<p>Hi. im a junior at a public school in los angeles.I will be applying to the air force academy and naval academy. both my brothers go to berkeley. i am an immigrant from morocco. i came here when i was 7. i will be applying as either arab or african-american.</p>
<p>(according to school computers i have a 3.58 gpa unweighted) :(
Here is my transcript.
9th grade fall
h english 9 A
h chem A
h geometry B
h world history A
adv pe A
french 1 A
9th grade spring
h english 9 A
h chem A
h geometry A
h world history A
fros/soph swim A
french 1 A</p>
<p>10th grade fall
h english 10 B
ap chem C
h trig/precalc B
ap euro B
adv pe A
french 2 A</p>
<p>10th grade spring
h english 10 C
ap chem C
h trig/precalc C
ap euro B
fros/soph swim A
french 2 A</p>
<p>My sophomore year sucked. I was suspended for 2 days in sophomore year for a facebook cheating ring. A classmate took pictures of a test we were allowed to look at for the period and posted them online. He convinced me to help him answer the questions and post the answers only. Out of the 2 euro classes in our year, 39/50 people joined the group. I have learned from my mistake.</p>
<p>My AP Scores are as follows- Ap euro (4) ap chem (3)
As of now, i only took sat subjects. Math 2 (640) Chem (630) World History (610)</p>
<p>I am now in junior year. here is the list of classes im taking.
AP Calc AB
AP US
AP English Lang
AP Bio
H Physics (yes. 2 science classes this year)
AP Psychology
AP Comparative Govt </p>
<p>I have an A in 6 of these classes. and a B in ap psych.</p>
<p>I am the President of Beta Club. I've been a member for all 3 years.
I was secratary of bicycle club freshman year but the club disbanded.
I am a member of film club. (joined this year)
I've been a member of a red-cross affiliated club called Youth Against Poverty. (10th+11th grades)
Member of Reach Club (anti-human trafficking club). (10th+11th)</p>
<p>Swim Team: 9th grade: Frosh/Soph League 3rd 50 Fly, 2nd 100 IM
10th grade: Frosh/Soph TEAM MVP. League: 1st 200 free 1st 200 medley relay 3rd 50 fly</p>
<p>I have work experience as a computer lab technician and student helper. (10th grade)
I have been a mentor through the gear up project since the beginning of 10th grade.</p>
<p>I plan to intern with Councilmember Tom Lebonge. He is a highly popular politician in los angeles connected with the senators and representatives.</p>
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Thanks **</p>
<p>oh yeah, its a highly gifted magnet school</p>
<p>Looks like you’re on a good flight path. Good luck. You’re doing better academically, taking strong schedule, apparently behaving, participating and succeeding athletically, and starting early. One suggestion: At all costs, avoid using the “everyone was doing it” to explain your earlier bad behavior. It sounds weak, and works to your further disadvantage, suggesting an immature inability to accept full responsibility for your own decisions and actions. Sound like our current CiC. You’re not a victim beyond your own poor judgement with lesson learned. Explain it clearly, honestly, and in context. You made a mistake, recognize it, are working to get beyond it w/o denial nor excuses.</p>
<p>More important than merely communicating your course and its correction? Staying the stellar high road. You’ve done some damage to your character, and it’s up to you to do all you can to rebuild it. Keep working hard, and make your personal commitment to honorable future days. Sounds like you are.</p>
<p>One final thought for now: Your description of your ethnic heritage, for better or otherwise, provides a well-recognized advantage for your candidacy. You are a diversity candidate, it seems. That is significant and to your advantage. However, if you are serious about becoming and being a worthy candidate, especially in light of your early misstep and mediocre class performance, you should work to make yourself a superior candidate by every measure. One of the disadvantages you will face is the perception that as a “priority need of USNA” you are not as capable or qualified as others not given your advantage. Work to prove them wrong. Earn it on your merit, not your color or ethnicity. </p>
<p>Go get 'em.</p>
<p>thank you for your advice. it really has been my dream to attend either of these academies. i understand that it was completely my fault and bad judgment that landed me in that position. there is no excuse for my poor academic performance sophomore year but my family was going through though economic problems at the time. i have been working on redeeming myself among my teachers. i am in no way willing to let that one event define who i am as a person. we’re all humans and we all make mistakes.</p>
<p>Careful. You may not even recognize what you are saying. Economic tough times? We all make mistakes?</p>
<p>True, and no excuse. Don’t use them even though our culture allows and even encourages your posturing …another victim of tough times. No worse than anyone else who’s made a mistake.</p>
<p>Wrong approach, imo. There is no excuse. Give this your serious thought as you will have to explain it, and communicated well with genuine conviction, this can become a powerful testimony to you and your character.</p>
<p>im sorry because i dont know how to handle this situation because i’ve never been in it before high school and neither have my friends or siblings.</p>