Why Do You Want To Attend a Service Academy?
The “Why do you want to attend a Service Academy” question comes up each year, but so few applicants give good answers. Why is that?
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Choose Recommenders Wisely
Most Academy applications ask for 3 required recommenders (math, english, and science/other) and 2 optional recommenders.
The rule of thumb for letters of recommendation is this: identify recommenders based on relationship, not just position.
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The Power of Persistence
If 10 people apply to the Academies, 1 gets accepted, while the other 9 get denied. What’s the difference between the winning 1 and the other 9?
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The Anxiety of Congressional Nominations
One of the biggest differences between the Academy application process and normal college is the Congressional nomination. A whole separate application process just for nominations is one reason why applying to 1 Academy is equivalent to applying to 10 colleges.
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The Power of Writing a Resume
This is the power of writing a resume.
You bring together your academic, athletic, and extracurricular accomplishments all into one page.
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