Chances at longshots

Monica42
Sat, 26 May 2007 16:03:32 +0000

I know I need congressional nomination for the Academy. I’m still working on my application for that. You need to first make the nominations and then the Academy chooses who they want out of the nominees. It’s like you have to get in twice. A real pain, but for no tuition, a job straight out of college, record of military service, and a chance to fly? Hey, two applications isn’t that bad.
So for MIT, would I be paying their application fee for an official rejection letter? I’ve heard the “you can’t get admitted if you don’t apply,” but perhaps I should try elsewhere. If not MIT, then how about U of Illinois, Michigan-Ann Arbor, or Purdue? Chances there?

Thanks,

-Monica