HSCP and DAT dates

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PoopyFaceTomatoNose

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I am currently taking the DAT on Jan 6th. I don't feel prepared and want to push it back to sometime in June to give myself plenty of time to study. The year after will be a gap year. I wanted to take the test on Jan 6th to give myself plenty of time to submit everything I needed early. My only question is this, if I push it back to the summer, will that still give myself time to do everything I need to do in order to get in early for the HSCP consideration? I've heard you want to do it early, I just don't know how early I really should take the DAT and begin the process with the Navy to put myself in the "early applicant" pool. I don't want to screw myself by moving the test date back so far. Anyone know the time frames I need to be working with and if pushing the date back will screw me.
 
PoopyFaceTomatoNose said:
I am currently taking the DAT on Jan 6th. I don't feel prepared and want to push it back to sometime in June to give myself plenty of time to study. The year after will be a gap year. I wanted to take the test on Jan 6th to give myself plenty of time to submit everything I needed early. My only question is this, if I push it back to the summer, will that still give myself time to do everything I need to do in order to get in early for the HSCP consideration? I've heard you want to do it early, I just don't know how early I really should take the DAT and begin the process with the Navy to put myself in the "early applicant" pool. I don't want to screw myself by moving the test date back so far. Anyone know the time frames I need to be working with and if pushing the date back will screw me.
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Early for the navy is July. First boards this year are in January but that's late because of the government shut down I believe.
 
tbond5 said:
Early for the navy is July. First boards this year are in January but that's late because of the government shut down I believe.
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They usually meet the first week or so of January, which is the same this year I believe. But to the OP yes that will be plenty of time. Everything together doesn't really take more than a month to get together if you have a good recruiter. The toughest part could be scheduling your MEPS physical but you have plenty of time to get everything ready for next year.
 
I think you are over analyzing this way to much. Your priority is to take your DAT when you feel like you will do your best - whether that is in January or as late as September. I think as long as you start your HPSP/HSCP application by October (at the latest, but some apparently even start theirs in November) and then get your school acceptance come December you will be sitting pretty.
 
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