Hello, one my goals as a sophomore in high school right now is to get accepted into the naval academy. I just wanted to make this post to show a bit of a resume and ask questions, and hopefully get some good feedback so I can have more of a plan.
So, for some background the reason I would like to go to the naval academy is to become navy pilot, and no it's not because I just watched the new Top gun Movie, it's primary because my dad was a former Navy f-18 pilot, he flew for about 21 years in the navy. I'm not just trying to re-live his career, but recently have really reflected on the years of being a navy family and I'm very grateful for them, I won't go to deep into this but I want to continue the Navy tradition. I want to use a resource like this website to better my chances of not only getting into the USNA but also getting a pilot spot.
My resume is a bit different than most due to the school I'm attending. It's a hockey academy, so not exactly a "prep school", its a normal private school but my team lives in dorms on campus. I live 20 hours from my family, this in a way might be an advantage because I have learned how to be leader within myself and others, I have learned how to be responsible, and grow maturity at a young age. I haven't received any leadership awards yet, but I always get invited into different sort of projects because the "dorm head" names me among the leaders of the program. Athletics wise I'm on a very competitive hockey team, we are currently ranked #4 in the nation , we travel all across the country playing other elite programs. Navy doesn't have a NCAA D1 hockey team, but I have heard they want to push to a D1 program so that could also put me at an advantage. Academics wise I have a 4.0 gpa and take all honors classes except math, this is a little confusing but basically last year I took honors algebra II/trig as a freshman but couldn't get better than a C. So I decided to take normal Pre-calc this year, always traveling for hockey and missing school hasn't been a problem for any class except math because if you miss 1 or 2 days it can throw you off completely. I want to switch to honors calc for next year as a junior as it might better my chance for the academy. Leadership wise I don't have to much about this category, the only thing I can think of is that I'm a life guard. Should I join clubs or something like that?
Is there anything athletic/academic/leadership that I'm not doing which could help me get in?
Any other feedback?
If I do get in what should I major?
If I don't get in where else should I go?
Thank you for your time.
So, for some background the reason I would like to go to the naval academy is to become navy pilot, and no it's not because I just watched the new Top gun Movie, it's primary because my dad was a former Navy f-18 pilot, he flew for about 21 years in the navy. I'm not just trying to re-live his career, but recently have really reflected on the years of being a navy family and I'm very grateful for them, I won't go to deep into this but I want to continue the Navy tradition. I want to use a resource like this website to better my chances of not only getting into the USNA but also getting a pilot spot.
My resume is a bit different than most due to the school I'm attending. It's a hockey academy, so not exactly a "prep school", its a normal private school but my team lives in dorms on campus. I live 20 hours from my family, this in a way might be an advantage because I have learned how to be leader within myself and others, I have learned how to be responsible, and grow maturity at a young age. I haven't received any leadership awards yet, but I always get invited into different sort of projects because the "dorm head" names me among the leaders of the program. Athletics wise I'm on a very competitive hockey team, we are currently ranked #4 in the nation , we travel all across the country playing other elite programs. Navy doesn't have a NCAA D1 hockey team, but I have heard they want to push to a D1 program so that could also put me at an advantage. Academics wise I have a 4.0 gpa and take all honors classes except math, this is a little confusing but basically last year I took honors algebra II/trig as a freshman but couldn't get better than a C. So I decided to take normal Pre-calc this year, always traveling for hockey and missing school hasn't been a problem for any class except math because if you miss 1 or 2 days it can throw you off completely. I want to switch to honors calc for next year as a junior as it might better my chance for the academy. Leadership wise I don't have to much about this category, the only thing I can think of is that I'm a life guard. Should I join clubs or something like that?
Is there anything athletic/academic/leadership that I'm not doing which could help me get in?
Any other feedback?
If I do get in what should I major?
If I don't get in where else should I go?
Thank you for your time.