<p>I just had a quick question for any midshipmen/ past candidates who applied and heard back from the academy...how long is the turn around time for the USNA admission office? Did anyone who applied in August/September not hear from the admissions board until April? Thanks</p>
<p>I can GUARANTEE you its not that long.</p>
<p>You should be hearing soon if you haven't already if you applied in Aug/Sep. Unless there is a hiccup in your application</p>
<p>Not really sure on the rest though.</p>
<p>What would you classify as a "hiccup?"</p>
<p>My son (2010) was told in Sept/Oct that he was triple qualified. He had everything complete including Presidential nom. He was an Eagle Scout, 4.2 gpa with a total of 9 AP's, 1510 SAT, varsity swimming and water polo. He received his appointment in March. We found out later that the Academy didn't want to use one of the 100 Presidential noms they usually save for athletes who do not receive a nom from Senators or MOC. His MOC found another MOC who had not used his allocation of noms and my son was in. North Texas is very competitive like many other areas and if you have a savvy MOC they will canvass the whole state for "unused" noms.</p>
<p>usnacand- those who are given LOA's usually hear quickly- from now until january..... they represent a small number of those being offered admission. The vast majority of candidates will not hear anything until well after the new year.... most MOC's only submit their lists after that- and while it is tough, many candidates will not hear their fate until Apirl. </p>
<p>What you can do is think of it this way..."no news is good news"...
1. it means your application is still somewhere in the process, and
2. you have not been rejected.<br>
All else is fair game, and the game requires patience, patience and patience. And when you think you have lost your patience, you will need to dig deep and find some more.</p>
<p>So what can you do to pass the time.</p>
<p>Hmmmm.</p>
<p>Academics. Senior year grades do count.
Academics. Senior year grades do count.
Academics. Senior year grades really do count.</p>
<p>Did I mention Academics?</p>
<p>Complete your other applications- you need to have back up plans; anything short of that is just plain silly.</p>
<p>Have some fun. This is your last year of highschool. Enjoy it. Have "clean" fun with your friends. You will all be scattered like seeds in the wind soon enough, so make sure to spend some time with them now while you can.</p>
<p>Best of Luck!</p>
<p>Waiting is the hardest part. The worst thing is I keep finding things in my application process to worry about. Like, "Did I pass the CFA?" or something like that.</p>
<p>could my application have gone to review and I just don't know?</p>
<p>^^^^</p>
<p>Yes, your application could be under review by the academic board. But that is only one part of the process. Being academically qualified is important/critical. However, you still need your medical and CFA qualifications. If you get all of these, you will be "triple Q'ed," which is necessary for an appointment.</p>
<p>You will be notified if you're found qualified academically.</p>
<p>Even when you have that, you still need your appointment. While a small number will receive appointments before the end of the year, the overwhelming majority will not. This is b/c the MOC's noms aren't typically submitted until December or January. </p>
<p>Thus, even highly qualified candidates often don't hear until well after January. So, don't panic if time goes by and nothing happens. It's normal. Tough, we know. But normal.</p>
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<p>Find someone else to listen to. You are being fed some of that N Texas BS. Presidential noms are awarded to the best of the presidential nominees, who are all sons and daughters of career military members. Athletics has nothing to do with it. Also, an appointee has to domicile in the district of his appointing MOC, pure and simple, federal law, no if ,ands, or buts. More than likely, he was appointed from the national pool.</p>
<p>I've already received my medical "qualified" status from dodmerb and I did very well on the CFA at summer seminar, all I'm waiting on is the scholastic qualification</p>
<p>I finished my application in late August, but still haven't been notified whether I'm academically qualified. I did, however, get invited to a Candidate Visitation Weekend, which my BGO told me is a positive sign. Does the fact that they haven't told me whether I'm academically qualified mean they have their doubts? I hope not!</p>
<p>sdnavymom1607 - something isn't right in your reference about your son getting a nom from outside of the district. I think you may have misunderstood what transpired. To get a nomination a candidate must be a legal resident of the congressional district from which the nomination is received. No matter how savvy your MOC staffer is and no matter how much they may want to - they can't canvas the surrounding area to find a spot on another congressmans slate. </p>
<p>I suspect your son was placed in the national pool (from the Presidential nomination he received) and selected from there. </p>
<p>In the end it doesn't really matter - your son got there one way or another, but for the benefit of the class of 2012, don't expect your MOC staffer to search for a spot for you on an unused slate. Do your best and get a nomination from your MOC - that is the best advise possible.</p>
<p>sdnavymom1607's son received his appointment based on a Presidential nomination. Either he was counted against the Presidential quota or he was appointed out of the National pool. USC Title 10 is clear in that candidates must be legal residents of the Congressional jurisdiction from which they are nominated. There is no such thing as shopping around for unused nominations.</p>
<p>usnagirl ... you should not read into the delay that USNA is "having its doubts" of you. There is a rhyme and reason to all of this, but it is for you and all of us to know, but only parts of it. CVW invite is a very good sign. Congrats on that AND on getting your app done in a timely fashion. Honestly, there is very little predictability in this process. If you've done your best, then you've done your best. There is no more to be done aside from praying, if you believe that your Creator has not abandoned you in this process. His stamp could help a lot. ;) Go get 'em and take great joy in knowing that there are people all over the U.S. thinking of you and hoping your dream may come true.</p>
<p>Lastly, if you can ... treat this time like awaiting Christmas. And while not exactly so, the joy of the anticipation makes the event so much more enjoyable.</p>
<p>btw, on a disparate note, Great Amer is right on the appointment thing. It USED to be that way ... many moons back. No more.</p>
<p>so getting the CVW is a good sign? i wasn't sure if it was anything special or not. and will the academy mail you when/if you're academically qualified? i got all my stuff in in late july and still haven't heard anything from them except the CVW invite.</p>
<p>Don't sweat that too much. Many times CVW offers seem to be guided by things you may have no control over ... maybe geography, other needs of the service, where your app is in the process, if your admissions counselor has had the flu, etc. </p>
<p>Last year many good candidates did not get an invite until later in the year or some even not at all. Still others would get an invite to a specific date while others might get invited to any of all 6 dates. Mine got invited to all but did not get invited to a banquet being held for candidates the weekend he went. Made no rhyme or reason. It is a good and positive sign, but don't read a whole lot into it one way or the other aside from the sure truth that none who have been effectively excluded from the process will receive one after that conclusion is reached. Also, many discussed this with their Admissions Counselor, with some getting invites on the spot. It is not nearly so precise as one might perceive or hope, and while it may be a useless suggestion, don't get paranoid over this one. It has no merit for that.</p>
<p>I keep hearing the statistic that around 12,000 candidates apply to USNA, does anyone have the figure for the percentage of the 12,000 that are triple qualified?</p>
<p>yeah, what is the banquet about/for? i got invited to the banquet on 16 Nov and i thought that there was a banquet for each CVW, but GA said the banquet is only scheduled for the 16 Nov, not 26 Oct.</p>
<p>USNACAND22,</p>
<p>The stats from the Class of 2011 are posted on the Admissions website.</p>
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Applicants (includes nominees) ....................... 12,003
Number of applicants with an
official nomination ...................................... 3,827
Nominees qualified scholastically,
medically and in physical aptitude ............... 1,893
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