<p>3.5 GPA
Class Rank... ? (Only Sophomore)
SAT.... (Not Taken Yet)
Have full class schedule (Not Taken Lunch Freshman, Sophomore, and plan not to Junior and Senior year as well. </p>
<p>Taken
-Honors Earth Science
-AP European History</p>
<p>Taking
-Honors Economics
-AP American
-AP World
-AP Government
-Pre Calculous I/II
-Calculous</p>
<p>Volunteer at Congressman Richard Hanna's office sense last year.
C/2nd LT in the Civil Air Patrol Cadet Program(Comparable to JROTC/Eagle Scout)
-served as flight sergeant, first sergeant, soon to be deputy cadet commander and eventually cadet commander.
-Received AFA Cadet NCO of the Year and VFW Cadet NCO of the year
Two year JV basketball Captain
One Year JV Softball Captain (Will play three years on varsity, not in a bragging way but possible will be able to be recruited to play softball)
2012 Homer JV Female Athlete of the Year
Class Officer sense the 8th Grade(IN various Positions)
Applied for Link Crew Leader(Awaiting results)
Staffed New York Wing Encampment
Looking to make it to the Rank of C/Colonel </p>
<p>60+ hours of community service
In addition, designed and helped lead the the project that gave Homer Softball Dugouts for the team.
Planning to attend SLE next summer</p>
<p>Thats it! I no that the grades are really important and I am sorry that I couldn't give more information on them. Besides the GPA I am curious what the actual grades were like in the classes in high school. I don't have anything to compare mine to. </p>
<p>Wait you don’t take lunch? What? You don’t eat?</p>
<p>I wanted to do USMA for a little bit. I got turned down for SLS though, and I came to the realization that it wasn’t going to happen, my test scores simply weren’t good enough and I didn’t have enough leadership. When I was turned down for SLS, I was ranked in the top 3% of my class, with a 4.6 weighted GPA, and a 3.89 unweighted GPA, albeit I only had a 23 ACT when I applied, my very first test score. The test scores are what made me get turned down, I know. Your EC’s look on track though if you continue doing similar things in your junior year. Your volunteering at your congressman’s office will definitely help in getting a nomination.</p>
<p>The honest truth is that it’s impossible to “chance” someone for a service academy, because the truth is that a wide variety of people are accepted/denied. I honestly know people who applied to SA’s that were first in their class, 4.0 students, and were denied. I also know people who didn’t have a perfect GPA, but still had good extracurriculars, etc., and were accepted. There’s more to it than meets the eye: getting a nomination, interviews, essays, things that we don’t see. </p>
<p>Tl;dr: It depends; no one here/anywhere could tell you for sure. Just don’t aim to be “good enough” because there is no good enough that’ll guarantee you admittance. Do well on your standardized tests and CFA. </p>
<p>Thank you I would like to verify, while lunch is not a class it does take up a period of the day. So instead of wasting that period with lunch I fill it with an elective class. Taking one more course than everyone ell’s.</p>
<p>Huh lunch definitely seems like a class I would love to take. In fact it’s so great I have three of them this semester. </p>
<p>Anyway it also greatly depends on your region. If you live in New York it is going to be much harder to get a nomination because more people apply to their congressmen and women. If you love in Iowa it is “easier” because fewer people apply and if you are lucky enough to get a primary nomination your odds go way up. (I use Iowa as an example because of experience. Additionally easier is in quotes because the process is still probably the hardest application process you will go through but your odds may be slightly better).</p>
<p>Yeah it really depends on your district–could be very very competitive or not. Try to get involved in SGA or serve in some leadership position. Test scores are key! Start studying when junior year shows up. Thankfully, they superscore the ACT so you don’t have to worry about that one perfect test day.</p>
<p>@Hckey32, I’m attending next year too!! What state are you from?!</p>
<p>First, Neumanme, TAKE LUNCH!!! No one expects you to take so many classes that you’re in danger of burning yourself out! In fact, in some of the USMA literature, they say it’s better to be really good at one activity, taking leadership roles & gaining recognition, than it is to do a little of everything with no leadership or recognition. In a way, that goes for academics, too. It’s better to take, say, four math classes and get a 4.0 math GPA than to take eight math classes and earn a 3.5 GPA in math. So take a lunch, and, if you feel you must, do a little studying or reading while you eat. Or just eat. Depending upon the food you eat, you might be refreshed enough to sail through the rest of the day.</p>
<p>Like other have said, they take a very wide variety of applicants. It also depends on what district you live in and how competitive the Comgressional nomination bid is, this is important because I optioned out of wp because I knew I wouldnt be one of the 5 selected out of 86, among other reasons. I was talking to a recruiter who was explaining to me that while GPA matters, the well rounded-ness of a student is super important; he was talking about an applicant who had a 3.2 GPA and below par test scores but was accepted because he worked 2 jobs to support his family. It’s that kind of personality and whole person qualities that they are looking for! (And I understand the whole no lunch thing, if my school allowed it I would be doing it too)</p>
<p>The no lunch thing for me helps my GPA. Because I take harder classes my grades are not high 90’s. With the extra elective (Easy 90) it helps to raise my GPA.</p>