Want to get accepted in West Point (Advice??)

YDiaz19
Tue, 14 Mar 2017 20:28:59 +0000

Hello everyone!
I am a junior in a college prepatory highschool (one of the best) in Florida. But i am worried i wont get accepted into West Point because of my terrible HS performance. My goal is to comission in the army as an officer through The Academy, as it is where my heart is at. I have a terrible gpa due to personal issues that ive had, but am very confident in getting a high test scores and excell in other areas. Its not that i was incompetent in any way, its just simply i felt like i had no direction until now. Junior year something happened to me relationship-wise that caused me to be very somber, and most likely this year will be the worst academically. Its not excuse and i have learned to stay strong and try to endure.But I really am serious about this as i have ambitious goals in life, and that includes becoming an officer in the army.

In your opinion…What would be my best/suitable option to get into the academy, or if not, just become an officer??

1.Enlist in National Guard and do community college in my state, so i can get a high college GPA (3.5+) and apply to west point (multiple times if necessary)
2.Go to The citadel/VMI, do rotc there and perform well, and try to apply to west point, or just finish ROTC to commission as an officer.
3.Go to community college directly after highschool, and apply to west point (multiple times) concentrating on proving myself academically.

HS performance

1. 2.3 gpa weighted (not good at all)
2.200 community hours in library, church, hospital ect…
3.Nearly perfect SAT/ACT scores (1550/32)
4.been to clubs such as FBLA, Japanese culture club, and chess club.
5.Have taken honors classes throughout my Highschool along with one/two AP Classes.
6.sports is not my strong area either, but i do work out and am physcially fit, along with Swimming and playing Tennis
7.I have leadership potential, with business/History/Politics as my favorite subjects.
8.i can get reccomendations from teachers and try to write an essay regarding my potential.