<p>I just got a letter invitation to one of the candidate weekend visits, I'm not sure if my parents are going to let me go since I went to SS and have been to the campus many times.</p>
<p>Advantages of candidate weekend IMO are that you would be assigned to a particular midshipman, stay with and attend classes with that person, and therefore actually be inside the daily life at the Academy. You did not do or see those things at SS. If you haven't already done something like that during your "many" visits to the campus, candidate weekend is a good chance to do so.</p>
<p>Candidate weekend gives you better insight into the real life of the Academy, just like shadowing a current student at a civilian college. At SS you did not interact with current mids, only your squad leaders. Here you will spend a day with a plebe in a company, go to class and get an opportunity to hear the pros and cons of Academy life. They will give it to you straight, no sugar coating.</p>
<p>I can't imagine making a life decision without as many facts as you could gather, whether it be a civilian college or a Service Academy.
CM</p>
<p>Keep in mind....It is only a Friday and Friday night really. So maybe the noon meal friday is a real glimpse. Most of the real stuff will be absent overnight on Friday since the upperclassment are out on liberty etc.</p>
<p>I question what will be gained for someone who has read up on the realities and has already attended NASS. NASS for me did allow real conversations with the squad leaders and although they were already through their toughest times.</p>
<p>Anyone know what class the "escort" midshipmen are usually? I'm sure they're hand picked.</p>
<p>i went on the visit last year and am at the academy this year. sure summer seminar was fun and i got to ask a lot of good questions to my squad leader, but it is pretty sugar coated and focuses more on plebe summer than day to day life during the academic year. going on the weekend visit gives you a better look at daily life here. candidates are escorted by plebes and they get to go to class, noon meal, and whatever else the plebe does on friday. it is true that since its a friday most of the upperclass will be gone, but if you are a plebe escorting someone you get treated humanely anyway so dont expect to see them get reemed out or anything. saturday morning was pretty fun to go to smt with them, but this year they are making alot of rules and restricting what companies can do for training so i dont know how exciting yours will be. i would definately recommend going on the weekend visit because it will give you a sugarcoated view that you have probably been fed every other time you visited.</p>
<p>Hey, there is not liberty on Friday nights, at least for Youngsters, anymore. They have Friday night training. Our son was escorted by a youngster, so he actually go to see what life was like beyond plebe year. that was a good thing. His "dragger" is now a firstie. time flies.</p>
<p>So I'm confused. Do they use a mix of escorts in terms of what class they are in? Some report that a plebe will be the escort, now report of youngsters doing the escort. Anyone have the general scoop on this?</p>
<p>I just went down for a visit on 9/16-9/18 as a track recruit and was "dragged" by a youngster. I thought the experience was a good one to have because I got to see what midshipman do during the day and on a weekend. It was fun. Every one that gets the chance to go should do it.</p>
<p>if you go on the candidate visit then you are escorted by a plebe but if you are going down as a recruited athlete then you are escorted by anyone, but i think its usually youngsters.</p>
<p>Anyone know if the USNA has a bus or other form of pickup at BWI on the mornings of CWV?</p>
<p>We used super shuttles. Just made a reservation online and it took him right to the hotel in Annapolis. From there he took a cab the next morning to the yard. used cab/super shuttles on the way out, too. For some reason it seems like it was $17.00 each way, plus gratuity for the shuttle.</p>
<p>Online is quoting $30 each way now. What I really want to know is if the Super Shuttle is timely enough to get to USNA same morning within an hour of flight arrival. Do you remember how quick they were in terms of how long after your flight arrived until you left BWI and how long the ride to USNA was?
I'm trying to avoid the hotel thing.</p>
<p>Another ques....Can I extend with mid to attend 1:30 Temple FB game? I'd love to go but don't want to go alone. THX</p>
<p>I doubt that you can attend with the mid. They march on with their company, in formation. Perhaps a current mid can respond.
CM</p>
<p>Ah, yes, fuel has gone up a bit! Anyway, our son arrived from Alaska, so a rest in a hotel was imperative before the weekend. He arrived around 11 pm, and the shuttle was there waiting. Two others were there for CVW, and they were all in the shuttle together, although they stayed at different hotels. He was in his room within an hour of landing, but that was traveling in the middle of the night. I would definitely leave plenty of time for traffic, etc, since you are evidently arriving in the am. Good Luck!</p>
<p>Is there a significance to the appointment process if a kid gets invited to CVW? Jake got the letter this morning. He does have a complete file with the exception of receiving a nomination.</p>
<p>BGO docs say "Triple Q'd" or "likely to become Triple Q'd" to get a CWV letter. Emphasis is on highly qualified academics supposedly. Let us know if this seems right in your child's case.</p>
<p>This means Academic, Physical, Medical stuf is all qualifying or likely to become qualified (no real adverse stuff on Medical yet, maybe a minor remedial or two).</p>
<p>For instance, my son received one and he passed the PAE and PRT at NASS, is very qualified academically, but he needs to repeat the urinalysis because of trace protein (very common in adolescents, especially if urine was not "first of the day", as his was not).</p>
<p>Mids have been apointed without NASS and/or without CVW; likewise there have been those who attended both, had a nomination, and did not receive an appointment.</p>
<p>CM</p>
<p>Only about 25% of NASS attendees from Summer 2004 were appointed to CO 2009. Not sure about CWV statistics. Other forum posts claim about 2000 invitations go out (1000 in the fall and another 1000 in the spring), but this is not confirmed in any way.</p>
<p>IN ANY CASE...CWV invitation is definitely good news....congrats and good luck!</p>
<p>Does anyone know the criteria for getting a CWV? Thanks.</p>
<p>See 3 posts above your question....Let us know if you need more specifics (not sure they are available, however). Unfortunately, this forum does not seem to allow searches for acronyms like CWV, so you have to try "candidate and "weekend" for instance.</p>