Acception into USNA

[FutureNavy84]

I posted on this forum before but I wanted to update and ask the people where accepted to academy what your high school academics were like. Next year I plan to take Honors classes, I have a 3.7 GPA going into my junior year and am playing varsity football. Do you think I am on right tract and if not what should I do to correct? Please respond.

 

[Col Angus]

holy shit

 

[LazersGoPEWPEW]

Acception? Right tract? Is english your first language?

 

[eas7888]

Acception? Right tract? Is english your first language?

I want to call you an ass...but that thought crossed my mind as well.

 

[Bevo16]

Col Angus stole my post.

I think that FutureNavy84 from Ohio should probably just directly apply to the "astro-not" program.

 

[P3 F0]

I want to call you an ass...but that thought crossed my mind as well.

Why would you think he's being an ass? He actually asked a reasonably PC question instead of calling the guy an idiot, which is always the wise thing to do when challenging someone's grammar on a message board. My first question after reading the OP was how he managed a 3.7 while using that horrible grammar. Either he's not native, he's lying about the GPA, and/or he's at a strangely lenient school.

 

[UF_ME]

In the world of outrageous weighed GPA's what is the average GPA of acceptance for the USNA? I only ask because I think of the military academies as very prestigious (maybe even borderline Ivy) and the average freshman GPA at my average university is 4.125.

 

[CommodoreMid]

Lots of factors go into selection with academics. Just asking the average GPA doesn't really explain much. Even where you're from makes a difference. If you happened to be a Maryland resident, for example, using the word "acception" on your application probably wouldn't get you a nomination.

 

[fc2spyguy]

In the world of outrageous weighed GPA's what is the average GPA of acceptance for the USNA? I only ask because I think of the military academies as very prestigious (maybe even borderline Ivy) and the average freshman GPA at my average university is 4.125.

For some reason I find that VERY hard to believe, have any reference to this?

 

[UF_ME]

My apologies it was actually 4.18

Quote of university president's introduction from 2007-2008 annual financial report (pg. 2) http://www.fa.ufl.edu/reporting/afr/fy2007-08_annual_financial_report.pdf :
"This year’s freshmen had an average GPA of 4.18 and SAT of 1293, both
up from last year."

Like I said OUTRAGEOUS weighed GPA's

 

[eas7888]

Why would you think he's being an ass? He actually asked a reasonably PC question instead of calling the guy an idiot, which is always the wise thing to do when challenging someone's grammar on a message board. My first question after reading the OP was how he managed a 3.7 while using that horrible grammar. Either he's not native, he's lying about the GPA, and/or he's at a strangely lenient school.

I know he's not being an ass. That's why I said "That thought crossed my mind as well." In some instances, this question can be insulting or derogatory. However,I understand that for some people, English is a secondary language. So, I think it's a completely valid question, one that might help account for his grammar.

 

[CommodoreMid]

I guess you could have over a 4.0 if your school weighted AP classes extra or something.

 

[eas7888]

I guess you could have over a 4.0 if your school weighted AP classes extra or something.

That's the case for the school district I attended. Certain classes (not just AP classes) were graded on a different scale.

 

[fc2spyguy]

My apologies it was actually 4.18

Quote of university president's introduction from 2007-2008 annual financial report (pg. 2) http://www.fa.ufl.edu/reporting/afr/fy2007-08_annual_financial_report.pdf :
"This year’s freshmen had an average GPA of 4.18 and SAT of 1293, both
up from last year."

Like I said OUTRAGEOUS weighed GPA's

Wow, that's just retarded. . .

 

[SynixMan]

^^ I thought most colleges instantly unweighted your grades to rack and stack you on a level playing field? Not in FL though?