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<p>Time2, the lack of relevance of the majority of your posts continue to astound me. With which do you have a problem, the fact that a high school student would pour milk on cars or the fact that the Academy would not look upon it favorably? You seem to have displayed a total lack of understanding of either high school students, the Service Academies, or both.</p>
<p>Excuse me......as I said the other day.....</p>
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<p>People reading these forums certainly don't think more of you when you constantly try to belittle or discredit others who post here.</p>
<p>USNA69-how is your post relevant at all? The fact is, it most likely it IS urban legend.</p>
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<p>You could be correct. However, it does happen. Each year, candidates seem to reach new heights in ways to "blow" their appointments. RTBdad had some great advice. It should not have been discounted.</p>
<p>ok, great, i'm remedial according to dodmerb. gotta send in info on allergies and my nose surgeries... guess this pretty much screws me over for an loa?</p>
<p>nevermind, i just went back and read. i can still get an LOA, as long as im qualified w/ dodmerb eventually</p>
<p>Be calm, even if you didn't get one its no loss!</p>
<p>yea seriously,</p>
<p>jus take it one step at a time ;)</p>
<p>(thats something you learn here too: take it each day at a time)</p>
<p>-Mateus</p>
<p>Maybe that should be the topic of a new thread;</p>
<p>"Do applicants and their parents have more stress getting into the academy than the cadets do once they are in and starting classes"?</p>
<p>Just hang in there HNeedle. Once you realize that life is hard enough, dealing with the stresses of the things you HAVE control over; you learn to not sweat the things you have NO control over. You've done your application, got your test scores, got your GPA, will get whatever waivers or additional info needed for the medical, ALO, etc.... those are all the things you HAVE control over. You've done them and that's all you can do. </p>
<p>School for many kids start this week or soon. (My son starts tomorrow). Concentrate on doing well in school, having FUN YOUR SENIOR YEAR, playing sports or whatever hobbies you have, spending time with close friends that you very likely may not see again for YEARS or EVER once you graduate. So many young people look forward to graduating and moving on; whether it's the academy, traditional college, or on their own. Soon enough you'll be wishing you were back in high school. (There are Plenty of cadets who are probably already thinking that way).</p>
<p>Anyway, don't sweat what you can't control. Do everything you can for the academy; have other colleges lined up as another choice; and enjoy the next 9 months. These will be some of the most memorable days you will have in your life. The older you get, the more you realize how precious time is above ALL OTHER THINGS. Later... Mike....</p>
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<p>I think this depends on a lot of things, and probably varies quite a bit from person to person. I can't speak for the parents, but personally, there's just so much to do now that I'd say the answer is no.</p>
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<p>Definitly enjoy the time you've got. Go out and have some fun before next summer rolls around. Graduation will be here before you know it and, even though you'll make some awesome friends in college (no matter where you go, but especially here), you're still really going to miss your old friends back home. So like Christcorp said, be sure to have fun and make the most of your senior year!</p>
<p>oh, im definitely havin a great senior year so far. we started ugust 6. i'm enjoying everything, and im tryin this whole one day at a time thing</p>
<p>on stress-- im definitely under alot of stress. most is just all part of bein a senior: tons of homework, tons of things to do, sports, other commitments. its very.. stressful..</p>