Chance me for USNA please!

runorrun
Tue, 10 Jun 2014 04:17:00 +0000

HEADS UP This is going to be really reeeaaalllly long!!

Just a bit of background info:
First-generation American, Chinese, female, live in 3rd Congressional District of KS, no military in family, largest high school in the state(~2100 students, public). On my preliminary online app, I said I did NOT plan on applying for NROTC- will that look bad? I really want the full Naval Academy experience, instead of NROTC. I want to major in either CompSci, CompEng, or Physics. After graduation, I want train at the Nuclear Power School then be a surface warfare officer (yes, I know this is really competitive). I would also like to pursue at least a Master’s degree (probs at the Naval Postgrad School and then serve more! ).

My high school has sent a person to the Naval Academy in both the high school c/o 2013 and c/o 2014. I also know 2 others from my Congressional District who are attending/will be attending USNA (one graduated high school in 2013, another 2014). Another person from my district is at the AIr Force Academy (high school c/o 2013). I am not sure from whom they each got their nominations. However, correct me if I am wrong, I thought that each senator and representative had a quota of how many of their nominees can be attending service academies at a time? Would this lower my chances of admittance? Anyways, onto the stats!

These stats are current as of the end of this year (my junior year):
UW/W GPA: 4.000/4.675
Class rank: 8 of 472. Top 2%. (though the total number of students fluctuates a bit)

ACT: Oct. 2013: 31C. 34W. 30M. 28R. 31S. 10 essay.
April 2014: 33C. 32W :(. 32M. 33R. 35S. 9essay.
Superscore: 34C.

SAT I:Jan 2014: 2040: CR-600. M-720. W-720.
March 2014: 2070: CR-650. M-710. W-710.
Superscore: 2090. LOL.
SAT IIs - Not required for admission. Not-so-great scores anyways :/.

Scroll down quite a bit if you don’t want to bore through my classes for the past three years. Basically lots of math and science. Honors & AP everything except history classes.

Freshman year:
Choir
Pre-AP Modern World History
Pre-AP English I
Advanced Algebra II and Trigonometry
Spanish I
Honors Biology
Physical Education/Health

Sophomore year:
Honors Chemistry
Honors Pre-Calculus
Physics
Pre-AP english 2
Gifted program class (completed semester of computer credit and semester of humanities credit)
Spanish II
Teacher aide - 1st semester
Pre-AP World Geography - 2nd semester

Junior year:
AP Language (guessing 4 or 5 on exam)
AP Calculus BC (guessing 4 on exam)
AP Music Theory (tbh the teacher does not prepare us for the AP test at all)
College Physics (school does not offer any AP physics)
Spanish 4
Gifted program (Completed the last semester of computer credit, designed an engineering and technology project in conjunction with a science museum)
US history (1st semester at school, 2nd semester online)
CAD 1 - 2nd semester

I took Spanish 3 at the local CC the summer before junior year.

My plan for 12th grade:
Multivariable-Calculus & Linear Algebra
AP Statistics
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Literature
AP Spanish
Government (semester)
???elective (semester)

ECs:
Varsity cross country (9)
Varsity Track (9)
Debate (9-12)
Forensics (9-12)
Kansas Association of Youth (9-12)-Officer every year except 9th.
SNHS (11-12)-20 hrs volunteering/yr
NHS (11-12)-35 hrs volunteering/yr
Daycare volunteer (summer 2012-senior year)
Volunteer at swim meets (9-12) I used to be a nationally ranked swimmer, but that was when I was 12 and 13 years old.
Science Olympiad (11-12)
Math Club (11-12)
Free tutoring for K-8 kids-100ish hrs volunteering/yr (10-12)
Mock Trial (11-12)
Drummer in a local band, have toured across several midwest states (10-12)

I had to quit XC and track because I had lifeguard training during the fall sophomore year, and once I started tutoring, I also had to make supplementary lesson plans for the kids, which took quite a bit of time, not to mention my own school work. I am not currently in any school sports, but I do triathlons for “fun”.

Medically qualified.
Haven’t tried basketball throw yet.
Pull-ups: working on it…
Haven’t tried shuttle run yet.
Sit-ups: ~80-90
Push-ups: 50+ (which is the female CFA max)
Mile: 6:30-6:40 (guessing it will be around there after 2 min of push ups. Want to get it down to 6:20ish)

Job experience:
City parks & rec lifeguard 30-40 hrs/week (seasonal during each summer starting in summer 2013)
Teaching year-round swim lessons 8 hrs/week in school year and 12-16 hrs/week in summer (started winter 2013)

I also have two internships going this summer at two different universities. The internships are for physics and computer science. Not saying the universities’ names or going too in-detail for privacy’s sake. 8hrs/wk and 5 hrs/wk.

Okay we have FINALLY reached the end. Please chance me! I’ll chance you back or send you virtual homemade cookies or something! I know chances, especially for the Naval Academy, can seem quite arbitrary since there are just so many things that are factored in to admissions, but I would like to know approximately where I stand. Thank you so much if you actually read through this headache of a post! :)