Preliminary app and sat score

navy2010
Wed, 29 Nov 2006 10:29:45 +0000

I would stongly suggest to anyone who is serious about applying- and getting an offer of appointment- to any of the service academies to do everything in your power to get your ACT or SAT scores higher. The last thing I would do is count on sports as the “ace” up your sleeve…

while there may be some bending of the scores for blue-chip athletes, if it happens at all it is few and far between-(what it might bring you is an offer of NAPS)…the coaches can only go so far in getting an otherwise marginal student past the admissions board no matter how well they run/jump/throw/swim/wrestle/fence/etc…

what you have to keep in mind is that an athlete must maintain a minimum GPA once they get in there to even play on the team- and no coach is going to risk a “slot” on someone who is questionable for the season- especially when there are lots of well qualified athletes with great SAT scores standing right behind them on the admission line!

If you are looking for an easy way through this process, there isn’t one- do the work, retake those tests, get a tutor if you have to, but bring your best to the table and earn your spot!

If you want this bad enough, you will get it done!