Application Process

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

How Competitive Are The Academies?

These three points will paint the picture of how competitive it is to get into a Service Academy.

In a world of hyper competition, what stands out?

With many parts of the application, you aren’t given a choice. But with optional recommenders, it’s up to you. Who should you choose?

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?

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.