http://www.usaa-academy.com/

My guess would be that the fees they collect from the nominees go to pay for
the scholarships they give out.
It may not be a total scam, but it does not look like a non-profit group
trying to do something good for H.S. students.
There are 10 pages of links at google searching under "United States
Achievement Academy"

jm



----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul H. Christidis" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 5:51 PM
Subject: [HP3000-L] OT: USAA


> Folks,
>
> In breaking from my tradition of submitting 'OT' postings, I turn to your
> collective wisdom for the following:
>
> The other day my 8th grader brought home a document indicating that she
had
> been nominated by her teacher to the "United States Achievement Academy"
> (USAA).  For the last few days I've tried to determine the 'worthiness' of
> such a nomination, in other words I'm trying to determine if there are any
> tangible benefits from such a nomination or if this is just another 'scam'
> (There are some fees involved and thus the red flag).
>
> So far I have only found references along the lines that  "This person was
> a USAA nominee" but nothing similar to a testimonial saying that "I
> benefited from my nomination to USAA is such and such manner....".
>
> I'd appreciate any information that any of you may have on the subject.
>
> Regards
> Paul Christidis (My first and last OT post for 2003 "I hope")
>
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