<p>Last night my son received and e-mail from his BGO that he had received a congressional nomination to the Naval Academy. </p>
<p>The thing is that he had already received the "sorry,..." letter from our congressman and we heard that the 2 CA senators interviewed some time in January. Well, my son was not one of the few lucky ones to get an invitation to interview and so we are wondering if our congressman could have had a change of mind or an opening in his list?</p>
<p>Does anybody know what might have happened?</p>
<p>^^^^</p>
<p>BGOs only know what USNA has uploaded into our system and only for the candidates to whom we are assigned. I'm guessing that a "CA/40" (the actual number representing whatever Cong district you live in) appeared in your son's file on your BGO's system, which makes him think your son got a nom. Was your BGO precise re it being a Rep nom vs. a Sen. nom -- we tend not to differentiate in colloquial conversation. If it is a Sen nom, it appears as "CA" in our system -- without a number attached. There is no way for us to differentiate one Senator from the other in our system.</p>
<p>I would STRONGLY suggest your son f/u with the BGO to determine exactly what he's seeing in his system. If it's a Rep. nom, then call your Congressman's office and say you're confused. I've never heard of a case where someone gets a rejection letter and then gets a nom w/o any additional notification but I'm sure stranger things have happened. If the BGO says its a Sen. nom, then maybe they picked some folks w/o interviews -- if you haven't seen a rejection letter, you haven't been officially rejected. I'd wait a few more days (noms are due from the MOCs to USNA tomorrow) and then f/u with your Senator's offices.</p>
<p>There is also a slight possibility that your BGO made an error and sent the note to the wrong person. Hate to say it, but we're human and he may have hit the wrong email, read the wrong line on the screen, etc.</p>
<p>Does anyone know who generally gets the vice-presidential nominations?</p>
<p>^^^ </p>
<p>I've heard they often go to students who have no US Cong. district in which to apply for MOC noms because their parents work overseas and have no US residence. A couple years ago, someone on this board told me her son got one -- and there wasn't anything "special" about him. She was really surprised.</p>
<p>Thank you so much for your advice and help, USNA1985.</p>
<p>My son just spoke with his BGO and found out that our Congressman must have had a change of heart. His office also left a voicemail on my son's phone, so it's all good (if still a bit unusual). What a roller-coaster!</p>
<p>Wow! This IS a first. So glad it worked out for you. Congrats!</p>
<p>Great news: today he received a letter stating he was guaranteed an appointment to the academy if his CFA is received by March 15. </p>
<p>The website states that they received it weeks ago :D</p>
<p>Great news! and Congrats! Welcome to the rollercoaster ride of being a USNA parent.</p>
<p>Often times - a Congressman gives out their slots and then is given more slots later. This could have been the case. Any way it happened - just go with it and enjoy it!</p>
<p>Thank you, USNAmomBGO. The reality of it is setting in, he received his appointment 2 days ago. All of a sudden 4 months seems like a really short time.</p>
<p>Just get ready for I-Day, plebe summer, and then PPW -- Your emotions will be all over the map. The best thing I heard was "Trust the Training" -- whenever you really wonder what in the heck they are doing (why?).... The reason will eventually come out. </p>
<p>Also - start saving $$ now -- you will probably make more college visits over the year than you originally think you will.</p>