Do you think i have a chance at getting into USMA or USNA? I have around a 3.4 gpa but i am a civil air patrol NCO, red cross member, volunteer firefighter and emt, S&R drone pilot, and i wrestle and play lacrosse and i am a Varsity football head manager. I understand that sat/act scores can somewhat compensate for a low gpa but my main issue is math as those are the classes i struggle with the most. (i usually maintain less than an 85 average) Assuming i still have around the same gpa when i graduate, would i even have any shot at making it?

I go to fairly one of the best public schools in america but the courses are tough and I have mostly Bs and some A-s from freshman yr last yr. Theres a school nearby which would allow me to take as many APs and honors as I want as long as I pass the placement tests and has JROTC the only problem being that it's a bad school with a ranking nationally around 1,000ths. Is it worth moving?? My courses this yr r so bad :(

Currently a junior in high school, 3.65 gpa (school has a tough grading scale, and I struggled in my freshman year to keep up with school due to family), 1500 psat, unsure on my ACT. I am taking 3 dual credit classes right now (unsure if that is common outside of south dakota), and I am a varsity athlete in cross country and track, member of NHS, actor in all our school plays, and a drum major in my school band. Planning to enlist in the SD national guard as soon as I turn 17. Do I have a chance?

i’m going to the inspire program tomorrow! i’m super excited and i can’t wait to meet some of yall!!

Hi everyone, this might seem like a crazy question but would it be possible for a cadet who has never ridden a horse in their life to join the E-team?

I need help finding this one pdf that u remember seeing but can’t find now it was talking about the average incoming class % varsity letters boycotts and stuff like that

I'm a Sophomore in high school for context. I have been doing very good earlier in school and got into rather high level classes (Im currently doing Pre Calc, English Comp 2, Macroeconomics) but im also doing pretty poorly at some of them. I withdrew from pre calculus and the rest of my grades after doing that are A's and one B in Macroeconomics. I swim outside of school and have swam for practically my whole life, though it is not varsity. I think Im going to be in the top 10% for the SAT based off PSAT, and will also complete the ACT. Any guidance to give and what type of classes appeal to West Point? Feel free to ask for additional context. Thanks.

My weighted gpa from last year is 3.44 out of 4.33 and I'm aiming to get a perfect grade for this year. I want to take the SSAT and just maybe I'll get into a good private school, but will it help me in any way?

I'm terrified as I don't feel like I've done enough and i just want some sort of certainty that I'm doing something right.

Hey y’all! I was wondering if anyone here had experience with doing the split training option for the national guard while applying for the academies. I think it would give me a decent amount of experience and gas money while still in high school, while also increasing my odds at the academy. Any advice?

I have a 4.0 gpa and I’m around top 20% of my grade.by the end of senior year I’ll have taken 3 ap classes and 2 college classes. The problem is I feel as tho my Ecs are lacking

3 years varsity tennis 2 years of mock trial,key club Selected for dollars for scholars(which is like organizing fund raisers) and is my only real leadership experience “Planning “on being in Nhs “Planning” on getting a job I’ve thought of joining Boy Scouts but I do not know how much 1/2 years of it would really affect my chances

If anyone has advice it would be greatly appreciated, I’m willing to do anything that could help .

Just submitted finished my West Point applications then received notice that I am medically disqualified due to shin splints. However, the issue concerning them has gone away (made feet fall asleep) and my shins have felt fine. I just reached out to my FFR but does anyone have insight on the waiver process/know if it’s easier to get one for shin splints?

I think I am a competitive applicant (97.78 GPA and 32 ACT) if that helps. West Point is my top choice and dream and I think I’m also disqualified from ROTC so I’m kinda lost right now.

I created our school powerlifting club and Im seeing a lot of discussion about the importance of a sport, is powerlifting considered a good enough sport for west point, or any military academy? I’m a junior with no prior athletic experience besides powerlifting club, in which was started this year.

I’ll hop on this trend as I’m nearing completion of my application. Senior in HS.

I have a 3.95 UW GPA, 4.15 W, with a 1360 SAT score. I’ve taken several AP Courses, including Calc BC and Physics. I know they don’t translate into credit at West Point though. 5 on AP Lang Test, 3s on Micro/Gov.

I’ve gotten all the letters of recommendation I need for West Point, and am scheduling interviews with Senators for a congressional nomination. Letters for those from my boss, AP teachers, and the school principal.

I’m currently a manager at a local restaurant, a blood donor, and volunteer outside of school. I’ve done FIRST Robotics for seven years, this year I’ll be a team captain/lead. I’ve also mentored younger teams for three years, and was a martial arts instructor.

I haven’t completed my CFA yet, but I run in my free time and have been hitting the gym to train for it. I was also just invited to interview with the FFR on behalf of the regional commander.

Would be a dream to get into West Point. Do I have solid odds?

Edit: also have been DoDMerB cleared

I might be cooked, chances of admission?

I’ve been seeing a lot of people posting their stats on here and I am really contemplating on withdrawing my application because of the extremely tough competition with my stats but here to ask about my chances anyways.

Senior in High school; African-American/Filipino Female

GPA: 3.4 UW/5.07 W (5-6 AP/8-9Honors Classes, est.)

SAT: 1240; 659 RW, 590 Math

ECs: Varsity Basketball, Flag football, Rugby (earned player of the week), National Honor Society, Student Government/Class Cabinet member; AFJROTC (Officer, Kitty Hawk Air Society member, Squadron Commander), Model UN, Mock Trial, Black Student Union, Filipino Cultural Club, Digital Marketing Club Officer; 150+ hours of community service for VFW posts, Veterans in nursing homes, VA events;

CFA scores: BBall throw=56, Pull Ups=2, 10.01 Shuttle run, 52 situps, 50 pushups, 7:39 mile run

Interview overview with FFR: Overall, I think it went very well. We got along great and I explained my deep desire to go to West Point to serve my country and to continue the long legacy of my family’s service in the military dating back to the Civil War, how my great grandfather was a Montford Marine, how my family has had someone serve in almost every major conflict America has been involved in since the Civil War.

Side note: I have had a spinal fusion 4 years ago due to scoliosis and was given albuterol about 2 year ago because of a freak breathing incident, but I am on speaking terms with the women’s rugby coach right now.

I'm currently a senior (so I am late), I only just realized I wanted to do West Point and serve as an officer about a week ago. For years now I've wanted to join the army but as enlisted. Now I've changed my mind last minute lol.

So far, I've started on applications for nominations from my congressmen. In addition to that, I've scheduled meetings with them just to build relationships with them before the due date.
I am done with the West Point application, just waiting on my SAT/ACT scores to come. Speaking of which, I have signed up for the ACT and am taking that in less than a month. I have never taken it before though, so I am worried about my scores since I am not very good with math. Therefore, I'm taking the month I have to study very hard for the ACT to boost my score as much as possible.

I am doing Running Start, so I attend both high school and college. I take JROTC at high school and I have a 4.0 GPA. At my college, I have a 3.0 GPA, although I plan to meet with my advisor to come up with a plan to raise that as high as possible before the West Point application deadline. I admit that my GPA isn't very competitive, but that is because before I realized that I wanted to be an officer, I didn't take my studies super seriously. If I had been going 100%, I would definitely have a 4.0 GPA or close to. Now I'm going 100% but I am time limited.

I will also be getting a nomination from my JROTC instructor and will be calling my field rep with my senior instructor in a couple days just to chat with the field rep. I also will have both my instructors helping and advising me.

For athletics, I am not in any sports, but I am the team captain of our unit's PT/Raider team. For the CFA, I am working my hardest to have exceptional scores by the time I have to take it so that I can balance out my less-than-desirable academics (which I am confident that I can do as I am already fairly fit).

The current plan is to wait for my congressmen to get back to me so that I can meet with them and talk to build a relationship while I wait to get my ACT score so that I am able to send out the nomination applications and finalize the West Point application. While waiting for the test, I'll study very hard to improve my odds. Between now and February (WP deadline), I'll focus on improving my college GPA as much as I can, and ensuring I ace the CFA.

For leadership, I mentioned this, but I am in JROTC. I am a team captain (as mentioned) and built my way up to a company commander after first being a squad leader and first sergeant. There is a decent chance that I will be promoted to battalion executive officer very soon here as well. I have over 100 hours of volunteer service hours and have consistently been our unit's hardest charger (instructor's words). Even a bunch of cadets want to write letters of endorsement for me lol.

This is small, but I have been told to consider this: I didn't come from a very good family and am Hispanic. I hate sob stories but would mentioning those points in my essays help me?

Overall, I want to attend West Point to serve as an officer to be a leader and prove that you don't need to come from a good family or anything to succeed as long as you work hard and dedicate yourself, even if you're the underdog. What are y'all's thoughts on my chances of attending? What can I do to improve my candidacy? Thank you very much.

I am a sophomore in high school who decided to try to commission during freshman year and I am very determined to get an appointment to either USAFA, USNA, or USMA.

Currently, I have a 3.8 unweighted GPA and taking 2 AP’s

Projected to be flight sergeant in my Civil Air Patrol squadron

Hopefully Drum Major in my schools band.

President of Military Leaders Club at school.

I hope to max out my CFA and I aim to start doing mock CFA’s to better prepare myself for the physical aspect of my application. Hopefully my score of the CFA will show that the academies that I am fit even if I am not in a sport.

The only reason I am not in a sport is because my marching band rehearsals are to extensive for me to find adequate time for a sport.

I am a senior who is projected to have a 3.73 by the end of 7th semester and I will have taken 11 Ap classes with a 4 in ap physics, 5 in ap world and 4 in ap calc ab so far.

I am a 4 year varsity wrestler and a team captain this year. I did track for one year when u was In 9th grade. I am also served as a senior patrol leader in my scout troop and I am a life scout working towards my eagle rank and projected to get it by December/january. I did boys state last summer and ended up getting governor. I live in a less competitive congressional district.

My superstores SAT is a 1430 with a 750 math and a 680 reading which I plan to retake for a 1560 or above. I also did robotics for 3 years and made it to the playoffs in worlds. Aside from that, I volunteer at a STEM center where I teach kids how to do robotics and build mechanisms. Thank you.

Hello all, I wanted to make this post because I am very determined to get in to West Point as it is my dream school. I hear that it is very hard to get in to and I want to see experiences of others who have gotten in and how hard it was.

I am currently a junior in high school and here are my stats

White, male, mid-income

GPA: 4.56 (w) 4.0 (uw)

(I am enrolled in Cambridge’s college AICE program and have completed 4 full credits of AICE so far. I am in 4 AICE classes right now and I have maximized my course rigor with honors classes and advanced math courses, as well as 2 years of online Spanish)

SAT: (1240: 600 (RW) 640 (M) [not great but I have been practicing a ton and have brought it up significantly and plan to continue so]

EC: I founded an adopt a road for clean up organization with my JROTC program, volunteer in hurricane relief, team captain of weightlifting team, raider team commander, varsity track, played two years of weightlifting, involved in JROTC as a LET 3 first lieutenant, and I have a job at chick-fil-a as a level 2 team member. I am also joining key club and NHS this junior year.

My fitness is also good, my most recent mile time was 6:40. I can do 22 pull ups, in sophomore year I was able to bench 285 (coming back after wrist injury). I have insane determination and I really would like to get into USMA. Also I am applying for Florida boys state for junior-senior year summer.

Do you guys think my file is good enough so far?

I had everything I needed on the checklist on the nomination websites for my two senators but their due date was like an hour and a half ago and idk if there was a "Submit" button for the overall application.

My CFA results:

BBall Toss--65 ft

Cadence Pull-ups: 11

Shuttle Run: 8.91

Modified sit-ups: 71

Push-ups: 51

Mile: 7:21

Will these be good enough?

Hello, I am a high school senior and really need to meet with someone from West Point to counsel me about applying and whatnot. Can y'all provide any helpful resources?

I love US history but I'm in the basics and a level below CPE but I don't want a AP for history hurting my grade for next junior year.

I'm a sophomore and joined school a year younger than most kids, but I think it's just young for most kids in my area. B/c I don't think 15 is that young for sophomore yr and I'm turning 16 this May. My grades from last year to this year isn't bad at all but the course rigor isn't the best and my family is moving all the way to NY and I want to have a second chance to take all the exams possible to skip as many classes as i can so I can have a better transcript for sophomore year so they look more fondly on my junior year which is the only really important year.

it is so.. confusing. there isn’t any place for my teachers to submit their letters of recommendation for me to email them, etc. and there’s no checklist like there is for other academies. i feel like the application website is so freaking disorganized!!! help with navigation and order of submission would be appreciated

I have 3 noms, 2 are service-connected (through parents) and one is presidential.

28 ACT, 1310 SAT

Officer in JROTC, member of NHS/SNHS

50 push-ups, 45 sit-ups, 20.3 sec flexed arm hang, 8:43 mile, (haven't done the bb throw).

I've already done the FFR and he said I did well.

This is kinda just a snapshot but I want y'all's opinion on this. I've turned in everything but the CFA.

I'm currently a sophomore in HS, I'm competitive in an instrument, varsity in track and golf but I don't have any experience military wise. My grades are fine, pretty average but I think I'll be able to get my gpa up to an 3.8 by junior year. I want to try for the SLE program in West point for junior year summer but I don't feel like I'll get in. My school doesn't have a JROTC program so I'm planning to find one around my area. Rn my courses are ( English 2 (CPE), AP history, Geometry (CPE), Art Honors, Med honors, Spanish (CPE), Chemistry (CPE)).

TLDR, I'm a bozo and I can't do anything right please help me