I am a senior in high school and is thinking about applying to the naval academy. But throughout highschool my grades have always been bad and have not always been a strong student. Would I even get in the academy with a 3.0 GPA, two year varsity sport, and a class rank of 43 out of 83 kids in my class. Should I even bother applying or just apply anyways. I haven’t taken the SAT yet but have it scheduled soon. Please give me wisdom
I am a senior in HS, and moved from DoWEA (overseas) to a state public school the second semester of my junior year. My rank is unfortunately 220/575 because of weighting/scale differences
GPA: UW 3.6, W 3.8 (AP: World, Calculus AB, Computer Science P, Physics C, English Language, Calculus BC, English Literature, Biology, Macro/Microeconomics, Government)
SAT: 1320, retaking this Saturday
Most notable positions:
NJROTC Platoon Leader (Won honor platoon out of 5 platoons)
Drill Team Varsity Unarmed Regulation Captain (First runner up at championships)
Marksmanship Varsity Captain (Top 4th regional shooter before moving) (D1 Champions SY 24-25)
Varsity Soccer/Soccer Club
x2 Military Youth of The Year 'State' Level
Class Council Treasurer
Student Council Class rep.
President of a school club (After moving)
I've moved seven times across my academic career, and have noted that in my application. I passed my cfa at NASS with:
4 Pull ups, 34 Pushups, 39 BB throw, 9.8 shuttle run, 56 crunches, 8:16 mile
I have improved in alot of those categories, so I plan on retaking soon. Ik the worst I could get is rejected, but seeing recent stats has given me the jitters over the past couple of months, as Im very aware of my academic shortcomings!!
>>>Especially since I lived in Japan the last 3 years and just got to California, I feel like my ECs now fall short aswell. Is there anything I could do to improve as a senior???
Hello! I am an artist and paint illustrated maps/collages of various towns (almost always ones that I have spent considerable time in or even lived in...) and am wanting to paint one for my friend's son who is a plebe this year. Please comment below with your favorite spots, past and present! (especially iconic places from the past that are no longer around) TIA :)
This is a long shot, but I’m trying to find someone who was in his plebe year in 2014-2015. We had some correspondence via email in that timeframe, but the last time I tried to email him at his usna address, it came back undeliverable. I assume that means he must have left the academy. I did a bit of googling but I didn’t know a whole lot about him, and it’s not a very uncommon name so I don’t know how to find him.
We were discussing some struggles he was having, then we lost touch for several months. I recently stumbled across those emails and thought to look him up.
I'm a community college student applying to USNA Class of 2031, and I'm deciding whether to do one semester of ROTC this fall.
I had a 3.2 high school GPA, but currently have a 4.0 college GPA after my first year. I didn't take much STEM early on, so this fall I'm taking Calculus I, Physics I, Macro, and a trig refresher to demonstrate stronger STEM preparation.
My ACT is 30, with a goal of 32+, and my CFA is around average right now. I'm also working on improving both, completing my USNA/nominations applications, and organizing a youth baseball catcher clinic for leadership.
I've received a few different perspectives:
BGO: “Grades > ROTC involvement. For most applicants.” He emphasized that academics are the biggest priority, but when I asked whether I should skip ROTC and focus on academics/ACT/CFA/leadership, he said: “I suggest doing all. Just know academics count the most.”
BGO #2: When I was trying to figure out how to balance Physics and ROTC, he said ideally the answer is “both” and encouraged me to find a way to make it work.
District coordinator: Said either option could work.
I genuinely want to become a military officer, so ROTC interests me beyond just strengthening my application. My concern is that Calc and Physics are both new to me, and I don't know how demanding this semester will be while also studying for the ACT, CFA, and completing applications.
I'm specifically considering NROTC as an alternative to AROTC, but I'm wondering whether either ROTC program would provide meaningful value for a USNA application.
Would you do one semester of NROTC while applying to USNA, or use that time to maximize academics, ACT, CFA, and leadership?
ACADEMICS:
4.52 Weighted GPA, 3.9 Unweighted 32 ACT
AP Classes Completed: World, Human Geography, Physics, Lang, Seminar, Psychology
AP’s Senior Yr: Calc AB & BC, Literature, Research, maybe Chemistry
AP Scholar with Distinction & Pursuing AP Capstone
8 Dual Enrollment Credits
In Schools EC’s:
One of 4 from 300+ rising seniors following through with school sanctioned STEM Distinction program (It’s not difficult, rather annoying but worth it nonetheless)
National Honor Society
Member of FBLA Club 3 years (Chapter VP 2025-2026, President 2026-2027)
Youth & Government Club 3 Years: One of two from school chapter to make it to Governor’s Cabinet
Member of Student-Athlete Leadership Club 2 years, secretary spring of sophomore year. Old Advisor left and I did not like the leadership of the new organization.
County wide Character Education Award winner: 9th and 11th grade, 1 of 10 from a school of 1950 students
Varsity Soccer: 4 Years
Varsity Football 2 Years
Varsity Swim: 2 Years
Varsity Lax: 2 Years
EC’s Away From School
Youth Representative for Laurel Ridge Camp & Conference Center, 2 Year term limit (Located in the mountains of western NC and I was on the board during Hurricane Helene)
- I also do counsel every summer since 2024 for youth camps for one or two weeks of each summer.
ECNL Soccer for 2 Years
Youth Soccer Referee for 3 years
Started a neighborhood wide lawn business
Summer internship with county manager (Shadowed 12 different departments of local county government)
Completed University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Project Uplift Plus (Summer program where scholars write their admissions essay with Chapel Hill faculty and tour the university while on campus for two weeks)
Reflection
Now, I have completed a CVW, and I am now looking forward to the nomination and CFA aspects of the application because my summer has been incredibly busy.
Thank you all for a review!
Go Navy!
I am thinking of retaking CFA for some events. I think i'm not the strongest applicant and maybe it will help but i'm not quite sure.
(Female by the way)
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BBall Throw: ~30
Pull ups: Max
Shuttle Run: 9.2
Crunches : Max
Push ups: 35
Mile: 7:35