I was originally going to say that this sounds like one of those "poetry
contest" gimmicks.
Where everyone submits a poem with an "entry fee" and they all get a copy of
the book and someone gets a small prize. Of course the profit goes to the
"book publisher" and "contest sponsor"
It sounds like I am not the only one with this opinion.

jm
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Clogg" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 6:33 PM
Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: USAA


> 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.
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Check out http://www.usaa-academy.com/
>
> Mike Berkowitz
> Guess? Inc.
>
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