Reply to West Point or Air Force or Navy academies? Anyone with experiences to share?

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "West Point or Air Force or Navy academies? Anyone with experiences to share? "

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He should apply for Summer Seminar at the Academies if he is serious about attending. It’s a week long program where they run you around to give you exposure to the different aspects of the school (physical, academic, mental, etc.). They are also evaluating you as a candidate during that week. He should also read everything he can on how to qualify and then reach out to the local admissions officer. For Navy, it’s called a Blue and Gold Officer (BGO). Not sure what the others call them.

The Academies are a hard place to be, but a great place to be from. Or, as they say, a $1 million education shoved up your a$$ one nickel at a time.

Physical fitness, strong academics, integrity, and a lot of grit and determination are definitely needed to be successful. [/quote]

Thanks, you make good points. He’s been to West Point already for sports related things (and yes they did seem to evaluate him and that’s what started the recruiting angle) and he is doing two summer seminars (USAF and WP) this summer. He didn’t apply to the USNA session which I’m worried was a mistake. For some reason, he’s negative on USNA but I don’t think he is basing it on much. He’s been invited to a summer sports week at USNA so I might see if he’s open to doing it just so he has a chance to see Annapolis.

I wouldn’t recommend this path to my other dc or most kids tbh. But this dc is not a typical teen (or at least typical of most that I know) and is extremely focused and driven (particularly physically but also academically) and I do feel like it would be an amazing challenge for him. [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics