<p>I am giggling at Luigi59's comment:<br>
(If you had tubes put in your ears at the age of 3, put it down!) </p>
<p>The only thing DoDMERB did NOT ask for more information on was s's ear tubes when he was 11 months old!! He did have 4 other remedials, but with all the lab work reports and doctors' statements from his files, he was good to go and qualified fairly quickly. Just don't delay on scheduling the medical exams - make those arrangements just as soon as the paperwork comes from DoDMERB and you should have plenty of time to gather any additional requested information. </p>
<p>Re: Retaking the ACT - as someone already mentioned, USMA "superscores" by taking your best subject scores from each subject test. Our s was advised to retake the ACT as many times as possible until he was satisfied his scores reflected his abilities and training. Consequently, he took them 6 times. Since you are already proving yourself in a college curriculum in math, I would say you will see great improvement in your scores the second time around anyway. The science test seems to be a lot of reading of graphs, figures, and short scientific passages and interpreting or extrapolating conclusions from them. Try to look at some sample test booklets to figure out what kinds of things they are asking for.</p>
<p>Note: Be sure to sign up for the Writing Test as it is now being required for consideration for admission! If you don't take it now, you will have to re-take the whole ACT again as they don't offer the only one portion of the test separately.</p>
<p>Ok i am officially signed up for ACT plus writing. Spring break is this week and then I will start my never ending studying until test day in June. I will make sure to keep everyone posted through this year and half process. Future people can learn from my mistakes. Well I really appreciate all the help. I have a weird circumstance though when it comes to districting. I live in one city for most of the year because that is where I go to school, but the summers I spend in another city at home with my parents. Which district to I apply for a nomination in? Or can I do both?</p>
<p>You must apply for the source that you are a legal residence of. Call the MOC and they will give you a definite answer. Our DS was eligible fo either AK or NC. Bullet is military and a resident of AK, but we own our home and I am a resident of NC. Thus, we had to chose. You cannot apply to both. We called both sources for clarification and they both said the same thing. Good luck!</p>
<p>I was just wondering when West Point decides whether or not you will receive a candidate kit and move on to take the next steps for admission? Thanks everyone.</p>
<p>If I remember correctly, my d received the eye exam and physical info at the end of her junior year. The big packet requesting letters of recommendation, CFA, essays, and assorted other things came in August.</p>
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<p>What that made me think of was DS's exam...Cory please realize the physical that Dodmerb gives is VERY, VERY THOROUGH. Head to toe thorough! My poor son came home in total shock. Just so you know, the physical is equivalent to what you receive when you hit 40 in AD. So my DH had little pity for him. I jokingly told him, at least you can now relate to us women :)</p>
<p>In terms of the report on the medical, I thought you shouldn't really report stuff unless it was after your thirteenth birthday. I am not looking to be dishonest, I was just wondering if you should put every scrape and bruise down or just stuff that seems important (i.e. I had a heart murmur when I was 7, but have visited a cardiologist in the past year and he said there is nothing wrong and I am perfectly fine..should I put something like this down or will it just cause unnecessary trouble?)</p>
<p>Your medical history is just that. It begins at birth. Answer every questions truthfully. If the question says "Have you ever been diagnosed with___________?"
The answer does NOT begin after you turn 13. </p>
<p>there is no such thing as unnecessary trouble. This is not your call to make. If DoDMERB has questions with may ask for your medical records - birth to present.</p>
<p>Do NOT lie or fudge.
It would probably be helpful to have a parent help you to complete your medical history. You can also get your records from your pediatrician and that can give you diagnoses and dates etc.</p>
<p>My d reported having a mole removed (outpatient surgery) when she was four. DoDMERB asked for the pathology report.</p>
<p>Disclose everything they ask for. If you're unsure if something should be included, then call and ask. It's better to give too much info than not enough and they find out.</p>
<p>Thanks. I obviously would not mean to mislead the DODMERB officials (after all, I am applying for a US Service Academy) I was just wondering if it was neccessary to tell them about minor things. I will definitely get together my entire medical file and will go to the cardiologist so he can write me a report stating that everything is fine. Thanks for all of your advice!</p>
<p>Well I have tried calling to see what district I am in but the line is constantly busy( probably with the 2012 class which is reasonable). I have an apartment in Milledgeville, Ga but I am covered by my parents and live with them during the summer. Would there be an advantage in applying for a nomination in one as opposed to another?</p>
<p>If you go click on this link : United</a> States House of Representatives, 110th Congress, 2nd Session you can find out who your representative is by typing in your zip code on the upper left hand corner of the page. I don't really know if there would be any advantage to applying for a nomination in one of the districts opposed to the other. I doubt it.</p>
<p>Cory, typically you need to apply where you are a legal resident. Your appt in Milledgeville is probably because you go to school at GCSU, right? Most of the districts in GA are the size that the reps can nominate almost everyone who applies. We are in GA07, and Linder's policy is to nominate all, as long as they meet the requirements. In the past, he could give nom to more than one academy; however, this year he could not as he had over 40 apply (number is usually in the 20's). Good luck...PM me if you have GA specific questions...there are plenty of GA people here to help you.</p>
<p>Cory, what address do you usually report on official forms (such as collegiate enrollment, income taxes, etc.) as your permanent address? If it is your parent's address, then I would look at applying in that district. If it is your own apartment address, then I would think you would want to apply for nomination from that district instead, especially if you are registered to vote in that district. Generally though, unless you have been on your own for quite some time and you are established in the community or your parents move quite frequently, I believe that your parent's address would be the one to go by. </p>
<p>Another consideration to that, however, may be your proximity while in college to the interview sites for the senatorial and congressional nomination interviews. Senatorial interviews will most likely be held in various regions throughout your state. Congressional interviews will be conducted within that district's geographical area. The only concern I would have here is if your parent's district is too far from your college to travel easily for an interview. Even then, though, we found the congr. and sen. Service Academy Reps. to be very accomodating and I think they would work with you should this become an issue. </p>
<p>Re: the Candidate Kit - my understanding is that if you are a strong enough candidate based on the pre-candidate questionnaire, you will be on the list for a Candidate Kit to be sent in the early fall. If USMA does not consider you a viable candidate based on the pre-cand. quest. , they will send a letter informing you that you do not meet their initial qualifications. We wondered the same thing last year as there was not a lot of correspondence from USMA following the pre-cand. quest., and we had no idea where our DS stood. But the Candidate Kit finally arrived after Labor Day (they went out late this year according to an admissions rep), so be patient and don't freak out if you don't get it in early August!!!</p>
<p>Just as an update... I received a letter from USMA saying that I am a viable candidate for admission and I will receive the candidate kit in August. First step down... 2 million to go.</p>