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Your feet are usually anchored by the administrator. The more secure the foot are anchored, the less effort the situps will be. The other option is if you can find a bleacher or hooks to put your feet under, but this is less common to find.

Yes, Raiders counts as a sport! Non-school competitive sports such as martial arts count too.

Lifeguard is usually not a manager or supervisor role; it's more of an individual contributor role. But don't get discouraged; there are usually more leadership roles through school clubs, sports, or community organizations than there is for work in the high school years.

For college students, it's essentially the same process. A few differences are as follows: they will ask for your college transcripts; you can also ask your college professors for a recommendation, as well as your ROTC commander if you are in ROTC; most likely you won't receive a LOA in the fall because your first semester college transcripts won't be finalized until much later, so you're notification window will most likely be in the spring (Mar/Apr). You still need to apply for a nomination, do the CFA, pass DODMERB, etc.

Does it matter which branch of ROTC I come from? And do you recommend I join a sports team at my university?

We are referring to your Congressional district. You can find out your Congressional district by going here: www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative

If the Army JROTC unit was an honor unit with distinction, then yes, you could. If not, then no, you could only get a JROTC nom to West Point.

If you fail the CFA, most likely they will notify you and give you a deadline to submit a new score. If you submit a passing score before the deadline, then you would be qualified. Most Academies require the CFA to be submitted before Jan 31. If you fail the CFA and its still many months ahead of the deadline, then they usually give you a deadline of 30-90 days to submit a new score.

@@academyendeavors sounds good, thanks

Its certainly not too late to apply. The applications don't open until the summer of your rising Senior year.

Taking both tests (or working with a professional tutor who will give you a diagnostic) is the only way to know for sure which test you're better at. Either take both, or get a tutor who can guide you to the best test for you. Here's a good infographic on the differences between the tests: collegeprep.uworld.com/act-vs-sat/

Yes, Federal Title 10 regulations allow the Delegate in Congress from American Samoa to grant Congressional nominations to Service Academies.

Solid score! You should take it again if you feel like any of the scores weren't the max you're capable of, as USNA likes to see improvement and will allow multiple attempts. If you finish taking it and didn't improve, you can tell your administrator afterward to hold off on submitting until you take it again.

Yes, there will be a dropdown menu under "Activities" that allows you to choose between "JROTC Member", "JROTC Officer" and "JROTC Senior Leadership". You will also be able to select the years (9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th) that you participated at that activity.

Yes, Drill Team is included in the extracurricular dropdown menu of the USAFA application's athletic activities section.

A GPA alone is not enough information to assess competitiveness. The transcript has 4 critical components beyond merely GPA. 1) your performance compared to your peers (class rank), 2) the competitiveness of your high school, 3) the difficulty of your classes (AP/Hon/IB/DE), and 4) your performance in specific classes (Calc, PreCalc, Chem, Phys, Bio).

For homeschool families, the most likely option is to take what is available to you: spanish, french, etc. Those foreign languages still meet the requirement, even if they aren't considered "strategic" by the DoD.

The congressional district system isn't perfectly equitable, and there are some districts much more competitive than others. Moving to a different district isn't sometimes feasible for many families and includes a considerable amount of risk (some have other kids, or, what if your child's college preferences change after moving?). However, Title 10 federal law mandates that an Academy must offer at least one appointment per eligible district. In 2022-2023 for USNA, for example, all but 5 districts in the US had a qualified applicant. (Source: Institutional Effectiveness Assessment Report, USNA). It's not straightforward which districts those are and they can vary from year to year.

Are refrences from 2 congressmen, a senator, potentially Tim Scott, a retired Lt. Col, and a retired Master Sergeant enough? I'm genuinely curious

In the Athletics section of the application, they do have a dropdown for "Drill Team" so you would get credit for Drill Team as an athletic. However, we would encourage you to consider doing more than just drill team to become more competitive.

Well done!!!!

Wow! How long did it take to drop that time?

@@NaveenSingh-sv6zr way to long. Like 4-5 months for me

Congrats to your son!!!!

Great work on earning those awards!! We do offer an Underclassman package where you will receive a 360 Assessment to evaluate your competitiveness compared to the typical admit, and a personalized gameplan to maximize your chances of acceptance. You can learn more about our Underclassman package at academyendeavors.com/underclassman-package/. Click the Apply Now button to schedule a FREE 1-on-1 consultation with our CEO if you're interested in discussing in more detail!

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Great progress💪

@@academyendeavors are the fitness assessments different in each academy because I’m still not sure if I want to try for army or Air Force yet

Competitive varsity sports and club sports count. Hobbies do not.

Homeschool is only a hindrance if it gets in the way of leadership roles and extracurricular involvement. But it doesn't have to be. We have had several homeschool clients do very well!

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Straight from the NASS information packet: "Parents who accompany their student on check-in day have the opportunity to meet admissions staff and attend an informational Q&A session."

The largest percentage of attrition is actually voluntary; that is, they voluntarily leave because they've chosen its not for them anymore. Some involuntarily attrit due to conduct or honor violations. And the smallest percentage is due to academics. Instructors at the Academies have more hands-on teaching focus (and less research focus) than a typical university, and therefore, if you want to succeed academically, you have all the resources necessary to do so.

@@academyendeavors thanks a bunch for your response.

You will most likely submit your SAT/ACT scores during the year that you apply. You can also opt to automatically send your scores to specific universities for free: satsuite.collegeboard.org/help-center/there-fee-sending-scores

Its not too late! You can apply up until you are 23. Here's the federal law: "you must be at least 17 years of age and must not have passed your 23rd birthday on July 1 of the year in which you enter the Academy." uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section7446&num=0&edition=prelim

Absolutely! Our email address is support@academyendeavors.com

Two thoughts here: 1) are you a US citizen applying from overseas? If so, yes, you still have a shot, and you'll most likely apply to the congressional district where you are domiciled. 2) if you are a non-US citizen, then won't apply through the traditional route; instead, you will apply through the ministry of defense at your home country. See the following: www.academyadmissions.com/prepare/international/#:~:text=International%20students%20cannot%20apply%20directly,in%20the%20home%20country's%20military.

Great question, and it significantly depends on the district you reside in, what school you go to and how quickly you can get onto varsity and obtain leadership roles on campus. Regardless, even if you don't succeed, it won't be a waste, because doing so will boost your competitiveness for other colleges and ROTC as well!

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You can obtain a link to schedule a free consultation with Academy Endeavors via academyendeavors.com/apply-now/

The 3 optional recommendations are also in an online format. Once you put in the recommender's email address into the USNA official application, it will automatically send them an email to complete the evaluation.

I heard the same on another channel. It will be in affect for applicants entering in the fall of 2025.

@@aliciaf.d.5671 BUT the number of beds remains the same. So, I'm not sure how useful the increased nominations are.

@@drticktock4011 consider that they may want to have a larger pool of qualified applicants in case some of the top choices are medically disqualified, or have to go to prep school.

@@drticktock4011 Final acceptance rates will remain the same, but the first weeding-out process by nomination will be more generous and the nomination application is finished much earlier than academy applications. Thus, more applicants will be reviewed by each academy based upon their standards.

Absolutely there's still a chance of getting accepted to the Academy. Sometimes there’s little correlation between those admitted at summer seminar and the official applications. They use it as a recruiting tool so they’re targeting a slightly different applicant pool than the typical class. We've had clients get turned down over the summer and still get accepted in the fall. Keep going!

The minimum age requirement for Academies are that you must be at least 17 by July 1st on the year you enter the Academy. So your daughter might be too young, and might need to apply the following year. www.academyadmissions.com/requirements/#:~:text=Be%20at%20least%2017%20but,Be%20of%20good%20moral%20character. uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section7446&num=0&edition=prelim

The minimum age requirement for Academies are that you must be at least 17 by July 1st on the year you enter the Academy. So your daughter might be too young, and might need to apply the following year. uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section7446&num=0&edition=prelim

Great question. Two points here. First, Your guidance counselor should submit your transcript and school profile to the Academies when you apply, and within those documents, it should be clear what is offered at your school so the Academies can determine if you are challenging yourself. We recommend talking with your guidance counselor about that before applying. Second, recommend looking into Dual Enrollment (DE) options at your local community college or online colleges. Academies view DE credits similarly to AP or Honors.