<p>Do you automatically get exempt from taking courses at the academy if you got a high enough grade on the AP test for it while in high school, or do you have to take the academy's test?</p>
<p>Also, would you all recommend taking the SAT multiple times? I took it last January and got a 1410 (790 math, 620 verbal) and was wondering if I should bother taking it again.</p>
<p>You must take the Academy's tests in order to validate courses.</p>
<p>As for taking the SAT multiple times, do it only if you think you can do better. Otherwise, I don't see any benefit.</p>
<p>I guess I will still take my AP exams this year and next year, as part of my plan B if I don't get in USNA. I'll probably take the first SAT offered next school year, it's my personal goal to get a perfect math score. Thanks for the info.</p>
<p>No problem. :)</p>
<p>BTW, just because they don't accept AP exams for credits doesn't mean they don't consider them for ADMISSION. ;)</p>
<p><-- AP English and AP Spanish. :D</p>
<p>Good call erbium. First, we have two potential back-up schools with full ride scholarships we're holding off as long as possible (29-June hopefully!).</p>
<p>Next, our state offers a Promise scholarship program where full tuition is paid when attending in-state school. It is deferrable for one year and if in military service (academy counts!), up to seven years.</p>
<p>ALWAYS have a plan "B" and "C" for that matter. We were up in the air over medical waivers until early April so we were sweating bullets.</p>
<p>Like Z said, if you have good SAT's now, don't waist your money.</p>
<p>I'm glad they atleast consider them, I'm hoping to get the national AP scholar award (8 exams, 4+ on each)</p>
<p>I wish NC did a full scholarship like that. My plan B is USMA, plan C NROTC scholarship, plan D AROTC scholarship, and plan E is college with whatever scholarships I can get and enrolled in NROTC.</p>
<p>Sounds like your covered! Good job! :D</p>
<p>erbium -- I got in with a 1410, so I'm thinking you might be safe. They want well-rounded students, not ubergeniuses with no leadership ability or athletic drive.</p>
<p>Hell, I got into NAPS with only 1150 (old system), and I had to take it twice and combine the best of each score for THAT. ;)</p>
<p>I'm not purely academic. I'm lettering in swimming and football this year. Next year I hope to do the same and get cross country also, if I can do that at the same time as football. I don't have much leadership right now though, just co-captain of our academic team. But, I am running for NHS president for next year and our math club VP. The only thing about leadership is that in most clubs in my school it's just a popularity contest. I'm running against one of the "popular crowd" and my best friend, who's number one in our class for NHS president.</p>
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<p>And this is news?</p>
<p>They know that. Just do as much as you can. I imagine that having been a candidate will be thought well of.</p>
<p>As usual, you may want to check the USNA site for accurate information.</p>
<p>Some classes do accept the AP for validation with a high enough score; not many, but some. I don't remember exactly which ones but the information is available on the USNA site.
Other classes consider it, in conjunction with your validation scores, when determining where an individual should be placed.</p>
<p>English, PoliSci, psychology (how many AP in that?), and certain laguages. That's it. Everything else requires a test.</p>
<p>I took a test for Spanish.</p>
<p>Forgive me for only being 97% right. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Looks like I'd only be eligible for 3. English, Calculus AB & BC. There's no way I could get a 5 on AP English, so I'm looking at a possible 2. I'm happy enough.</p>
<p>Please refresh my memory. Is Calc AB the same as Calc I and II, or is there another meaning to the AB and BC?</p>
<p>Last time I can remember Calc A and Calc B was (I think) NAPS.</p>
<p>Concerning validations in general, remember that validation is a two-edged sword. You are offering to take more advanced courses earlier (which may become an additional strain during Plebe Year), in order to have more free time or time for electives later. While I always recommend validating what you are comfortable with, you should consider what the ramifications will be.</p>
<p>In my case, were I to do it all over again, I would NOT have validated chemistry (or taken the exam that put me into hi-track chem, whichever it was that happened) because that class was a NIGHTMARE for me.</p>
<p>So, as with so many things dealing with the place, think long and hard before you jump.</p>
<p>1410 is very good. I got in with a 1210. I've heard from my Blue and Gold Officer that most people with 1400 or better usually all make it. It is the TYPE of Nomination that you receive. Apply for all nominations that you can, even the vice president. You may not be as lucky as I was because in my district, only 6 people applied for Annapolis and 2 of them already had Principal nominations from the Senate and one had a Vice Presidential Nomination. I had a nomination, but it wasn't a principal, so my Congressman gave me his since the other candidates in the district already had solid nominations. I wouldn't be worried about admission with a 1410 unless you let the Congressional Board members step all over you or you have no athletic ability whatsoever.</p>
<p>GoNavyXC - what's your report time? I've got a list started.</p>
<p>SATs are highly determining factors for entrance. What is the value of an ACT in relation to an application to USNA?</p>
<p>Zaphod- AB=1 and BC=2, that's what I've been told atleast by teachers.</p>
<p>GoNavyXC- I hope that there are very few people applying in my district like they did for you. As far as I know though, I'm the only person in my class seeking any academy or ROTC. Maybe I'll get lucky and be the only one in the district :)</p>
<p>erbium, from what I hear, florida is a competitive state. With your stats, you should be fine though. I'm from RI, and as you know, that's where NAPS is. Most RI schools have at least one applicant to the Naval Academy. The Navy is HUGE in RI. I was very lucky (as most of us were). I just live in a suburban part of the state (District 2 of 2). In district 1 of RI (which includes Providence, Newport, Cranston) four people made it in. Only two people made it from district 2.</p>
<p>wvdad, my report time is 8:00 AM. I thought everyone had the same time.</p>