- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Graduates of Service Academies or military colleges
Posted on 11/18/20 at 10:01 am to GentleJackJones
Posted on 11/18/20 at 10:01 am to GentleJackJones
quote:
t's my understanding that he's got a better shot at an Ivy League school than the Service academies. Is this true?
Hard to say, but with the service academies, you need a congressional recommendation. If you're in a populous area, you're going to have more competition for those limited recs.
4
Posted on 11/18/20 at 10:02 am to slacker130
quote:
Hard to say, but with the service academies, you need a congressional recommendation. If you're in a populous area, you're going to have more competition for those limited recs.
Nashville - and I don't know a soul nor have an idea on how or who to meet or going about that.
Posted on 11/18/20 at 10:27 am to slacker130
quote:
Hard to say, but with the service academies, you need a congressional recommendation. If you're in a populous area, you're going to have more competition for those limited recs.
Fun fact: Al Capone's accountant was persuaded to turn state's evidence in part on the promise of a Naval Academy appointment for his son. It got him whacked, but his son, Edward "Butch" O'Hare became a naval aviator who was awarded the Medal of Honor and for whom O'Hare airport in Chicago is named.
Posted on 11/18/20 at 12:20 pm to slacker130
My daughter is a Plebe (freshman) at the Naval Academy. Despite the strange times, she is enjoying it so far. As far as congressional recommendation, yes you do need one. We got one from our local House representative, but I understand that if you need one, the academies can get congressmen from districts with few applicants to write recommendations for candidates from congressional districts with more applicants. Not sure if true, but that's what we heard.
This post was edited on 11/18/20 at 12:21 pm
Posted on 11/19/20 at 7:00 am to slacker130
quote:
If you're in a populous area, you're going to have more competition for those limited recs.
Each Representative has roughly the same number of constituents, but Senators also can appoint people. So, people from populous states do have more competition, it's not much different unless you're comparing Idaho to California.
Page 1 of 1
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News