<p>After you submit a preliminary application online to the naval academy how long do you wait until they send something back saying ok we want your transcripts?</p>
<p>In my son's situation, he received his candidate letter 15 days after he completed the preliminary application. </p>
<p>Once you receive that letter, you will be able to access the CIS, Candidate Information System, and that has all of the information you need to complete your application. If I remember correctly, you input the information (names, addresses, email addresses) of your school and references, and USNA contacts them to request the information. So, while you are waiting for your candidate letter, this would be a good time to gather the information and line up your recommendations. You need a math teacher recommendation, an English teacher recommendation as well as your school counselor who will verify your activities record and send the official transcript.</p>
<p>GOOD LUCK!!</p>
<p>If I understand the process correctly, notification that you are an "official candidate" does not occur until summer....late June-July....
keep in mind the USNA is still working on the class of 2013-
and will be right up to I-Day!</p>
<p>NASS applications open up Feb 1, and will serve as a peliminary application for those applying for that experience.</p>
<p>My daughter received letter in mid July (after NASS) notifying her that she could start the official application process. By August she had DOMERB completed and was collecting the letters from teachers. However she had to wait until the end of August to get transcripts from school</p>
<p>Application for NASS serves as initial application to USNA</p>
<p>^^^that time frame seems right</p>
<p>I might add that you should start on your MOC applications about the same time. Most start accepting applications for noms in the spring. You can get your teacher recommendations gathered before the spring semester is over and finish up your letters before the summer is over.
Find your MOC's website and that information should be listed.</p>
<p>The summer will go fast, the fall even faster, so get ahead of the wave.</p>
<p>Silly me!! I don't know why, but I thought you were applying (last minute) for class of 2013--which is why I suggested you get your recs in order NOW. You have plenty of time for all of this and you are so smart to begin early.</p>
<p>Again, good luck to you!!</p>
<p>I am a late applicant. I filled out the preliminary application December 26. The letter with my CIS information came last monday, January 5.</p>
<p>have you applied for your nominations???? And why such a late application?
Correct me if I am mistaken, but I thought you were headed to the USAFA-
are you now applying to USNA as well?</p>
<p>Don't sweat the 'why.' Explaining to me or others is wasted energy and effort. We don't count nor matter in the process. Just get it done if you're serious. The deadline is not yet here. Good luck!</p>
<p>Happy to explain why. AFA is my first choice, but I have always considered USNA. Back in the late summer timeframe, I decided only to apply to the AFA thinking that I would only be able to get a nomination to one school. While I was at my MOCs nomination reception receiving my AFA nom, I found out she had about five open USNA nomination spots. I spoke with the academy coordinator, and expressed my interest in USNA. She said to call if I decided to apply. Obviously I did, called, and she has said it should not problem to get a nomination. So while I hope the AFA will be where I am headed, I do not have an appointment, and of course realize there is no certainty. In my mind, USNA would be a easy second choice over college + ROTC if I were lucky enough to receive an appointment there but not AFA.</p>
<p>So anyway, I hope to knock out the application after semester exams, which are this week.</p>
<p>so i should get a teacher reccomendation in the spring before they ask me too in the application?</p>
<p>^^^ I would say it depends on your school, but from our experience, getting them at the end of Junior year is a "Good thing," especially as it just might beat the crunch of back-to-school-senior-year ED and EA admission cycles, which translates to a lot of requests for letters at that time.</p>
<p>Certainly giving your 11th grade teachers a "heads up" as to needing a recommendation would be a good thing. Please make them aware, however, that the recommendation form will be sent to them on-line once you become an official candidate. Getting letters, however, for your other applications might be a good thing- this way, a summer where you can get the bulk of them going.</p>
<p>Best of luck.</p>
<p>iceman-
officially, you have until March 1st to complete your application. Please be aware that you are late getting this going, so make haste in getting this done. First step is your peliminary application, which I will assume you have completed. Following that, if you meet baseline standards, you will receive a candidate number and other required paperwork- that is what will need to be completed by the March 1 Deadline.</p>
<p>The good news is that your DoDMERB and CFA for USAFA should be good for USNA as well, so 2 big pieces "done," as well as it appears is your nomination process. </p>
<p>Best of luck!</p>
<p>navy2010, even though you are a Blue and Gold Officer you seem to lack a solid understanding of the process. An applicant need not wait until the summer to learn they are an "official candidate".It is very possible to be become an official candidate and have a completed application in May if the applicant is diligent. This scenario may not be common but is very doable. Get the preliminary application in as soon as possible and the rest will follow.</p>
<p>While it is possible, the bulk of applicants receive their candidate numbers in the summer. It would stand to reason that up until then, the admission board is completing the current year's applications (up through 7/1 for this year) as well as NASS. Following that, the next years cycle is addressed. While anything is possible (meaning it is possible that candidate numbers get assigned earlier), as you pointed out, it is not "common." "Most" receive their candidate numbers in the summer months. </p>
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navy2010, even though you are a Blue and Gold Officer you seem to lack a solid understanding of the process.
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And as you are a new member of 12 days and 1 post, perhaps you might want to hold back on your judgements until you have enough data to support your charge. Contrary to your post, I have a very solid understanding of the process.</p>
<p>I speak from the experience of having three children successfully complete their USNA applications in May of their application year and receive appointments to the Academy. It is very doable. And Ma'am, having reviewed many of your posts, it is evident you do not always have a firm grasp on admission facts, since by your own admission you are still learning the ropes.</p>
<p>I respectfully submit that it is of value for applicants and their parents to know the background of the various purveyors of information on this forum, (i.e. parent of three Mids or Mid parent & BGO) but I do not believe that it is necessary or even helpful to have entire "I'm right, you're wrong" pages in various threads. PMs seem admirably suitable for that purpose. JMO, of course.</p>
<p>Back to the OP's question: no matter when you submit your preliminary application, it is likely to be 3-8 weeks before you receive a candidate letter. If it's longer than that, I would suggest that the candidate call USNA Candidate Guidance Office (CGO). BTW, I'm only the parent of a single Plebe.</p>
<p>Frank53:
Congratulations on your sons' appointments- times three.
Your sons are to be commended in having their applications completed by May of their junior year. It is unusual. Most schools do not issue junior grades until well after the commencement of classes, which are required for a candidates file to be "complete" for review by the admissions board. It would be nice if our HS's up here were as efficient.</p>
<p>I, admittedly, am still learning, however my grasp is quite strong. I assure you that when I encounter something that goes counter to what I have been told, or have experienced first hand, I take appropriate steps to find out, lest I post incorrect information. I am thankful to the other BGOs that clarify issues when need be, which, thankfully, has not been often. </p>
<p>I will close by saying that the one thing I have learned is that things change all the time, and there are exceptions to everything. Processes that were in place for our own Mid's class of 2010 were already changed for the class of 2011, changed again for 2012, and continue to evolve for 2013. Over that timeframe, paper applications have given way to electronic ones for the most part. The overall process, however, remains relatively intact, and USNA does a good job in keeping us informed of the changes that are put into effect. A quick phone call is all that is needed to get clarification when necessary. </p>
<p>Electronic applications have, no doubt, facilitated the processing of applications, thus, may contribute to earlier assignment of candidate numbers. The candidates I had this past cycle all held true to the assignment of their numbers during the summer months, and when they appear on the system. I will, however, watch to see if candidate numbers get assigned any earlier this year; to date my experience has been the summer months for the majority.</p>