Minority Recruiting  ------SAT & ACT Score Improvement

Letter from the Minority Admissions Officer
Greetings Alumni and Friends of West Point.
My name is CPT Rance Lee and as of 15 July I replaced MAJ Gaylord Greene as the UMSA Minority Admissions Officer.  Ms. Maureen Velez, Minority Admissions Specialist, the five Outreach Officers, and I are excited about our candidates for the Class of 2011.  We are actively recruiting, assisting, and nurturing them through the arduous admissions process.
The purpose of this letter is to keep you abreast of our efforts and success in ensuring that the Corps of Cadets continues to have qualified minority cadets, to represent the future leadership of the Corps, the Army, and the nation.  In addition, this letter is written to inspire you to assist us in this important mission of keeping the Corps and the Long Gray Line diverse and strong.

As a review, the currently enrolled USMA classes are represented by the following chart: The racial composition of the Corps of Cadets for the classes 2007-2010*

CATEGORIES  CL2007  CL2008  CL2009  CL2010  TOTAL   PERCENTAGE
Caucasian              1030       943         935        1025      3933           76.99%
African American       63         71          91            86        311             6.09%
Hispanic                   100         76           91          100        367            7.18%
Native American        11         14           18            13          56            1.10%
Asian                          93         94           84             91        362           7.09%
Other                          17          20          32             10          79           1.54%
Total Minorities       284        275         316           300      1175         23.00%
Total                       1314      1218       1251         1325      5108
* Chart reflects R-Day numbers for each class
As you see, the major challenge remains recruiting, admitting and retaining African-American Cadets. Therefore, I highly encourage you to continue to support this important mission by referring at least one candidate each year.

The new minority admissions team is:

ADMISSIONS GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS

OUTREACH OFFICER          REGION              CLASS   PHONE NUMBER
CPT RANCE LEE   Minority Admissions Officer 1997        845-938-5720
MS. MAUREEN VELEZ Minority Admissions Specialist    845-938-5727
CPT David Williams                Far West                 2002        845-938-5741
CPT Don Anusionwu               Northeast                2002        845-938-8227
CPT Kevin Johnson                 Southeast                 2002       845-938-5742
CPT James Hendon                Great Lakes               2002       845-938-8226
CPT Brian Pinedo                   Southwest                 2002       845-938-5743

For additional assistance please contact myself or Ms. Maureen Velez at the above numbers or via at Rance.lee@usma.edu or tm6945@usma.edu

GO ARMY! GO OUTREACH!
Rance A. Lee, '97
CPT, EN
Minority Admissions Officer

SAT & ACT Score Improvement:
Expanding The Candidate Pool

SAT and ACT scores weigh heavily in the admissions process. It is important for candidates to score well on these tests
–Some candidates score well on the first testing
–Others score lower and require guidance on how to improve scores
Enlcosed are SAT/ACT Score Improvement team effort for the 2006-2007 school year
For more information - click here.

If you would like to participate, please contact
Dennis Rowe, USMA 73 at drowe@mitre.org