<p>Thanks everyone for the posts-</p>
<p>Another thing I realized, I should probably start to study for the SAT and maybe take the ACT again this year or next September…</p>
<p>Spanglish, yea I’ll definitely get on that
and… for the most part thats true but there are some discrepancies (ie Annapolis, U of R, Geneseo)
and just out of curiosity, what is a ‘large’ scholarship?</p>
<p>Mom2collegekids Thanks yet again for your help!
I’m not really sure what I plan to major in, I really like neuroscience but alot of schools don’t offer it (I am interested in U of R’s program and Franklin and Marshall’s “Scientific and Philosophical Studies of the Mind”)
If I can’t get Neuroscience I’d consider:
Environmental Science/Geology, Math, Econ, Psych, English, Philosophy</p>
<p>Career interests…wow. hmmm. Im not sure…
Well If I get into West Point, I’d like to serve in the Special Forces/Engineers Corps for a while. Maybe go to grad school in Neuroscience or Econ/Math and get my PhD. After I’m done serving (If that ever happens), I’d like to either do neuro research (maybe some exercise physiology stuff). If I choose the math route instead of neuro, maybe I’d start up a business, research behavioral economics, or go into politics…</p>
<p>-My EFC is somewhere around 32,000 give or take a few K
-My sister is currently not in college, but she is in the process of eventually going into community college (again…) so that could 1/2 my EFC
-My parents have promised to pay around 20K and maybe take out some loans too
- I guess I’m willing to take out some loans and get a summer job if need be
-My stepdads grandparents are pretty wealthy and will probably contribute somewhere in the ballpark of 5K</p>
<p>So when all this is added up, Its looking like I’ll be set (or as close to it) for paying for college</p>
<p>Longhual-@ networking for Congressional recommendations, how would I go about doing that? Like do I just email my congressman’s office and tell them im interested?
If this helps at all, I’m supposed to sit down for lunch to talk to my Liason Officer next saturday.
I haven’t really done much for Annapolis, all I’ve done is sent in my pre-candidate form
Yea IK about the physical requirements and I’ve been halfheartedly preparing but I really should buckle down and get serious abt it</p>
<p>Another thing, is my list to ‘safe’? The way I organized it, I have 3 reaches (Pomona, Annapolis, West Point), 4 Matches (U of R, Whitman, Grinnell, Colorado College) and 5 safeties (Kalamazoo, Geneseo, Rhodes, Franklin and Marshall).</p>