Strategy
Admissions
Four parallel pathways, pursued simultaneously, all preserving the route to military aviation.
The North Star
Admission to the highest-ranked university per U.S. News Best Colleges with a full scholarship for any major, by high school graduation in May 2032. Four parallel pathways pursued from middle school onward.
Pathway 1 · U.S. Service Academy
Direct admission with Congressional or Vice Presidential nomination to one of the five federal Service Academies. Tuition, room, board fully covered; commissioning as an officer upon graduation.
- USNAU.S. Naval Academy · Annapolis, MD
- USMAU.S. Military Academy · West Point, NY
- USAFAU.S. Air Force Academy · Colorado Springs, CO
- USCGAU.S. Coast Guard Academy · New London, CT (no nomination required)
- USMMAU.S. Merchant Marine Academy · Kings Point, NY
Pathway 2 · ROTC Scholarship
Four-year ROTC scholarship at a top engineering host university. Tuition fully covered; commissioning upon graduation. Pursued at any of the 13 target universities with ROTC detachments.
- AROTCArmy Reserve Officer Training Corps
- NROTCNavy / Marine Reserve Officer Training Corps
- AFROTCAir Force Reserve Officer Training Corps
Pathway 3 · Academic Merit Scholarship
Named full-ride merit scholarships at universities that offer them. See /scholarships for the complete list, including Robertson, Hodson, Stamps, Beering, Forty Acres, and others.
Pathway 4 · NCAA Division I Athletic Scholarship
Athletic recruitment at top Division I swimming programs. Recruiting cycle opens in 9th grade (academic year 2029–2030); national-level performance times are tracked from middle school onward.
Application Cycle
The decisive cycle runs fall 2031 through spring 2032. Every academic, athletic, leadership, and service entry between now and then is logged and aligned to one or more of these four pathways.