What are my chances--- West Point

duke73
Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:34:37 +0000

BIO: I am a senior in high school. I am a white male who lives in southern California. My family has a rich military history. My great uncle was a naval commander, my grandfather disabled mines in the navy and is now a member of MENSA, my other grandfather was in the air force, and my ucle and father were enlisted in the Marine Corps. I don’t know if this information improves my chances into getting into the naval academy at all.

GPA: 4.0 (9 AP classes)

Class rank: 72 out of 829 (top 9%)

SAT: 2150

Classes: (with grades per semester)

Freshman
PE 9A- A/B
Biology- A/A
French 1- A/A
English 9- A/B
Geometry- A/A
World History- A/A
Adv. Sports Skills- A/A

Sophmore
French 2- A/A
Algebra 2- B/B
AP Art History- A/A
Chemistry- A/B
AP Comparative Politics- A/A
English 10- B/B
Adv. Sports Skills- A/A

Junior
AP Language & Composition- A/A
AP Chem- A/A
AP US History- B/A
AVID- A/A
French 3- A/A
Math Analysis- A/A

Senior
AP Literature- B/A
AP Physics- A/B
AP US Gov’t- B/A
AVID- A/A
AP French- A/A
Pre- Engineering- A/A

Athletics:
Football- 3 years (1 year freshman, 1 JV, 1 Varsity Captain)
Basketball- 3 years (1 year freshman, 1 JV, 1 Varsity)
Golf- 2 years (1 year JV, 1 Varsity)

Extra-Curriculars:
Naval Academy Summer Seminar
National Young Leadership Conference
Intern at Salk Institute
Big Brothers Program at Camp Pendleton
California Scholarship Federation

Clubs:
National Honors Society- 1 year
Interact Club- 2 years (1 year leader)
FCA- 2 years
AVID Club- 1 year (leader)
Engineering Club- 1 year
Academic League- 1 year
Chemistry Club- 1 year
Physics Club- 1 year

Community Service: (total 250 hours)
Camp Pendleton- coaching, mentor, etc. (volunteer award)
Pop Warner- chain gang
Oceanside Library- shelving books, tutoring
Various events and festivals
Beach clean-up

I’m am applying to The Naval Academy and West Point. What are my chances of getting accepted into one (or both) of these schools? Any insight would be greatly appreciated.