<p>Hello, I stumbled on to this site by accident. Very interesting reading and very helpful. I received my nomination from Congressman Kenny Merchant long ago. Last week I received my letter of appointment to attend the USMMA. I just thought I would say hello to everyone here. I case you were wondering, I am from Ft. Worth, Texas. Where can I get some advice on how to prepare for the academy? Thanks in advance,
Andrew Conroy</p>
<p>Forgot to ask: I attended the local parents club meeting but I am interested in meeting any other people in the immediate area planning to attend. Anyone out there close?</p>
<p>heres some advice, dont come from texas</p>
<p>You will be in 2011 with my son! See you at INDOC...Only 97 days!</p>
<p>While I do not have 1st hand experience at the USMMA, the best information is to read past threads, post questions, and read the attached parents handbook on the Parents Page of the USMMA. Be sure and share the parent link with your parents it will ease their minds too. Good luck, I have found that people of the USMMA are like a family, they are kind and always willing to help. Great bunch of people you are going to love it. </p>
<p>hey, I'm Colin Giles from NH does your son intend on playing Football, I play oline and am looking for new incoming plebes planning on playing football.</p>
<p>Hi all! Hockeydude's mom here...needless to say he's planning on Hockey. Hope he will run too, but that's to be seen. We are going to VMI tomorrow (3/31) to cheer the indoor track team as they compete in the All Academy Invitational. VMI's only an hour or so from our house so good chance for him to meet the track coach.</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice.</p>
<p>CAG2011,</p>
<p>My son also plays OLine. He has been playing center for forever. Maybe I can convince him someday to sign up for this site. </p>
<p>Hopefully, you guys get some escape time from the regiment and have fun hitting the upperclassmen in practice, LOL.</p>
<p>Or throwing lookout blocks for the upperclass backs ;)</p>
<p>funny thing...seems like only yesterday that I was the guy trying to figure out what Indoc was...</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>BTW - even though Is2day is going to be a 3rd classman, I'm coming to Parent's weekend...and I really want to meet some of you folks....</p>
<p>"no it shouldn't at all this isn't west point and there are A LOT of people here that dont qualify as PT studs"</p>
<p>especially in our company... haha
Anyways... congrats to all those candidates... </p>
<p>Enjoy Indoc... ill be watching</p>
<p>Hey congrats to everyone that has been accepted just do what you can to get ready for indoc.....just remember that there is no perfect candidate and this is the time where you are supposed to screw up so don't go in there thinking you won't be put on your face just go with it and take it all in.......i will also be here so if yo have any questions just pm me</p>
<p>yes, congrats to you all. any questions, just ask, we'd all love to tell you what not to and what to do.</p>
<p>I got my letter today! I'm in 'contigent upon medical qualification and continued excellent work in school.' I'm so excited!!! The medical thing is nothing, kind of a stupid Kathleen mistake (accidentally didn't fill in a box, a 'no' one, incidentally). I feel like I really need to go running now.</p>
<p>Way to go Kathleen! It is a call for celebration!</p>
<p>What about the test that we will be taking during indoc? As far as I know it has some basic calculus on it. Is there anything else that we need to know about?</p>
<p>you can't prepare for it so don't worry about it, if you know it you know it if you don't you don't because you don't have time to prepare for it and you will forget all the stuff that you don't know 100 percent by the time you take it</p>
<p>listen to ggspin, we were in the same room taking it. he knows what he is talking about. just do your best and youll do fine.</p>
<p>Hey, everyone's talking about how you'll screw up and all. You will, but I'd just like to say that during Indoc I never was "put on my face" or did any IT on my own. Just stay in the middle of the pack and please learn to yell from your diaphragm and not your throat. It sounds dumb, but you wont lose your voice as easily and will be glad you did because you will yell muuuch louder, which is a plus.</p>