<p>One again, thanks to everyone for giving their opinions. It really helps me know what I should work on, especially those parents who have mids at the Academy now.</p>
<p>As for the high school class requirements, the USNA website talks about taking 4 years of English, etc., however, in the school I attend, one semester is equal to taking a year of something. So, I will have taken 5 ‘years’ of English, 6 ‘years’ of languages, etc. But I can see where it would be confusing. Let’s hope the Navy can discern this puzzle :p</p>
<p>@ Zoom57 - I should get used to having my personality picked apart; it would happen for the rest of my life should I be accepted the Academy. Heh. I’ve only taken the SAT and ACT once, but I’m gonna take them as many times as I can. My goal is to do 4-5 miles a day of running once I get better. Just this morning my mile time was 6:50, so it’s coming down.</p>
<p>@ JustAMom - Yeah, it’s Portland. The boat’s aren’t the bad part, but that school is located right across the street from where the city sticks ALL the new immigrants (as they need to rely on the state to pay for the housing). Not saying I dislike immigrants, but there is a LOT of crime in that area.</p>
<p>@ GoNavy - My mom, against my pleas, took it upon herself to be at the BGO meeting (she thinks I’m going to sign my life away). Yet before I could speak about not doing athletics when he questioned me about it, she went into the whole “island-and-joint-custody-with-no-way-to-get-to-school” thing. Needless to say I was mortified, but the BGO got a good laugh out of it. The good thing about Maine reps is that all you have to do is submit a 1 page questionnaire, 3 letters of recommendation, and a small letter describing your ECs to one Senator/Rep. Then they send it to all the other offices, so it’s quick and painless. The DoDMERB paperwork is the big problem. Lol.</p>