How do my chances look for West Point's SLE?

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Hey everyone,

First of all, I would like to start out by explaining what SLE is. SLE is a week-long program at West Point where interested high school junior have the opportunity to live like cadets. The chances of getting accepted to this program is pretty slim (6000 apply, 1000 get in).

I am a junior at a public high school in southern California. I am really interested in attending West Point and it would also be an honor to. I am just curious to see how “great” you have to be in order to be selected to spend a week during the summer at West Point.

Location: southern California
Ethnicity: Asian American
Gender: Male

GPA: 4.0 UW/ 4.59W
Class Rank: 1/567
ACT: C30 E28 M33 R28 S29
SAT: none
PSAT: none (going to take this Wednesday)

Extracurriculars:

  • Soon to be Eagle Scout
  • Senior Patrol Leader for 3 yrs in my troop
  • Varsity Tennis for 3 years (80% chance I’ll be captain this year)
  • Interact Club
  • Recently started fencing (prob it will be better to not include this)

I have about 50~60 service hours under my belt.

So how do my chances look? I have heard from somewhere that selection for SLE and West Point itself depends on the geography. Am I located in a place where there are a lot other applicants? How can I get more info on the geographical aspect of the selection process?

Thank you in advance!!

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SLE spots are allocated by area to some extent as are admission spots. I think the primary criteria is standardized test scores as of when the application window opens. I’ve been told the window will open in Feb, in earlier years it was mid Jan. You are a strong candidate given the info listed above but if you can getting a few more points on your ACT will make you an even stronger applicant