<p>Do sports count in the leadership section, b/s I will have at least 3 letters by graduation. I am also a PO2(E-5) in the Sea cadets. The last training i went to was mini-bud/s(qualified for the seals prt), where I was the assistant boat crew leader. I might also start a club, where i would be the president. How is my leadership section looking if i am competing for the waiver for the glasses people, i am physically, academically, and medically(except for the glasses) qualified? I heard physical counts as 5% of the application. Do you get the same points if you score max on almost everything comparing to an average score? Also, which section does the teachers' recommendation count to? My GPA is 4.18 ,SAT verbal 660 Math 700.
How is the social life in USNA? EX, Is it easy to get a girlfriend(perhaps someone who lives near by the academy)? How often do you get contact from the outside world,ex going to bars, etc?</p>
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<p>I'll let others who know more about the nuts and bolts of the admissions process answer your first questions. I'll tackle this one.</p>
<p>Yes, you can have a social life. Plenty of attractrive, college-age girls around or in the near vicinity. Sadly, being a Mid probably opens more doors and zippers in your home town than it does near Annapolis, where the bloom has been a bit off the rose for decades or longer. Annapolis is awash in quaint little bars and pubs, and DC has more restaurants than you can shake a copy of Reef Points at without your arm falling off. In short, you can have a great time.</p>
<p>But....</p>
<p>I would strongly recommend that you forget your social life as a priority to be worried about. As I said in another thread, you have the entire rest of your life to have a good time, but only four years to get USNA done right, and with no do-overs allowed. </p>
<p>Priorities, my friend. PRIORITIES. You're there to become an Naval Officer and to set the foundation of the rest of your life, not to be a social butterfly. Have the best time you can, but don't lose sight of why you are there or you'll never get a chance to see it for real.</p>
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<p>Being captain of your team would count as leadership. Also things such as Eagle Scouts, President or officer of a club, etc. Participating in sports and earning varsity letters is very important but isn't necessarily "leadership."</p>
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<p>If you're a senior, it's really too late to do that. It's one thing to start a club early in your h.s. career b/c you have a passion for something that currently isn't supported at your school -- and then work hard over several years to build membership, plan activities, etc. That does show leadership and initiative. Starting a club late in your h.s. career and installing yourself as president solely to demonstrate "leadership" doesn't, IMO, hack it. </p>
<p>Leadership, BTW, is not only becoming President of a club and need not be in school. You could be a leader in a church youth group where you organized a missions trip; you could have organized a Habitat for Humanity event; you could be an Eagle Scout or editor of your school newspaper. Only you know what you've done. If you haven't technically held a leadership position by title, figure out whether you've done/supervised that required leadership. </p>
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How is my leadership section looking if i am competing for the waiver for the glasses people, i am physically, academically, and medically(except for the glasses) qualified?
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<p>Seriously, no way to answer that. If you need an eye waiver, your road is a bit harder than someone who doesn't. Leadership is one (but only one) important factor in admissions. </p>
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<p>Physical as in medical or as in CFA? Either way, incorrect. You are either medical qualified or not. The CFA is pass/fail. You CAN get some bonus points for doing extremely well on certain parts of the CFA but neither the test nor the extra points are a certain percentage of anything.</p>
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<p>See above. At USNA -- as in life -- you should always strive to do your max on everything. And, yes, if you max out on the CFA, it will help you a bit.</p>
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<p>They count as the teacher recommendations. Seriously -- your teachers are asked to comment about a number of things -- the recs don't fit neatly into any box.</p>
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<p>Those scores should make you very competitive. Having a class rank in top 20% will help also.</p>
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<p>Z, you are doing well with your lines these days, I actually laughed out loud at this one.</p>
<p>Thanks. :)</p>
<p>I remember one day in Dynamics class, the professor (a Navy CDR) derived a formula on the blackboard for the level of respect a Midshipman got related to his distance from Annapolis. It was a direct proportion. :D</p>
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<p>If the Navy wants you to have a social life, they will issue you a girlfriend with your seabag. :D</p>
<p>Or in this case, your Box Issue. ;)</p>
<p>"If the Navy wants you to have a social life, they will issue you a girlfriend with your seabag." </p>
<p>Then why do they insist on Plebes having a date for the Plebe dance that just occurred and for Wed night meals? Seems the Plebes are even stuck with dance lessons Sunday afternoons!</p>
<p>My, my..... how things have changed! We've gone from no dragging allowed to dance lessons on Sunday.</p>
<p>Now I've heard everything. :eek:</p>