AP or College classes? What’s considered more rigorous by U.S. military service acadamies?
My younger brother is shooting for the Naval Academy. We’re trying to figure out what classes he should take for the next two years. He’s going to be a Jr, and so far he’s taken two AP tests and passed them both, albeit with 3s. We live in the state of Washington where there is a “Running Start” program (high school students can attend the local community college, and ultimately earn their Associate of Arts Degree, and satisfy H.S. graduation requirements at the same time). But, we’d like to know what’s going to make his application stand out more. He has a lot of work to do b/c he just made the decision to go for it (he has a 2.9 gpa, so if he gets straight As for the next two years he should get up to a 3.5). Or should he continue with the R.S. program and take advantage of getting his A.A.?Would it also be a good idea to apply for the year after he graduates so that his full high school record is available during the application process? I know he has what it takes to get in!
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I would call the academy and ask an admissions officer. They would know best, but I think that AP classes are equivalent to college level classes.
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That’s a hard question, so I guess you will have to call up the Naval Academy and see what they recommend. However, there is no chance that the Naval Academy will let him graduate in any fewer than four years, so I cannot see how getting an Associate’s degree will help him out a ton.
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I agree with the first answer…call up the admissions office and ask. I’m applying for USAFA and they’ve been very very helpful answering any/all questions. I know that at USAFA at least, they do want to see you take on a couple AP classes, but they won’t accept the credit unless you do really well on the tests…but call.
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