This appears to be one of the many such "honors" that exist solely for the
purpose of selling copies of the book to the recipients of the honor.  I
have received mail announcing that I am featured in various "Who's Who"
books through the years, always offering to sell me a copy of the book for
$50 or so.  Where this one seems to differ from the others is that the
students listed in the book are actually nominated by their teachers, and
the publisher does award some scholarships.  As Jim McCoy pointed out, this
appears to be a for-profit concern.  I would suggest contacting your
daughter's school to see what they have to say about it.  I would also
contact the reference desk of your local library to see whether they have a
copy of the USAA book or have ever heard of it.  If no one owns the book
except those who are featured in it, I would doubt its value.

-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Berkowitz [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 2:57 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: OT: USAA


Paul Christidis writes


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

Mike Berkowitz
Guess? Inc.

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