<p>Alright I'm in 2nd semester junior year, my weighted GPA is 3.5. (do not know my unweighted) My *P*SAT was a 1660. (plan on taking SAT in may and june) For this year I've taken Precalc, honors history, honors chemistry, and nonhonors english. (I really think I could have done a much better job at picking classes)</p>
<p>For sports, I played 1 year of rec basketball for my city (plan on continuing that next year). I have a part time job at Quizno's that I've been at for 6 months, and I think my manager can write a good recommendation. Unfortunately that about rounds up my extracurriculars (for now).</p>
<p>I recently got rejected to SLS so it was kind of a wake up call to get to work on getting to a good college. So, I've heard from people on here that class rank is set in concrete after junior year, and mine is pretty crappy. (perhaps even in the bottom half) Is it too late to become a competitive applicant to west point?</p>
<p>Start RIGHT NOW and contact your congressional representatives. The PSAT score is admittedly a little low, so you should try to work harder for your SATs and or ACTs. You need to aim for the 95% or better. Also, you should aim to add a sport, USMA likes athletes and those with leadership experience.</p>
<p>For the congressional nomination, the west point admissions website has printout nomination requests. What exactly do I need to send my congressman/senators for the nomination? Just that printout letter? It doesn't have any of my personal info like SAT scores or ECs or anything. Is any of that required for a nomination though?</p>
<p>First go online to your MOC's website to see what they tell you to do about applying for a nomination. Then, if you still have questions just call your MOC's office(s) and ask them. You're not going to offend anyone or hurt your chances by calling and they would be glad to answer your questions. It has been our experience that these folks are very helpful, especially when they're not swamped with the nomination process. Now is a good time because it's early for next year, but not too early. Don't make a pest of yourself by calling and calling, but if you are succinct and nice, they typically bend over backwards to help their constituents. Help them help you.</p>
<p>I work in a district office and I urge all callers to be patient; we handle cases and requests within the span of two weeks. Expect a phone call or letter stating that they have received your materials. After that it is a waiting game. If the office has a principle nomination, we will call to notify you if you are the primary or secondary. This is only to affirm that they want it because if not, someone else can be primary or secondary.</p>