<p>What would be some tips to get into the Naval academy?
hi im a sophomore at valley forge military academy. the reason i wanted to go here was because i want to be a naval aviator. that is my dream. i have a lot of extracurricular activities, my best classes are math and english. im starting a club at my school which involves sending school supplies to students in africa. i have my own boating license, i play soccer, swimming, and lacrosse. i play drums and the french horn. i heard that playing an instrument helps a lot when applying to colleges, ive been playing the french horn for about 6 years, i really love to play music. i like to snowboard, and im really into politics. so i just wanted to know if i was on the right path to to getting in, and what other things i may have to do in order to go to this great institution. thanks</p>
<p>Three major things USNA wants:</p>
<p>(1) Academics. This is generally demonstrated by taking hard math & science courses (including APs) and doing well (As and Bs) in them. These include Calculus, Chemistry, Physics, Biology. Humanities courses should also be "hard," such as English, advanced language, history. Stay away from art, music, sociology, anthropology, art history, etc. Not saying you should never take a course in these subjects if you enjoy them but your core curriculum should be the "basics" at the highest level you can manage. Also, score well on your SATs. To be competitive, you want to have 600/650. People DO get in with lower scores; higher is obviously better.</p>
<p>(2) Athletics. Varsity athletics is good, especially team sports. Individual sports may be ok but you will need to demonstrate your proficiency. Sports that involve cardio and/or running are good. Non-school activities may be ok, depending on what they are and what you do in them. Things such as martial arts, figure skating, bicycling, golf, etc. are harder to measure -- not saying not to do them but they may not help you as much as others.</p>
<p>(3) Leadership. There are many ways to demonstrate this, both in and out of school. Team captain, Eagle Scout, student government, club president, etc. The key is not the number of activities but what you do with the activity. You may be involved in only one activity but do a lot of leadership in that activity. There is also a recognition that some students may need to work to support their families; this is taken into account.</p>
<p>There is no mystery or secret. Most successful candidates are strong in all of the above areas. Quality is key. Getting your USNA application completed early is good. Apply for all noms for which you're eligible -- do NOT miss MOC deadlines.</p>
<p>Everything USNA1985 said is dead on. My brother and my sister were both accepted. My sister was an extraordinary student, she was in swimming and water polo in high school, and she was in many other extracurriculars such as NHS, SNHS, Stu Co etc. My brother on the other hand was definitely an above average student, but he didn't even get into top 10% of his graduating class in high school. He, however, also excelled in swimming and h20 polo and had leadership roles in most of his extracurricular activities. Basically what I'm trying to say is that you want to be the best you can be in all areas, but if there is one area where you lack a little, don't sweat it. You can make up for it in other areas. My sister made up for her lack of leadership roles with higher grades and my brother made up for his slightly lower grades with his leadership roles. Also I advise that you start doing application stuff and especially senator nominations ASAP as they can be a total pain in the butt when you start running out of time.</p>
<p>how do i start doing that. im in 10th grade i can start that early</p>
<p>vfma-
starting in 10th grade to prepare for a service academy, or any other selective college or university, is not too early. In fact, all your grades, from 9th-12th, will factor into what colleges will be in reach for you. The good thing is that you are in a good position to impact the road ahead.</p>
<p>USNA1985 has posted an excellent roadmap to get you started on the key areas USNA will focus on. Follow it- it is solid advice, and will leave you in good standing matter where you end up applying, but especially if it ends up being USNA.</p>
<p>vfma, I don't thin that you can start that in your sophmore year, but maybe late junior year you might already be able to start. Just look it up and try to get it done as early as they will let you. Try the USNA website they might have some info on the dates</p>
<p>You can ask to be put on a list for more information from USNA at any age. The first date to submit actual "preliminary" applications to USNA (at least for the past few years), is by applying to the Naval Academy Summer Seminar (NASS) starting at 12:00 AM on 1 February of your junior year of HS. That's starting in about 25 minutes for potential members of the class of 2014!</p>
<p>The app. actually dosen't open until 8:00 am EST according to the Naval Academy's website.</p>
<p>That's new news ...in past years it was midnite of 31 Jan. Whenever, good luck, to get 'em. A wonderful program in which participants pay something like $300 for the 5-6 days, and come home with about $500 worth of sweats, shirts, hats, H20 bottles, etc. It's a real whistle-wetting experience that promises to turn up or off the flame for USNA.</p>
<p>I see you were stalking the webpage falcongirl?</p>
<p>More like lurking...</p>
<p>Lurking and stalking are pretty similar...</p>