Application Process

Expert guidance for every step of your journey to the Academies.

SUMMER SEMINAR ADVICE

Many people ask us for advice regarding how to impress during Summer Seminars (SS).  Also known as Summer Leadership Experience (SLE) for West Point, or Academy Introduction Mission (AIM) for Coast Guard Academy, all of the Service Academy Summer Seminars are coming up quickly, so we want to be clear about what matters in terms of getting into a Service Academy this coming year.

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Re-Applicant Strategy: How To Get Accepted This Time

This blog is all about the re-applicant process to applying to the Academies.  That means, if you’re here, you didn’t get in last year!  You just got bad news, and we’re here to help you climb out of that hole. There is nothing worse than a rejection letter, especially when it’s your dream.

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ACADEMY APPLICATION TIMELINE: YOUR ROADMAP TO GET INTO THE ACADEMY

The pain of applying to the Academy is what motivated us to start Academy Endeavors – because, let’s be real, the Service Academy application process is the most complex college application process in the country, it’s not even close, and we want to help YOU win. We used to coach applicants through the Ivy League college application process, and the Ivy Leagues don’t hold a candle to how long, intense, and unclear the Service Academy admissions process is. 

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CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATION: WHAT ARE YOUR CHANCES?

Top 5 Reasons Applicants Don’t Get The Nomination

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STRATEGIES TO WIN YOUR CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATION

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the most complex part of the Academy admissions process: the most often asked about, and most mysterious, and that is the Congressional Nomination process. 

Here’s why: no other college requires it. This is completely unique to the Service Academies, and it throws another curveball in the long journey to get to your dream of an Academy appointment.

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