<p>There is a one-year academy prep program in Kerrville, TX where you earn college credit and prepare yourself in other ways to not only gain acceptance to an academy, but excel once you get there. Program takes both academy sponsored students and non-sponsored students. </p>
<p>Great alternative to going to your second choice college and trying again. Here you are under the leadership of a former USNA grad and professor. ALL students in the program are trying again and that's the focus here.</p>
<p>Also, don't lose hope. I was an "alternate candidate." I got my acceptance letter around the end of this month, April. Even if you straight up got denied remember that if you really want to come here and your willing to persevere to get great grades and scores you should have a good chance of making it. ALSO, if you do manage to get in here that is when it really gets tough. Take Calc and Physics. Make sure you don't try Pre-calc or intro to Physics. The hardest courses will be the best option to success your first year, IF you put time and effort into study.</p>
<p>We have heard some positive comments about New Mexico Military Institute and have been told that is where USMMA sends those hoping to get appointed for the class of 2012. Is that a good option? I would love to get some more information on this school and what it does to help prepare for the USMMA. From the information I have received it sounds like it is a good possibility that is where my son will be off to!</p>
<p>Kristymom,
My son is currently a West Point prep at NMMI. All of the service academy preps take basically the same classes. Here is a link to some information about the prep program: <a href="http://www.nmmi.edu/prep/%5B/url%5D">http://www.nmmi.edu/prep/</a><br>
Under the FAQ's it says they have about a 95% acceptance rate for all the academies. The advisor for the preps (Col. Steil) is very helpful in getting these kids through the process.</p>
<p>The academics at NMMI are rigorous. This gets them ready academically. They have corp PT Mon.-Wed.-Fri. and prep PT Tues-Thurs. This keeps them in shape and helps them to improve their fitness test scores. Living at a military school teaches them how to prepare and wear a uniform, learn to salute, march, shine shoes, and other things unique to a military environment. They also learn how to manage their time better. I have been told that preps are more likely to graduate from the academy than non-preps (this is true for West Point and is probably true for the other academies as well). They have a year away from home to adjust to homesickness, they have already learned some of the basics of military life, and they have had an extra year of academics - advantages over coming in straight out of high school.</p>
<p>If you have any more questions about NMMI feel free to post them here or send me a PM.</p>
<p>I was just looking at the link and it mentions needing a computer, but not to buy a new one. Is is better to lease one there or bring your own from home? I am sure this is the first of many questions by me. Thanks for your help!</p>
<p>Kristymom, not to take away from way WAMom said, but I don't think you are more likily to succeed here if you go to NMMI. Just as an example, I would say there there were 5 NMMI kids that just either got kicked out set back this last trimester and I know of atleast one the first trimester got set back. Yes it prepares you for somethings but I wouldn't say you are any better off going to NMMI than you are just going to one year of college or just a regular prep school. Just my opinion.</p>
<p>We did not have a computer at home for my son to take with him so we leased one from the school. If you have a computer he can take and it meets the specifications required by NMMI, then you can save some money by bringing your own. I believe the cost for leasing was about $250 for the year. </p>
<p>I don't mind the questions, I was in your situation this time last year so I totally understand.</p>
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<p>I am not saying NMMI is better than any other college I was just pointing out some of the advantages to going to a military junior college. Also, because I am a West Point parent I don't know how USMMA works their prep program. </p>
<p>Kristymom - did USMMA offer your son some kind of guarentee of admission if he goes to NMMI and does well there?</p>
<p>ggspin21- you have to understand that USMMA sets more kids back then any other academy. I mean most of the others are 4 year institutions and instead of getting setback they get kicked out. That being said percentage wise they still lose less. I would say that each class graduates in 4 years roughly 50-60% of the ORIGINAL class (doesn't include setbacks from the previous class). We just do things different.</p>