<p>Navy2010 and 2012mom?, you both have good points, and I’ve thought myself about why I care so much about this thing. Applying to the service academies is a dynamic process as we all know. It’s something that is not very publicized and you’ll find out that the majority of College Confidential does not appreciate or even acknowledge how hard it is to get in here.</p>
<p>If I found out everything behind it, I’m not saying I’d go around telling everyone. I do academy day visits back home whenever I can. I’ve done 2 already this year (1 academy day, 1 opinfo) and I think knowing what it takes to get in would be helpful to prospective candidates, not that I’d spill a secret formula. I’ve heard about the Whole Candidate Score and would like to know how you “get points”. It all comes down to informing the best and deserving people who are going to effect the mission of the Department of the Navy at the end of the day. Also, my home state is highly under represented here, so I feel a personal obligation to increase interest in the best school in the country!</p>
<p>Yes, I was adjutant chief last semester and learned how to use the mids system quite well. If anyone is wondering how you can see your classmates’ grades, you can do it in the mids system… not that I cared until I had to see who was eligible for movement orders to know if I could put them on watch or not. I happened to come across grades, prt scores, and performance grades that would make someone inelligible for a movement order. I guess questioning the system and knowing the system is maybe not as important to some people as I see it.</p>