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Since he was a kid he has always (ALWAYS) struggled with tests. He usually knows the material but reads the questions wrong, or stops reading them halfway through, or answers a multiple choice before reading all the way down, etc. It's a work in progress, and it *sounds* very fixable but frankly...

Do you consider VMI a "commissioning program" -- given half of the students don't commission? He lives in Richmond so I think he would consider applying there and it would be much easier for him to get in than the USAFA.

This is very good advice, thank you!

Thank you -- very good advice. I could be wrong but passion won't be his problem. He is a very bright scatterbrain who is terrible at test-taking. I'm mostly worried about his grades bombing one semester, or his SAT not going over 1050, and what that does to his chances.

This is very good advice. Thank you.

Congratulations! that's super exciting. 29 is a very high ACT score...my bet is that he graduates with a 3.5 but a 1050 on the SAT (about 21 or 22 ACT equivalent).

Sorry for disappearing -- got buried in work at the end of the year. This is all very good advice, thank you. He is going to go down next fall for the overnight and from there we'll know for sure whether he wants to apply. I could be wrong but I am 98% sure he is going to love it. He may second...

Wow @USMC Crayons even with that SAT score? I think his GPA will be in range...I just worry about the negative weight of his SAT.

My son, a sophomore in Northern Virginia, is obsessed with getting into VMI. He loves the military, we've had soldiers in every generation in our family, and I frankly believe he would flourish there...if he can get in. I'm looking for gritty, frank advice on what his chances might be before I...

Hello @Devil Doc . My sophomore HS son in Northern Virginia is super interested in attending VMI...my gut is that the odds are against his getting in given grades and potential SAT score. Possible for you to game it out with me? Thank you for your consideration.

Hi there it looks like you were a few years ahead of me in determining whether ADHD disqualifies a student from VMI, other academies, ROTC, etc. My son wants to get into VMI but has ADHD. Can I DM you with some questions?