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Mine did an overnight visit in mid to late August before Junior year. He had contacted them in spring, and admissions told him it wouldn’t be possible to do a visit before that timeframe due to indoctrination. I would highly recommend an overnight for a real taste of plebe life. They are paired...

Bring a sleeping bag and pillow but put it in a bag he can schlep around. Perhaps a backpack. They’ll find a bare mattress for him to put on the floor. but I think that's about all they’ll find. Don’t overpack, because he will have to carry it on the tour. Someone did once mention a gift like...

Ouch. Please don’t even consider a school you’re “deathly afraid” of being accepted to. It’s not fair to your future classmates, especially the ones for whom it’s a first choice.

There’s truth to this. My son applied and was accepted to USNA SS and AIM virtual. Ultimately the SS conflicted with Boys’ State, and he decided on Boys State. He was selected for virtual AIM but he decided a family trip was more important. He did an overnight with a cadet that was eye-opening...

Yes, it’s why I’m asking on here but letting the young adult solve it. You don’t sound like a jerk- you sound like you have a lot of common sense.

I’m sure there is. He said he’s pursuing this through administration, but they need to get in touch with the teacher first rather than just give his contact information to a student. I’m sure he will work it out. It’s just hard to sit back and watch without taking over.

I’m letting my DS solve this issue on his own, but I am curious and have to ask if anyone else has dealt with this. One of the required teacher evaluators left the district over the summer after promising to fill out his evaluation, and he hasn’t been able to find this teacher yet. He doesn’t...

Thanks. He has not yet formally given up his spot, and they didn’t reject him. He’s officially still signed up for week 3.

My son was accepted to USNA Summer Seminar 3, then he got into Boys’ State the same week. We passed along advice that Boys’ State was the better option, and he agreed but was disappointed to miss the USNA. He emailed the SS team to ask if he could switch weeks but was denied. I read on another...

Thank you for recognizing this. Some people fought to get kids back in school for almost a year and recoil against anything virtual.

I know what you’re saying. He actually got into the USNA summer seminar, so he will be attending that one. He applied to AIM because he’s a USMMA hopeful. They don’t have a summer program so they recommend attending AIM instead. Hence, the “not sure it’s worth it.” I thought maybe he’d be...

$750 plus travel!

It was good of you to allow that- glad it worked out. What a great memory!

Mine was selected for the virtual session and waitlisted for an in-person spot. DS took it more or less as a rejection. Is it worth attending? What does it mean to get the virtual option?