Are the SAT/ACT test results the most important factor for gaining admission to West Point?
Short answer: NO. SAT/ACT test results are but one (albeit very important) component of the academic portion of the whole candidate score. West Point looks at the entire candidate when determining whether to extend an offer of admission. Some key components to the admissions process – • securing a nomination – an absolute “must” • Passing the PAE – an absolute “must”. West Point tells candidates to practice, practice, practice that test… they give you guidelines of what you must achieve to pass the test – they tell you that it is an absolute requirement and comprises 10% of the admissions “packet”… and that it is a one-time opportunity to take and pass the test…. All this advise, and still many candidates fail. Why? As young men and women, mostly all highly motivated athletes, they assume that they will have no difficulty taking/passing this test. What they fail to realize is that this “test” tests different skills than a normal athlete routinely performs. Certainly, a kneeling b
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- There’s a mandatory writing test on the SAT, and an optional one on the ACT. Does CTY use the results from either writing test for any reason?
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