<p>Dad:
What an outstanding presentation. I only wish I had seen it prior to my son's application process. I would have (maybe) been more confident regarding his appointment chances. I held my breath for almost 10 months hoping his dream would be realized, and even after his appointment was offered, could not relax until after I-day.</p>
<p>I wish all here the best of luck in their pursuit. Make sure that you apply for nominations from all qualifying sources. We were told by a B&G that it does maximize the chances for appointment.
CM</p>
<p>If you look at the class profile for last year, it appears that there were 1812 triple qualified applicants with nominations and 1503 offers of admission. However, in most years, the number of triple qualified with nominations was closer to 2000</p>
<p>My son passed the CFA at NASS, received a medical waiver in October, and finally got a letter Nov. 8 saying he was scholastically qualified. It said he needed a nomination but this would not guarantee admission to the academy. He had a telephone interview with his BGO. We have not heard from our congressman or senators.
I am wondering if he will have to go for an interview in order to get the nomination, and when they will notify him. Do the offices communicate so they all don't pick the same candidates?</p>
<p>On one hand we feel pretty confident since the board deemed him scholastically qualified, but then I just wonder what it will come down to when he competes for the appointment.
Does it help a person's chances if he is from a state that is less populated?</p>
<p>It's all in the competition. In competitive districts, they will likely summarize each candidates accomplishments to come up with a weighted score prior to arranging interviews. Some MOC's do telephone interviews, others use committees to interview and come up with the list of most qualified. And then there are political connections...use them if you have them.</p>
<p>From my son's experience, I can tell you that he had already received a Presidential, yet still received noms from the his MsOC. His Nomination letter was dated December 19, 2003, and was his appointment was awarded on the basis of his Presidential Nomination.</p>
<p>Thanks for the input. I, like everyone else, am wondering if we have done everything we can do. Since he started, I left much of it up to my son, writing letters, getting in touch with his BGO, and filling out the ap. Recently I found this forum and discovered things like the Smallwood book, which I have ordered.
It becomes a tense waiting game!</p>
<p>welcome aboard, navymom2b! All we parents on this forum, with or without LOA's are in this long tunnel of waiting for that coveted appointment letter for our kids. Funny- from the posts it is we parents going crazy more than our offspring!!!! When my daughter looks at me with a look like : RELAX MOM - I smile and tell her "wait till YOU'RE a mom, and we'll discuss this" and we both crack up. It's a repetitive speech we've memorized now.</p>
<p>God bless you and your son in this time of waiting. </p>
<p>We have an LOA for our daughter, who just finished her CWV and is still hanging around the Annapolis area with other USNA friends of ours - she is sooooo far away this morning....our 'baby' girl is on the East Coast...here we are in San Diego County. I talked to her during the Navy/Temple game. She was one excited kid.</p>
<p>Next month is our nomination interview - and then still comes the waiting for that confirmation, and ultimately, hopefully, the appointment.</p>
<p>May your son be on the '10 class list as well!!!!</p>
<p>"He did not receive an LOA...one will either receive the Scholastic letter or the LOA letter, not both (at least that is what I have been told)."
Jadler 03 </p>
<p>Is this true? My son got the Scholastic letter and also received letters stating he was medically and physically qualified. Will they not send a LOA?</p>
<p>Has anyone else recieved letters saying that you are medically/physically qualified b/c I have been scholastically, medically & physically qual'd for months, however I've only gotten letters stating that I was scholastically q'd?</p>
<p>and Navymom2b, yes, each time the board meets, they will evaluate or reevaluate your son's application and at this time (before january) send him nothing if he isn't qualified at all (not your case), send him a scholastically qualified letter if he is in good shape but they don't want to take him at this time, or send him an LOA if they want to take him now. As I understand it, being medically and physically qualified doesn't earn you an LOA, in fact it usually isn't even considered a factor for an LOA, only your profile is.</p>
<p>Expect some movement from Leahy Hall this month. Thanksgiving break and Army Navy week surely affect the efficiency of the admissions board and other paperwork systems.</p>
<p>Last year, stuff started appearing (such as appointments for non-LOA folks) around mid-December.</p>
<p>Of course I know we'll be waiting until April plus...:(</p>
<p>**Last year, stuff started appearing (such as appointments for non-LOA folks) around mid-December.</p>
<p>Dad2b - Do you (or anyone out there) know if having an LOA has an impact on when the actual appointment document is sent out?? Wonder how long it takes to get the appt after all the conditions of the LOA are met - any clues anyone??</p>
<p>It really depends on your state and how competitive the slate is, along with how timely your MOC's are. Also, for presidential, it depends how close to the 100 limit are good contenders. For example they may give your presidential to someone else if you also get a MOC nom. So sometimes, even though they know they wan't you, they take extra time to get the most efficiency for the upcoming class within the laws set up for appointments.</p>
<p>It all ties in with the importance of going after all nominations, because if you get more than one...it frees the admissions process to give one of yours up to someone they want but doesn't have one.</p>
<p>I think MOST (the overwhelming majority) applicants will not hear appointment info until late January and beyond (maybe a little earlier, again depending on your states slate completion date, among other factors).</p>
<p>Thanks Dad2B - I GUESS that told me something! (Kidding! Thank you for the info).
Since he has the LOA, I suppose we can be patient for the actual appt. The waiting is over - but not really! haha.</p>
<p>It's late - I'm getting punchy! Perhaps the idea that the appt really is forthcoming is starting to sink in! Still hard to believe that son's life's ambition may actually be coming true for him...</p>
<p>Some people have their appts already - that must REALLY be a relief! Would those be the strongest candidates??</p>
<p>Hmm...strongest candidates.
In a word...yes.</p>
<p>However, the system actually depends on the regional coordinators. They are the ones who actually send your record to the board. It depends on so many factors. I'm sure some "top" candidates that had everything in before september are still waiting to be seen by the board, but I would expect the majority of the candidates to be put in pecking order for the board in a reasonable period of time (4-8 weeks) after all scholastic components were submitted.</p>
<p>Also...top candidates are always being added to the pile as the weeks go by.</p>
<p>Then of course there are politics involved (God forbid!). You can imagine...Admiral Joe's son has to get the LOA before Commander Jack's son/daughter...etc.</p>
<p>Most of us extraordinary average people just get Scholastic and triple qualified letters instead of LOA's.</p>
<p>Of course that is not to take anything away from those who do receive LOA's... They are all awesome folks I'm sure!</p>
<p>We really do feel extremely privileged to have even come this far. My son did not exhibit any interest in Military Academies or ROTC until late winter of his junior year and he has matured so much in the short time he has had this newfound ( or at least newly-exposed) inspiration.</p>
<p>I believe a scholastic letter indicates that a candidate has also qualified medically and physically...however don't hold me to it....no letters are sent for medical/physical qualification (unless DQ'd).</p>
<p>on the LOA - it states 4 conditions that must be met before your 'guarantee offer of appointment' is met:'
nomination
BGO interview
DoDMERB
physical quals</p>
<p>so that must not be part of the original considerations to issue one.</p>
<p>In our case - our daughter had EVERYTHING complete with the exception of her MOC nomination - which comes up on Dec. 17th, at long last.</p>