USNA/USMA/NROTC: Chances?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Naval Academy - Annapolis
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<p>Just, checking in. My applications for both Academies are almost complete, I just need to receive some letters of rec and a transcript for USMA. I am currently going into my Senior year of high school and am curious exactly how I stack up in the pool of applicants for the two academies.</p>

<p>GPA weighted: 3.41 (yeah, I know, pretty low).</p>

<p>ACT superscore: 29.5
English:27
Math:28
Science:32
Reading:31
Writing:8</p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule:
AP Calculus
AP Physics (AB and BC)
Senior Spectrum: I attend a private school and this is a combo class of Honors religion, general social science, and english/lit.
Honors International Relations
Honors Spanish 4
JROTC LET-4</p>

<p>ECs:
Swimming- 3 years varisty letter, fourth year planned.
Cross Country- 3 years varsity letter, fourth planned, one year as Captain.
Orienteering- 3 years varsity letter, fourth planned, one year as captain, another planned.
Boy Scouts- Senior Patrol Leader (essentially the CO), recently finished my Eagle Scout Service Project-expecting to receive the award by mid-September.
JROTC- 3 years, fourth year planned. Diamond officer likely.</p>

<p>I attended the Naval Summer Seminar
I also was invited to attend two leadership seminars, one hosted by my school, the other by the West Point Society of Minnesota.
Volunteer:
Feed My Starving Children, ~25 hours.
Dorothy Day, ~15 hours.
Junior Achievement, ~30 hours
Altar Server, ~60 hours</p>

<p>Current CFA scores:
Bball throw: 61 ft
shuttle run: 9.8s (bleh)
pull ups: 7 (needs improvement)
sit ups: 90
pushups: 50 (needs work)
1 mile run: 6:20 (could use some work)</p>

<p>I have also started applications for both Army and Navy ROTC.</p>

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<p>You already know that your GPA is on the low side. </p>

<p>Your ACT is about average.</p>

<p>Your EC’s are probably about average for USNA. Varsity sports are excellent, plus being captain.</p>

<p>So, for USNA and USMA, you have a decent shot. Probably less than a 50/50 chance in my opinion, because of your GPA. Keep working on the CFA. Your grades are what they are now, but still try to improve. Consider re-taking the ACT and also taking the SAT. Some people score better on the SAT than the ACT.</p>

<p>For ROTC, you are in excellent position for a scholarship either from the Army or Navy; better than 50/50 chance IMO. However, you need to remember that the Navy chooses your college (based on their quotas, and your preferences). You are far more likely to get your first choice college if you apply as early as possible. I recommend you finish the NROTC application before the Army; before returning to school, if you can. Choose five colleges that you are confident you can get admitted to (non elite, in other words, not Yale nor Duke etc…) and that you like.</p>

<p>Good Luck! :-bd </p>