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<p>Be careful what you ask/wish for…you make get more than you bargained for. Throwing you life accomplishments out for people to dissect can be less than pleasant at times, I hope the feedback you are receiving doesn’t discourage you in any way from applying. As others have said you will never know for sure until you try; if attending the Naval Academy is you goal, go for it and don’t look back. </p>
<p>How many times have you taken the SATs and ACT? Your scores are very good, but as I’m sure you know they can never be too good. Take the tests again if at all possible; you have nothing to loose and much to gain. Getting your math score into the 700s will certainly be a plus. If there is any confusion about the organization of your high school classes and course load as seen by some of the questions here, make an effort to educate admissions about your school. Your guidance counselor may do the job for you, and then again they may not. Don’t take any part of this complicated process for granted. If you can get your hands on things like state HS rankings or standardized test scores comparing schools in your state, send them in and/or make them available to your BGO. If all your efforts do is show interest and determination you will have lost nothing but a little time and potentially gained much. </p>
<p>Last point I want to address which is totally under you control and something others have commented on; RUN! If you want to address your lack of sports participation and demonstrate your condition and capacity to survive Plebe summer etc, get that time down and update your CFA. A 6:55 sounds better than a 7:10, much better than the 15 seconds that actually separates the two times. My son didn’t even start this process in which you are already well along until early November. You have 3 months or more to work on getting your running time down. Find someone to run with that is faster than you and train with them. You also need a plan if you are going to push your limits and improve your times progressively; just going for a run every day or two isn’t going to get you to where you want to be. Talk to your Track or Cross Country coaches, and tell them about your goals, they may be more than willing to help. Good luck!</p>