7 ACADEMY APPLICANT ACTION STEPS
If you are planning to apply to the Academy this Fall, this post is for you.
The Fall semester of your Senior year will be the busiest time of your life. How you approach your Summer is crucial.
Here are the 7 key action steps to set yourself up for success:
NOMINATION GAMEPLAN. The Congressional nomination is one of the biggest sources of anxiety, but it doesn’t have to be. Your first step is to visit your local Representative and two Senators’ websites for their application details.
MOCK CFA. So many applicants are anxious about the CFA, yet they’ve never taken the test. Print out a score sheet, grab a friend or family member, and do the CFA under game like conditions.
BRAINSTORM ESSAY TOPICS. Write down as much about yourself as you can think of. Your awards, unique attributes, best leadership stories, and most challenging experiences. As you brainstorm, you will unearth essay topics.
TAKE SAT/ACT 2x. Superscoring allows you to take your best verbal and math scores, and combine them into one score, even if they were taken at different times. Ideally, you would take each one 2x (so, 4 times total) so you could superscore both.
ID MEDICAL ISSUES. 20% of competitive applicants are disqualified due to medical. This medical process (called DODMERB) is the most thorough and meticulous medical examination that you will ever endure. Find the DODMERB checklist online and go through it.
ASK YOUR RECOMMENDERS. Teachers are busy, and they get hit up by hundreds of students in the Fall. Get ahead of the wave by asking now, politely, and then when the time comes, give them your resume so that they have a guide to help them.
BUILD RESUME. When you get your whole life on 1 sheet of paper, you can see your candidacy clearly. When you identify the weaknesses, build an action plan to close your gaps, based on what the Academies are looking for.
Applying to the Academy is fiercely competitive. If you feel overwhelmed or defeated, we understand. As Academy grads, we’ve been through this process before, and we’ve helped numerous other applicants.
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