<p>To answer Whistle Pig: My guess (and it is only a guess) as to why he has already been offered NAPS-2 previous ACT’s with English in the low 20’s. However, his most recent score is a 26 (which I think is competitive), but the academy will not recieve it for another week or two. His GPA is a 3.51, unweighted, with all honors/IB math and science courses. (Not sure if USNA automatically weights) At his school, this GPA puts him in the top 15% of his class. Last year his math grades fell a little, I’m not sure how closely they look at that, also, and perhaps someone can answer this definitively, because of course selections available in our school district, son has not been able to take calculus. He is in IB Trig (Pre-Calc) and I am not sure if this is something very important to USNA. Other factor is that he is a minority. His ECA’s, leadership and varsity participation are all great, he also has four years of instrumental music. My feeling is that his GPA/level of math/ACT English are keeping him from being 3Q’d, but that the rest of his file was strong enough that they wanted him.
But, just a guess! I’m just a mom who probably speculates way too much! Whatever the reason, we feel like he just won the lottery and are so proud of him.</p>