this is, but I am a first-generation Asian American, and the last time any of my relatives served was world war two.
Thank you for your time!
Academically I have taken the highest level of courses my school offers, all honors and AP classes. I had finished all of them with some kind of A, except last spring when I missed school and hit a rough stretch, finishing with 3 B+(US history, Chinese 4, and Pre-Calc). This year I have improved significantly, however, my BC calculus grade may also finish as a high B. Next year I plan to take AP Chinese and either Multivariable Calc(At a nearby state or private university/college), or AP Statistics. I participate in the Massachusetts Innovation Career Pathways, and through this have attended STEM conferences/events and am on track to secure an internship at a local manufacturing/design company. I took the SAT in October and scored 1490, without taking the PSAT. I am taking it in March, studying this time, aiming for mid 1500s. I have participated in three Varsity sports, starting all of them in highschool, and am a two-year football team captain.
While I feel more confident about the above, my extracurriculars feel very lacking right now. I am president of an Asian American association at my school, work on a tobacco farm in the summer, and tutor math. I am planning to add Club Rowing, lifeguarding(heard from a midshipman this was good), Boys State, the above-mentioned internship, as well as more extracurricular Chinese. Any suggestions would be very much appreciated, as seeing other's applications here has me feeling a bit lacking and I would love to improve!
I don't know how relevant or helpful this is, but I am a first-generation Asian American, and the last time any of my relatives served was world war two.
Thank you for your time!
