<p>I am a junior in highschool. I am homeschooled. I have a 30 on my ACT test. I am going to get a job soon. I am going to start volunteering soon. I do not want to play sports but I am whipping myself into shape for the CFA. I feel like the minority of minorities as a homeschooled female from MS who doesn't play sports. I also attend church regularly if that counts. What else can I do to improve my chances of getting in? My grades are VERY good. As in 100s are normal for me. Help please? :/</p>
<p>Bump I guess</p>
<p>There is a West Poinf forum.</p>
<p>How do I get there?</p>
<p>CC has it under Service academies.</p>
<p>Under colleges and universities then us service academies.</p>
<p>You need to find ways to get involved in some outside clubs and activities where you can take on some official leadership positions. Even if you do not feel you are athletic, I would try to find some type of a sport to participate in. Having good grades and strong test scores is simply not enough to get into a Service Academy. They are looking for the well-rounded candidates that show leadership. Being home schooled, especially, makes it even more important to seek out these opportunities. Keep taking the ACT test and the SAT test to get those scores as high as possible. Your grades are essentially going to be thrown out, since there is nobody to compare you to or a class rank, so your standardized test scores will be weighted more heavily. </p>
<p>Have you contacted your congressional representative, or another elected official, about nominating you? That is a critical component of admission. A boy we know locally had a strong academic and athletic resume, but it didn’t hurt that he had played Little League on teams coached by Gov. Chris Christie for years. You said nothing to suggest that you come from a military family. That is another strong “hook” in admission. I think that they have to admit somebody from your congressional district, although that might be an obsolete requirement. If so, how competitive do you think you’ll be? I’m concern that your lack of substantial “leadership” activities, along with an absence of sports (they expect physical fitness) will hurt your chances badly. My son had another friend from boarding school who got in as one of the unlikeliest candidates you can imagine: a Quaker, with a “Jewish” surname. The boy was a student leader, however, with a strong extracurricular resume, along with having top-notch academic chops. </p>
<p>sure</p>
<p>I thought I have to wait until January my junior year to even start a application to West Point, much less get a nomination. My mom is really against sports religiously (or something like that). What if you homeschool in a group setting?</p>