<p>^^^Bravo!
Thank you for sharing this impressive list! :)</p>
<p>While I strongly agree with what you posted, but please do not forget...most of us have never met those individuals. Who we have met are the guys/gals you have never heard of but who have gone to one of the service academies. Later we meet them. Some may be relatives, some friends, some we just met thru this process. Honestly I can say they are all examples for all. Their patriotism, honor and integrity shine thru in all they do, in the manner in which they carry themselves, the way they treat others and the examples they set. I am privledged to have met them and anyone who applies here. There can be nothing lost in anyone who does not get in, to get this far says a lot about who you are, and who you strive to be. If you follow these ideals, whether or not you get in, you WILL do well and you WILL serve your country well. I thank you all.</p>
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<p>Please explain. You may not like the man's politics or his term as President but to say he was not qualified to be admitted to USNA needs to be explained.</p>
<p>Anyone that can graduate from USNA 59 out of 820 certainly deserved to be there.
Was Georgia Techs' admission process also flawed since he attended Tech prior to going to Navy?
Or are you basing this on current statistics that since GA has one of the lowest SAT scores everyone from the state past and present must be stupid?</p>
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<p>You will get no argument from me on this. Could not agree with you more.</p>
<p>My point is this: there will be many candidates that embark on the admission process that will not gain an appointment at the end of it- even those that are triple-q'd. The criticism is not that they are less for the trying, but the sour grapes that seem to befall some when the offer of appointment does not arrive. Sad to say, it is rarely the candidates themselves that cry foul, but the parents that seem to have difficulty accepting the decision, defaulting to criticism of the process instead. </p>
<p>Truth be told, I understand it, but it gets to a point when one needs to move on. It can be a bitter pill for sure, but live goes on, kids end up where they belong and do just fine, and parents are not "abject failures" if the blue folder does not arrive. Just the contrary- congratulations for having a kid who tossed their hat in the ring in the first place- just don't disparage the academy in the process if things don't turn out the way one hopes, including the admissions board, the admission process, the appointees, the current midshipmen and the graduates- including a former President of the United States. It is still the same great place today as the day "your" application was mailed.</p>
<p>GA has one of the lowest SAT I averages because almost everyone there takes the SAT.</p>
<p>Georgia's National Merit Selection Index is higher than 2/3 of the other states.</p>
<p>I think most of the east coast takes the SATs.
If you are in the north east, you can add ACTs to the mix as well.
West of the Mississippi, mostly ACTs.</p>
<p>Georgia- not sure I am understanding your post.</p>
<p>The majority of college-bound students in California take the SAT. At last count our state population hovered around 39 million people, so that's a lot of money in the pockets of the College Board. Come to think of it that's a good investment these days, are they on the NYSE?</p>
<p>^^^ Too funny... thats why they let you take it many times and combine scores from different test dates... more revenue!</p>
<p>In my school, if you demonstrate financial need, you can take the SAT and ACT for free</p>
<p>Yes, unfortunately more and more students across the United States are qualifying for fee waivers as a result of our dire economic crisis. We're praying for those in need.</p>