THIS YEAR THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY AT WEST POINT WAS RANKED NUMBER ONE IN THE NATION.
Academics are weighed approximately 60% towards a USMA Admissions Application. And why not? West Point is routinely in the top 10 engineering schools in the United States. Regardless of your major, you WILL receive a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Engineering. It is among the Toughest Schools in the World, and the Academics are surely one aspect of that rigorous curriculum.
What is required?
For your application to be considered, you will need to supply...
High School Name (Home Schoolers will have an entry provided)
School Size
GPA
Class Rank (ie Ranked 4 of 244)
SAT/PSAT and ACT scores (including written)
As a Top Ten Engineering school, your past success in Math and Science classes will be examined. Are your grades above average? Have you taken the harder courses?
If you appear to be on track to be competitive, you will be advanced to Candidate and have to submit even more complete records including...
Official High School Academic Transcripts
Teacher Recommendations (submitted online)
SAT/ACT Official Scores
More information can be found at the USMA website
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