<p>I recently received my appointment, and so now I am wondering, what kinds of grades do I need to have to keep my appointment? I am not planning on absolutely bombing or anything by any means but my calculus grade seems to be dropping a little bit from like an upper level B to possibly a high C. would that kick me out?</p>
<p>I don't think they will nullify an appointment for one C.</p>
<p>Got to love that good old fashioned Senioritis. It does get harder and harder to motivate yourself. 3 months 27 day until high school graduation. YEAH!</p>
<p>^^^^^
Candidates shouldn't slack off during their senior year even if they have an appointment. The academy requires a 7 semester transcript and a final transcript. An offer of appointment can be withdrawn for a variety of reasons including failure to maintain academic excellence.</p>
<p>I would work hard to maintain that B if you can. Still, I don't suppose you're doomed to community college if you wind up with a C.</p>
<p>does the academy send a request for 7th semester grades? i haven't gotten one yet... when will they ask for those?</p>
<p>I never sent in my 2nd semester grades. Which is probably a good thing....</p>
<p>Will the academy take away an appointment based on 7th semester grades, without seeing the final transcript.
And how much will midterm exam grades affect there decision to withdraw your appointment. Do they count as much as quarter grades?</p>
<p>what about a C in AP Calculus and a C in AP Chemistry? that would make life so much easier if I could do that. Then I could focus much more on other things.</p>
<p>btw you guys keep talking about 7th semester grades. I am referring to the 8th semester.</p>
<p>obviously you want to try as hard as you can to get good grades. I would not set yourself at the goal of getting two c's in your AP classes especially since you will be taking both of those classes next year. Senioritis sucks but sometimes you just have to just do what you have to do. I am sure that if you are going to the academy that you are better than a C student.</p>
<p>Our school automatically adds 10 pts to your average if it's AP...does Hoover do that? If so, is that a C with the 10 pts? Since the semester just began, why would you plan on a C? Why not plan on an A?</p>
<p>Scuba did you go to NASS session 1?</p>
<p>Dude, my grades were crapt 2nd semester senior year. I got a D in AP World History, a C in AP Stat, & i don't remember what else. No one really cares. The most important tihng to do is enjoy & appreciate these last few months, and stay physically & mentally prepared.</p>
<p>That being said, I forgot how to be student a little bit last year, & that's really making my life harder this year. A smart future plebe my treat this last HS semester like his/her 1st college semester.</p>
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<p>that is no doubt true for many schools....
but just keep in mind, most applications to the top tier schools (including the academies) will ask if grades are "weighted" or "unweighted".... </p>
<p>to candidates seeking that appointment:</p>
<p>behind the scenes... high schools make available their school profiles...
which includes such things as class size, average grades, APs offered, grading systems, etc, etc, etc. </p>
<p>Most of the top tier schools will "unweight" "weighted" grades.<br>
No doubt this is one such practice (the weighting of grades that is) that makes an arguement for retaining standardized testing.... there needs to be some way of putting everyone on an even playing field (not that the SATs or ACTs do that perfectly either)... </p>
<p>our HS gave out 2 grades... a "weighted" one and an "unweighted" one.
same for GPA.
It even gave out a "core GPA".... math, science and english (without the influence of history, language, art, music, etc, etc, etc).
That is NOT to say that these areas are "secondary, optional and conditional".... </p>
<p>and you will not be "asked" to send in your grades...7th, 8th, or whatever sememster.... trust me, the USNA will GET them, they will SEE them, and you WILL BE EVALUATED based on them.</p>
<p>bottom line:
do well in all your courses.
aim for that A. Settle for a B if you have to, but better not to have to settle at all.
You should be working your butt off to do your very, very best.
You are facing a tough cometetive pool.
How much do YOU want this?
Cause you can bet there are a host of kids who REALLY WANT THIS TOO.
YOU will be cometeting with THEM.
YOU will be comared and contrasted to THEM.
For a LIMITED amount of spots.
Do you really want to go to the table with ANYTHING LESS THAN YOUR VERY BEST EFFORT????</p>
<p>Forget "senioritis."
You have NO TIME for that.
YOU are heading off to something bigger... and every ounce of your effort is required.
Anything less than YOUR VERY BEST EFFORT is only selling one person short: YOU.</p>
<p>Reread Zachaw's post.... he was in your shoes just a short year ago....
he got in....now work hard so you give yourself the best chance to get in as well....regardless of where you go!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>end of lecture.</p>
<p>Different mom lecture:</p>
<p>Some of you have never had to work all that hard to get good grades. If you have tried to study when sleep-deprived, it has been due to your own choices. Note Zachaw's comment about study habits. If you get into bad habits now, even if you still get into USNA, will you be able to recover in time to avoid coming before an Ac board, and possibly being removed? Most of you are smart enough to know that you would be foolish not to train physically before reporting. This is your last chance to "train" academically in preparation for the most difficult classes you have ever had, under more demanding conditions than even you can imagine. Party (safely) after exams.</p>
<p>End of lecture.</p>
<p>Some schools give "weight" to honors and gifted as well...we do not; just the 10 pts for the AP, so it's not counted any differently by the colleges. </p>
<p>2012mom is right: future SA cadets need to train mentally and physically. Any idea how to get them to do that, mom?</p>
<p>Well, you can lead a horse to water.... They will only do it if they realize they need it. On that thought:</p>
<p>You know your study habits aren't good enough yet if... (OK current mids, correct or change these, but I'll start):</p>
<ul>
<li>Your HS GPA isn't 4.0 unweighted (or max in your school's scale). Unreasonable? Your first military job will be to study and learn to be an officer. It's your job to do your best.</li>
<li>You cram for exams</li>
<li>You do the homework assignments only if they're for a grade, and you never do more than what's assigned</li>
<li>You study more than 3 hours/day and still have some Bs or Cs. (You need to find a more efficient way to study, 'cause your time and energy will be too limited)</li>
</ul>
<p>I work in a College/University admissions office - for the past 10 years as AP's and weighting has taken many different forms - I will be willing to bet that the school profile that accompanies the transcript will indicate a "grade boost" by x points for honors and y for AP's. If it does not so state, we actually call and ask for that information, and if it is a point boost then we will ask for the numerical grade in the class if it is not shown on the grade report. If the information is not given or available, the student will then be at a disadvantage as then ACT/SAT will become much more important with the GPA more or less discarded. It is the only way we have to compare apples. Adding 10 points may not seem like weighting to you but in College Admissions offices we view it as such.</p>
<p>Schools that try to hide their grading policy, the students will be at a disadvantage (at least where I work and talking to colleagues at other admissions offices it is more the norm than you would think.)</p>
<p>"Your HS GPA isn't 4.0 unweighted (or max in your school's scale). Unreasonable? Your first military job will be to study and learn to be an officer. It's your job to do your best."</p>
<p>My DH had way lower than that and he has had a very successful career. Your GPA does not correlate to your ability to be a successful officer. As a spouse, I will say the best commanders were the ones that understood the mission and the impact upon their squadron. A 4.0 GPA at the academy or any university for ROTC, will not correlate into success for BPZ, DG, PME.</p>
<p>Success with classes at USNA: this was discussed at length at our Parents Club Plebe to Be Picnic last June. It was a panel of mids all levels that asnwered questions.</p>
<p>From our minutes the most stated item was DO NO GET BEHIND. You may think the semester is starting off with a brief review and then bam it hits and you are behind. Plebe year is very difficult to catch up if you fall behind in any classes.</p>
<p>Second item was take care of small and not so small details - classes, military - life. The small details will come back to bite you.</p>
<p>Third: Youngster year is about studying and academics - you have very few other responsibilities other than to study.</p>
<p>The Mids present and the 2nd Lieutenant (07 grad) all emphasized not falling behind.</p>