I’m a junior from New Jersey. I have a 4.6 weighted GPA and I scored a 1460 on my first attempt at the SAT.
I’m a junior captain of the lacrosse team along with getting a varsity letter since I was a freshman. I also participate in wrestling.
In addition, my extra curriculars include being a member of stem club and a peer tutor. I am a junior firefighter and will be a full volunteer firefighter in October. I am attending the summer leadership program at West Point this summer.
If I was from anywhere else I would be so nervous but everyone seems to be telling me that New Jersey is one of the most difficult districts. On top of that I don’t have asthma anymore and have not used an inhaler since 6th grade but it will show up in my medical history so I will most likely need a waiver.
The competitiveness of your area depends more on your congressional district than your state. You have the right kind of academic and athletic profile for West Point, very strong SAT score and solid weighted GPA. What is your class rank?
It was a really long time ago but my husband lost his West Point admissions due to asthma. He worked really hard and was able to hide the asthma and get an appointment to Annapolis 2 years later. As I said, it was a long time ago but if I were you I’d switch doctors and neglect to share all my medical information.
Wje sadly my class doesn’t rank, so even though I know I am the valedictorian I am unable to submit it at the moment. I am in New Jersey’s 5th congressional district.
EmpireApple: Im not sure if I should be happy or scared. I was unaware refusing to submit my medical information was an option. While on tour there the admissions officer was telling us a story about a candidate that had surgery on his shoulder while they were a toddler. The boy did not even know about this surgery, it was that insignificant, but they said he still needed a waiver.
Unbelievable. There is a monument on the grounds of West Point that you would need to pass every day. Etched in that stone is the honor code that every cadet is sworn to:
It’s about integrity. If you don’t embody that before admission, it’s unlikely you’ll magically develop it after. Do the right thing and let the chips fall where they may–it’s the West Point way.
My son was appointed on 1/20/17. Take the ACT or SAT again as that is one of most effective methods to be noticed. Attend Boys State if possible and keep positive. Hiding medical history isn’t an option. My son had inhaler use and an asthma diagnosis when he was 8. Had a remedial for it and had a test. It was fine. He also had a shoulder surgery DQ - 8/16 - and received a waiver quickly (2.5 months) from USMA. USNA recently waived it also and waiting on an appointment. Did you apply to SLE? It’s not too late! There is a great board www.serviceacademyforums.com. Lots of people in the same situation! Never give up!
I don’t think you have the option of not submitting medical information. That’s not what I’m saying. I’m saying “a hundred years ago” medical records were different…everything was different. Did you ask them about asthma? Maybe now they allow it? You should ask straight up then so you know what to expect. Better than to go through the entire process than to be disappointed.
I did some checking ( this was “100 years ago”). It wasn’t asthma, but an allergy. Turns out something changes with the diagnosis so it was disclosed. Sorry to have given wrong information. My bad. Maybe you should just ask them?
If you can pass the physical, so be it. If you want to tell them you broke a pinky 10 years ago and then go through months of paperwork to get a waiver, go for it.