<p>Greetings everyone, can someone please list all the contacts that every applicant to a service academy should have. Also, please list their importance during the admissions process, what their responsibility is, and how they can help you. One of them is the regional admissions officer. Who else? Thanks.</p>
<p>Our D had direct contact with only one person throughout her admissions process (via email)--and that was her candidate technician. The number and email for whom was provided on the letter giving her the info to log onto the candidates website and informing her that she was an official candidate. You will find that every candidate's experience will be a little different. Some will have several contacts, some very few depending on location and situation. In our D's case she never saw or heard from a MALO. Good Luck.</p>
<p>Mister Sinister: If you have contact with your regional admissions officer, that is all you need. You can find out from him/her if you have a field force admissions rep (MAAR or MALO) in your area. As Shogun says the availability of a MAAR/MALO and the amount of time they have to spend with a candidate varies considerably from area to area. My son had minimal contact with his MALO.</p>
<p>MALO's are active duty/reserves officers that help admissions. Many are deployed. Some area's are very short of MALO's because of being deployed.</p>
<p>My daughter never met or interviewed with her MALO, in fact she only had two phone conversations with her and that was not until the spring. It all depends on the area you are in and what your particular situation is.</p>
<p>Don't worry too much about it. Get your package together, do a good job on it, have a great senior year and take it from there.</p>
<p>Hey, what percent of usmap cadets make it in usma the following year? Anyone know the statistics on that?</p>
<p>Nearly 90% of the USMAPS class of 2007 went on to West Point. Most of those who didn't go to WP graduated from USMAPS but elected not to continue. Anyone who goes to USMAPS and wants to go to West Point receives an appointment to USMA if they stay physically qualified, pass their USMAPS classes with a 70% grade or higher, and aren't a discipline problem.</p>
<p>...And do you have to be prior enlisted, or a recruited athlete?</p>
<p>No, you do not have to be prior service or an athlete, but it helps. A majority of prepsters nowadays are straight from high school, most are athletes. Our son was not a recruited athlete, nor prior service and graduated from USMAPS before going to West Point. Virtually all of the prepsters will move onto WP unless they really slack off or get into trouble.</p>