<p>if im a junior right not in highschool, when should i stgart applying for nominations?</p>
<p>when you learn how to spell. </p>
<p>No actually i applied for mine the end of my junior year.</p>
<p>usually you contact your MOC during the spring of junior year (via letter) to let them know of your interest. Most MOC send out applications (or have you download them from their website) in early Fall of Senior year, which is usually when they are submitted (while application deadlines vary with each MOC, most fall between Oct 15th and Nov 1st....check carefully).</p>
<p>While contacting them in the Spring of Junior year is not always required, it does let them know of your interest, and puts you on any mailing lists that they may have for upcoming "candidate information sessions" that their office may offer. As for the actual application, most want an official HS transcript showing all grades from Junior year, which puts the timeframe of submitting your application somewhere after that. Submitting it in early October of senior year affords you an opportunity to list any senior-year fall activities you may be involved with as well. So while you definately don't want to submit late, sometimes it's prudent not to submitt too early as well! Somewhere between Oct 1 and Oct 15th of senior year should be "just right."</p>
<p>Here's an idea: if possible, find out what recommendations each MOC is going to need and ask your junior year teachers to write them before they leave for the summer. In general, your senior year teachers won't know you well enough in September to write a dynamic recommendation, and your junior year teachers will have moved on to a new class and be busy with the new academic year.</p>
<p>thanks guys for the help</p>
<p>ahh nice sarcasm there jq lol i think we'd get along just fine</p>
<p>I contend that e-mail is ruining spelling and punctuation. Jq722 criticizes JJx508 for spelling (I know, it was mostly just kidding) and doesn't capitalize the beginning of a sentence or the word "i." Then JJx508's reply has no punctution at all. I realize this is a very informal forum, but it's still a good idea to practice proper writing.</p>
<p>I'm off my soapbox now. </p>
<p>This has been said many times before, but when you have these types of questions it's always a good idea to go to the Academies site, most of them have timelines for when things should be done. And I always recommend William Smallwood's book, which in this case is called The West Point Candidates Handbook, available at Amazon.com <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0929311027/103-5261728-5567829?v=glance&n=283155&s=books&v=glance%5B/url%5D">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0929311027/103-5261728-5567829?v=glance&n=283155&s=books&v=glance</a></p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>does this book help you with interviewS?</p>
<p>the reviews for that book are horrible..why do u think its so greaT?</p>
<p>Yes, as a matter of fact, it does. It has a whole chapter on what to expect, how to prepare and some samples of question you might hear. I don't know about terrible reviews but a lot of other people on here will tell you that they got good information from it.</p>
<p>By the way, nice writing.</p>
<p>WoW4201 - The biggest complaint about Smallwood's book seems to be that the advice in the book is available for free elsewhere. That is true for most "How To" books. I noticed that one of the reviewers admitted to not even reading the book. The second edition was published in 2000, so some things have changed, but most of the advice is still relevant and very helpful.</p>
<p>yes...notice how i made a capital letter before each question mark lol...NICE!!!!</p>