A mother asks, what advice do you have to a young person just starting out the application process for West Point?
Excellent, you are your son’s XO in the application process. Help him all you can. The most important thing he can do, with your backup, is complete his Candidate Kit early. The Candidate Kits go out during the summer to candidates USMA Admissions considers have a chance at admission. The determination that candidates have a chance is made from the Initial Candidate Questionnaire, which may/should be filled out online now. If that Candidate Kit (aka Second Step Kit) arrives, commit every resource in your household to get it completed ASAP. Think “immediately.” The importance of early file completion cannot be overemphasized. A: Would add – make copies of “everything” and when sending information to Admissions, send certified just in case. Be sure to contact congressional offices for their interview packets and dates – they are all different but do request some of the same information as academy packets. Congressmen/Senators all have their own interview teams and office contact and inte
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