List of 07 SS members

RTBdad
Sat, 30 Dec 2006 10:57:55 +0000

It would probably be safe to assume that stats for SS admission are weighted about the same as they are for academy admissions. In that case, I wouldn’t downplay anything - especially not grades and SAT/ACT scores. They count for 60% of your overall score. A poor showing in that area is hard to make up for in EC’s. If grades or scores keep you out of SS, take that as a warning and work like a dog to improve them. The academy will respect that, and it may get you an appointment. Every year there are people with appointments who failed to get into SS the year before. It probably wouldn’t be too hard to find a few people who got into SS but didn’t receive an appointment. As always, don’t leave anything to chance, don’t slack up in any area, and do make your application your fulltime job. As I told my own son, even if you don’t get an appointment, the effort will still benefit you greatly in the long run.