tucker92

I have a daughter who is a sophomore in high school who is seriously interested in pursuing a maritime services career. She plans to apply to the USCGA as well as the USNA and Navy ROTC schools. Her GPA currently is around 3.45 taking substantially all honors courses. Her sister scored 620 on the reading SATs and 600 on the math SATs with no tutoring and, frankly, minimal studying. This daughter will be tutored, so we expect her score (based on her PSATs) to be higher.

She is a very good track athlete, with performances as a high school freshman well beyond those currently being reached by the USCGA track team. She is also a very good high school and club soccer player and plays high school basketball. She volunteers at the SPCA on weekends. She also models, which means she is tall and lean.

I am familiar, more or less, with the application process, since I won an appointment to the USCGA (as well as one to West Point) myself as a high school senior. I expect things have changed in 30 years, though.

Could anyone give me some suggestions as to what she should be working on and improving to increase her chances of winning a USCGA appointment? Thank you in advance.

Luigi59

• Continue to take SAT until scores over 700/700 are reached.
• Demonstrate leadership by becoming the captain of her sports teams.
• Take calculus (or the highest level math course offered at her school) and get an A.
• Apply to AIM in January of her junior year.
• Fill out an Athletic Participation Interest Form
• Don't get into serious trouble (e.g. - under-age drinking)
• Remain injury free.