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Service Academy Nominations
Thank you for contacting me about a nomination to one of our nation’s service academies. Although I am able to make only a few nominations each year, those decisions are among the most important and difficult I make as your United States Senator. Because of the limited number of nominations each Member of Congress has, I encourage you to also contact Senator John Cornyn and your congressman in the U.S. House of Representatives about their nomination process.
My 2009 service academy application will be available here beginning Monday, June 2, 2008. The information packet and online application are only accessible via my website from June 2nd until the application deadline of Wednesday, October 15, 2008.
To apply for one of my service academy nomination’s you must be a legal resident of Texas, and have an official high school transcript complete through at least six semesters. Additionally, you must take the SAT and/or the ACT. If you have not taken either of these tests, yet, or plan to retake these tests, you must take the ACT no later than June 14, 2008, and the SAT no later than June 7, 2008.
Registration Deadlines for June Standardized Tests:
ACT deadline for June 14th Test is May 9, 2008
SAT deadline for June 7th Test is May 6, 2008
*Senator Hutchison’s Test ID codes:
SAT-0261
ACT-7186
Information meetings known as “Academy Days” are held around the state during the spring. I encourage you to attend one of these meetings if one is held in your region. The meetings include: information about the application process for the academies as well as Congressional offices, Q/A with academy representatives, and the opportunity to speak with current appointees from Texas attending the academies. Below is a list of Academy Days already scheduled for 2008:
Saturday, March 1, 2008
League City Academy Day
Clear Creek High School
2 – 4 p.m.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
San Antonio Academy Day
USAA Headquarters
2 – 4 p.m.
Saturday, March 29, 2008
West Texas Academy Day
Angelo State University, San Angelo
1:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Austin Academy Day
Concordia University
2 – 4 p.m.
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Congressman Poe’s Academy Day
Baytown, Lee College Cyber Café
10:00 a.m.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Metroplex Academy Day
Tarrant County Community College (NE Campus in Hurst)
8 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Monday, May 5, 2008
North Texas Academy Night
Texas A&M Research Extension Center, Dallas
6 p.m. – 9 p.m.
Should you have any questions, I hope you will not hesitate to contact the Academy Coordinator in my Austin office at 512.916.5834 or via email at academy@hutchison.senate.gov. I look forward to receiving your information and thank you again for your interest.
To obtain catalogs and other information on the academies, you should contact the academy of your choice directly. (Be sure to inquire about their summer camps, too.)
U.S. Air Force Academy
HQ USAFA/RRS
2304 Cadet Drive
USAF Academy, CO 80840-5025
Phone: (800) 443-9266
U.S. Naval Academy
Candidate Guidance Office
117 Decatur Road
Annapolis, MD 21402-5018
Phone: (410) 293-4361
U.S. Military Academy
Director of Admissions
606 Thayer Road
West Point, NY 10996-1797
Phone: (800) 822-2769
U.S. Merchant Marine Academy
Admissions Office
Steamboat Road
Kings Point, NY 11024-1699
Phone: (800) 732-6267
United States Coast Guard Academy
Director of Admissions
New London, CT 06320-4195
Phone: (800) 883-8724
(The United States Coast Guard Academy does not require
congressional nominations. You should contact the USCGA directly.)
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