<p>Hey drumsrock - did you just apply for NASS too then? How long did it take you to get confirmation of your session from West Point once you mailed the forms? I'm a bit worried that it's taken us too long and the session he wants (2) will be full. I can't even look at air or anything until we have confirmation. </p>
<p>He'll also be missing a couple weeks of school. One full week, then June 8-9 is finals, but we've already gone over snow days here this year, so they may be going until the 10th (or they may make it up over Easter - they haven't announced yet - probably waiting to see how much more snow we get!). </p>
<p>But he's taking a college class at our local college which ends May 12, and 3 AP classes, which once he's done with his last AP exam May 14, they don't really do much in. So really the only classes he's missing real finals in are Spanish, CAD, and Language Arts so I don't really think it's a problem</p>
<p>Did you talk to your school about it yet? We emailed the counselor and principal, and they were okay (actually very supportive) with it, but he isn't telling any of his teachers until further in the year (so they don't hold it against him in grading) or at least until he knows for sure and has everything (including airline tickets) in hand!</p>
<p>airforceacademy7 - my son applied for SS right when the window opened (I think Dec 2 actually). His status changed to accepted on January 17th I think. However, he was actually out at the academy on January 12th for a visit and met his counselor then who told him at that point no one had been accepted yet. Seems like Falcolngirl (who started this thread), my son, and a couple others all found out the same day, so maybe that was the first wave. But I'm guessing it might go more quickly now that they're actually processing. I think they were shut down pretty much over the whole time around the holidays. Good luck!</p>
<p>Yes I did just apply for NASS. I haven't mailed my West Point papers yet because I didn't know what session I was going to go to, to make all three of them work. I've figured it out now and now that you have said it I am starting to get a little worried. I live in PA so its only a 2 hour drive to USMA and USNA so airfare isn't a problem for me. </p>
<p>I haven't talked to my school yet, because I was going to make sure exactly which dates I was going, because there are like 2 or 3 days between each session, and although I will probally want to sleep, I could probally fit in my finals somehow.</p>
<p>Well, it looks as though at least that the remaining two academies you can do in either order for the SS. My son wanted to do Navy first, just so that he had a bit of a break (and time to fly home) between then (to get clean laundry and sleep in his bed for a night or two). If you're that close, you could really do either of them in either order. Did you only put "yes" for session 1 at Navy? That's what we did, figuring if they have 750 kids a session, that it shouldn't be a problem. But now I'm worried that if session 2 is full at WP, and he chooses session 1, that he'll then have a hard time getting it changed at Navy. I wish Navy started their window in December like everyone else!</p>
<p>There's no way he's doing any finals between or after seminars. He will be done (and we're not even giving any other option to the school) by May 29th when he leaves with everything. I told them it was either after June 19 or before May 29, so that's what we'll go with. SS should be stressful enough without having to worry about classes back home too!</p>
<p>Unfortunately I did chose session 1 only for Navy. I figured I would need the couple of days to catch up on sleep and laundry, because I would be dead if I went straight to the next one.</p>
<p>You are wrong as I did start a list :). It's most likely on the second page as no one seemed to be adding themselves. And like Falcongirl said a lot of us hang out on that board too.</p>
<p>With all due respect lover, if you're going to SS or planning on going to a SA with the intent of meeting "hot" women, you might have your priorities a little backwards. The odds really aren't in your favor!</p>
<p>4:1...
Add to that, cadating can turn out to be a bad idea. (If the relationship doesn't work, you are still around that person quite a bit...which is stress most cadets don't need.)</p>