<p>Basic information that I know of from my DS.</p>
<p>Wants to study EE.</p>
<p>SAT = 2050 (M-720, V-700, W-630)
GPA = 3.85
Comm & School sevice + 200 hrs.
Varsity = 2 sports
Top 20% of class
NHS
Varsity Club
Captain of one team waiting on word for another.
Has held the same job since getting his working papers
Leadership with youth coach in two sports
Leadership - Reading program</p>
<p>The GPA looks fine. How many APs/Honors has he taken?</p>
<p>BME is pretty competitive. Is he going to retake the SAT?</p>
<p>Thank you…</p>
<p>He has had a few AP’s and the rest were honors. BU is his 4th choice of his “B” plan off the NROTC scholarship application. He will not be taking either the SAT or ACT again, too busy with sports, studies, and getting ready for his interviews with our 2 state senators and one congressman. The Naval Academy is his “A” plan, he is a recruited athlete but even then there is no in all service academy applicants have to go through the same process. Funny our neighabors DS got into BU with an ACT score of M-27, E-28, class standing was top 30% with no AP’s…they can pay cash not sure if that helps.</p>
<p>Well just because someone else got in with a lower score doesn’t mean that your son will definitely get in. </p>
<p>I guess the fact that he has strong course rigor while having a high gpa and having strong extracurriculars makes your son a really competitive candidate. But again, BME is probably the most competitive school since BU has one of the top engineering programs. Could your son take subject tests? Perhaps Math 2C and a science subject test? Or is he taking AP Calculus this year? Engineering schools most likely want students with strong science and math curriculum.</p>
<p>The Math and Science area are his strength he even got a couple of awards. In that area alone he has never got anything below an “A” and he has doubled up on the sciences taking more than required. He has to take normal cal and not AP becaues of a conflict in the scheduling. That said his Math teacher will be writing his letter of rec. he is placed in a excelled section of her class. We shall see…</p>
<p>I still suggest that he retake SATs if he’s applying for a scholarship. Well, it’s his choice and his decisions. </p>
<p>Perhaps your son could look at other better engineering schools? E.g. RPI, GaTech, Case Western, Rose-Hulman, etc. ?</p>
<p>Good luck :)</p>
<p>He is all done with taking the ACT & SAT…too much going on with the Naval Academy process. A scholarship from BU would not be important, if awarded the NROTC scholarship it pays out 180k and the first years at BU there are some things that the school takes care of as we have been told.</p>
<p>His school choices are:
“A - PLAN” - Naval Academy - Very strong candidate, outstanding engineering program. Spent two weeks at the Academy over the summer. His list of leadership, community & school involvement, grades and awards are longer than I listed!
“B - Plan” - NROTC - USC, NCSU, PENN ST, BU, Villanova - May change BU out and add U - Maryland.
“C - Plan” - UCONN, UNION, U-Tenn, U-Mich, He has two more mid Alantic schools but I forget which.
A long list, many of the apps are now completed, he has been all over it the last 4 days. All I have to do is pay which is not a problem.</p>
<p>It seems like you’re already settled out with his plans. You probably don’t even need to post chance threads in college confidential. Perhaps the Naval Academy forum on CC would be of more use to you, than the BU forum.</p>
<p>Anyway he has outstanding stats. Good luck!</p>
<p>Thank you… </p>
<p>He divised his plans last year; his list was really long then. It took him some time but he did a lot of research on I think 25 schools. He has setteled on his schools. </p>
<p>I wanted to post and get a feel from the unbiased readers. He has his own contact right at the Academy so he bounces questions off of them if needed. He actually read a book on the Academy and has had a mentor. We have visited I think 4 times and he spent two weeks there. </p>
<p>Love BU but I thought it might be a bit of a reach for him. Yes the NA is way harder to get into but with what I know now he stands a very good chance. The Admissions process is very different than other colleges.</p>
<p>We will be going to BU some time in Nov. but I fear timing may be too late.</p>
<p>Is your son entering the Academy as an athlete? If not I really dont think he will be accepted with those scores.</p>
<p>^ Yes you may be right to some aspect. </p>
<p>But college admissions are not just about numbers. The fact that her son has actually expressed interest at the NA by having contacts and spending time there. He’s even read a book so he probably knows what exactly to write in the NA essays. </p>
<p>And BU in nov could be a bit too late if he wants to apply for ED. But since he’s probably applying regular then it’s not that late. Just make sure that he gets his essays done in time.</p>
<p>The military academies are the most selective schools in the nation</p>
<p>yankees3311,</p>
<p>Yes your right, military academies are the most selective schools in the nation. The Naval Academy is the most selective at 6%. I believe it is the third hardest college in the nation to get into. But it’s not based just on SAT & ACT scores. He has meet several Plebes, youngsters,Second Classman, Firsties with lower scores than his. My DS has been hard at work with this… </p>
<p>Yes he is “trying to enter” the Naval Academy. He was selected to NASS this summer, attended the camp of his sport, got the CVW invite and has a lot of items to list from his resume. The Academy goes way deeper than SAT or ACT scores. That said his scores are very much in the range of where he needs to be. A 720 in math and 700 in English are very good for the Academy. Check out the link: <a href=“http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/documents/ClassPortrait.pdf[/url]”>http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/documents/ClassPortrait.pdf</a>. </p>
<p>Middle 50% Percentile
Verbal: 560 - 670 — Math: 600 -700 </p>
<p>He has been researching the Academy for 3 years now. Between the books, a mentor, and all the other research he is a very strong candidate. It takes a lot more than just SAT scores. Yes on top of it all he will enter as an athlete; however that is not a golden ticket for the Academy. All applicants need a nomination. Every kid that goes into the academy is an athlete, it is also a requirement that all Plebes do a sport for their first year. Our DS happens to be entering into a D1 sport. Although he has been in touch and worked with the coaches for 8 months now it really means nothing. It all comes down to a full package of what they are looking for. Adding to the madness of applying are the 4 interviews he has to go through. It’s not at all easy to get into but his past three years of hard work is paying off. </p>
<p>Because of the difficulty of getting in his “B” plan is NROTC. Crazy process and he has worked very hard. He is driven to be a commissioned Naval Officer. Best of all he is a Yankee fan!!</p>
<p>If he’s a Yankees fan he won’t really fit well in Boston haha. Go red sox!</p>
<p>LOL…yip your right but he is also a B’s fan so he would survive.</p>
<p>New good news on the Academy our DS now has two mandatory quals complete, his academic qual id soon to follow no doubt in my mind. With a 3.85, holding a current 5.0 and taking AP’s & Honors, it will happen. Just need the Nom from a Senator or Congressman and he will be in the running. The odds increase a lot with the Nom. </p>
<p>No Nom No Chance!!</p>