Please give me some advice!!!

Colleges and Universities A-Z Naval Academy - Annapolis
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<p>Hello everyone, i just came upon this forum and thought that it was a great place to seek some advice. I really want to join the Naval Academy and it would truly be a dream come true to gain admission. I'm still in high school so i think i still have a bit of time to improve my application so any advice or tips would be helpful. All suggestions are welcome. Thank you.</p>

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<li>I am currently a sophomore in a nyc high school.</li>
<li>I am Asian-American.</li>
<li>I take all honors courses and one advanced placement course (world history). I have a 93 average and i'm working on improving it. I will also take several more a.p. classes before applying.</li>
<li>I am president of the freshman/sophomore honors program, i am a staff-reporter for my school's newspaper (i'll hopefully be an editor by next year), i am in the student council, and i am the main double and electric bassist for my school's jazz band.</li>
<li>I am active in my school's JROTC and i am currently one of the few staff sergeants in my year (most sophomores are corporals or sergeants). I also work in a JROTC staff sector that deals with personnel management. I am hoping to be a major by senior year but it may not happen.</li>
<li>I am definitely not ready to pass the Naval Academy's physical fitness examination and i am working hard towards being physically ready. I was on the junior varsity swimming team in freshman year and i'm on the varsity golf team this year. I am trying to join the JROTC raider team, a physical fitness team that requires members to be able to perform 50 pushups in 2 minutes, 50 sit ups in 2 minutes, and a 2-mile run in 15 minutes.</li>
<li>I currently have a little over 50 hours volunteering in the therapeutic recreation department of a rehabilitation pavilion and i will have a lot more hours before i apply. I also volunteer for the special olympics a few times a year through my dad's company.</li>
<li>I'm not sure how well i'll score on my SATs but i took a practice SAT before and received a little over 1700. I am also planning on taking 2-3 SAT subject tests.</li>
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<p>Sorry for the long post...please give me advice on what i need to improve upon. Some advice on how to receive a nomination would be awesome too.</p>

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<p>Read over USNA’s website and especially their advice to future candidates: [Steps</a> for Admission](<a href=“http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/steps.htm]Steps”>http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/steps.htm) and [USNA’s</a> viewbook](<a href=“http://www.usna.edu/Viewbook/]USNA’s”>http://www.usna.edu/Viewbook/). It’s really hard to answer a “what are my chances” type of question, but compare yourself to the class of 2017 portrait: [Class</a> od 2017 portrait](<a href=“http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/documents/ClassPortrait.pdf]Class”>http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/documents/ClassPortrait.pdf).</p>

<p>A great website with some more people on there is [Service</a> Academy Forums](<a href=“http://www.serviceacademyforums.com/]Service”>http://www.serviceacademyforums.com/); there’s some great advice on there for future applicants.</p>

<p>On Step 4 on the steps for admissions page I linked you to, they explain the admissions process.</p>

<p>As far as what you need to work on, yeah, physical fitness is definitely important. Take the ACT as well as the SAT; take them early (like fall of your junior year) and then take them again if you need to boost your score. Aim for at least a 1900/29 with especially high scores in math. USNA like candidates to be especially proficient in math and science, but of course, well rounded in all subjects.</p>

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<p>Thank you for the links. Much appreciated.</p>

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<p>Guys, please, any advice is appreciated…please help.</p>

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<p>The physical fitness aspect is what needs the most attention. Find a sport you like (any sport will do, including cross country or tennis) and try to make the high school team. Having a coach will be a big help. </p>

<p>Also, apply for a NROTC scholarship too. Several NROTC schools offer free room and board if you take your NROTC scholarship there. The University of Rochester does this (as does Rochester Institute of Technology and Rensselaer Polytech).</p>

<p>USNA is very hard to get into. NROTC is less competitive, academically and physically.</p>