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Hey Kids! Congressman Rangel wants to help you get into College!

I know I'm getting into this one late what with the Holiday fol-der-all, but I caught the latest Rangel-ism.

Then I remembered that Rangel is a Congressman. Congressman take nominations for people to attend this nations Military Academies. An Honor, a privelege of the highest value that given only to a small number of people every year. By an Act of Congress passed in 1903, two appointments to each academy are allowed for each senator, representative in Congress.

Sure enough, Congressman Rangel has a very nice link on his congressional website, under "Constituent Services" that tells you what you need to do to get a Nomination to attend a Military Academy, all courtesy of "Charles Rangel, The Peoples Friend"!

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"...Nominations in my Congressional District are made on a competitive basis, stressing scholastic, athletic and leadership abilities. The basic eligibility requirements for a nomination include the following:

- Letter of Recommendation from Guidance Counselor or Principal
- SAT or ACT scores sent directly from the Educational Testing Service (ETS)
- Official school transcript sent directly from your academic advisor/institution
- Complete list of your extra-curricular activities
- Three (3) letters of recommendation from people who know you other than members of your family, but from people you know well (this does not include the recommendation by the Guidance Counselor or Principal)
- A 300-word essay explaining why you want to attend the academy
- A recent photograph..."

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So remember you high school layabouts in Charles Rangels Congressional district, you have just about a month to get your paper work in so you can be considered for something he thinks your probably are overqualified to do. What I want to know is,given what he said on "Meet the Press" what are his standards for acceptance for the nomination?

Hey, you know what would be cool? If we had a journalist or something in the media who would go look up all the people who entered the military thanks to Charles Rangel's nominations so we could see how they did with their second choice, defaulted careers in the military. Tim Russert, Call Your Office...!

Posted @ November 28, 2006 01:55 PM | Current Affairs

Posted by: N. O'Brain at November 28, 2006 03:39 PM