<p>Some basic advice:</p>
<p>1) Dress well. In other words, wear a suit. Get a haircut, trim your nails, take a shower, shave, don’t wear any cologne, remove body piercings, etc., etc. Sounds obvious, but you’d be amazed how many morons shoot themselves in the foot just by showing up looking like a freak show.</p>
<p>2) Tell the truth. Do not, under any circumstances, lie. If the guy interviewing you is former USAF and asks why you are applying to USNA rather than USAFA, tell him the truth. Just don’t tell him you’re too smart to be a zoomie; there’s a fine line between truth and insult. ;)</p>
<p>3) Be prepared to express clearly and passionately why you wish to attend USNA, and why you think you deserve the opportunity. Again, be clear, truthful, and confident, but not cocky.</p>
<p>4) Be prepared to summarize your life in two minutes in case the old favorite, “So tell me about yourself…” pops up, as it almost always does. Cover your hometown, if you or your parents are immigrants, any hardships you may have had to overcome, accomplishments you have achieved, general interests, and (finally) what has led you to be sitting in that interview.</p>
<p>5) Relax. The person(s) across from you put their pants on one leg at a time, just like you do. I once got a bit of advice on this: If you’re feeling intimidated by someone, try to picture them sitting on the crapper. The trick is not to laugh out loud when you succeed. ;)</p>
<p>Good luck! :)</p>