<p>Seal,
After thinking about today's discussions I figured I'd cut you some slack and just assume you are just "gung ho". Then I took the opportunity to see some of your other posts on some other college conf. discussion groups (Duke University comes to mind).</p>
<p>"Seriously, Duke isn't hard to get into, the people there suck, and your mascot is based off a French infantry unit. Who wants to be represented by the French, even worse, their armed forces."</p>
<p>"First of all, I have nothing but contempt for people who say LOL, I mean, seriously. Laugh out Loud? Secondly, I spent about an hour on my Duke app, and I had no problems with getting in. So everyone who is bragging about getting in, big frigging deal. Duke sucks."</p>
<p>then you write on this board:</p>
<p>"I put more effort and time into my Coast Guard application then I did with my 3 nomination applications and my other service academy applications COMBINED. The other service academies required the applicant to fill in some bubbles and write a poorly prompted essay."</p>
<p>see any similarities?</p>
<p>You have a habit of spending a lot of time and posts just putting down other schools and the people who apply to them. The common thread in your posts is that the application process for the schools you don't like is "they are easy" and anyone who goes to those schools must be "inferior" to you. Not just put downs, but down right immature and insulting posts. I think you would do well to reconsider your applications to the service academies. I dare say they are looking for a bit more maturity and character than you have displayed on college confidential thus far. You mention that your parents took no part in your college application efforts---perhaps this is why they should have. I hope I am wrong. Good Luck</p>