Tentative Candidate for Admission

raimius
Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:22:41 +0000

There will be several interviews during the application process. Some will be for congressional nominations and you will have an interview with your ALO.

Nomination boards could be anywhere from 1 to about a dozen people. Mine were panels of 2 and about 10. These will probably be rather nerve racking for most candidates. You should expect questions like why you want to go to the academy, what career field you want to go into upon graduation, what you want to study, you strengths and weaknesses, what your back-up plans are, etc. Of course, there may be some curve-ball questions. One panel asked me what the best book I had read in the past year was and why. Others will occasionally ask about current events.

The ALO interview will likely be longer and less formal.