West Point!

Friday morning at 11:00, my mom called my cellphone to tell me that Congressman Connolly's office had called at around 10:30 to inform us that I had received an appointment to West Point. The appointment is the actual offer to attend West Point. The actual appointment, including the certificate and all of the associated paperwork, should be arriving sometime this week to my house.

Earlier last week, my parents informed me that I had received a letter saying that I was found fully qualified by the admissions board, and was placed on the National Waiting List. I was a little disappointed about receiving the National Waiting List letter because many people who are put on the National Waiting List don't get an offer to attend the Academy. I had emailed my Regional Admissions Officer to ask him about my admissions status. He emailed me back saying that I should call him on Friday in the early afternoon. By the time I had called him, I had already found out that I had been accepted to West Point. He knew that I would be receiving the call from my congressman's office either on Thursday or Friday, and wanted to speak with me after I had found out about my appointment.

Now, all that is left is filling out a lot of paperwork. Once it arrives at my home, my parents will mail everything down to me so I can fill everything out and accept the offer to attend West Point. One of the things that I must do is apply for a security clearance, which is necessary for all cadets at West Point to have. I must report to West Point on June 28 for R-Day (Reception Day) which is the first day of Cadet Basic Training. Cadet Basic Training will last for about 8 weeks before classes will start next fall.