Congressional vs Senate nominations?

<p>Does getting a senator's nomination increase the odds of admissions compared to just getting one from a congressmen? I was somewhat curious how this process works.</p>

<p>the type of nomination has no bearing on admissions. i presidential is not any more valuable than a senator or congressman.</p>

<p>That is why some Senators / Congressman will not grant an interview or nomination if a candidate already holds one even though the Academy encourages you to do so. A good test of the honor code :-)</p>

<p>As previously reported, a principal nomination (whether senate or congressional) is the preferred nomination.</p>

<p>Here's my observation of how the nomination system works in our state.</p>

<p>First, the senators do not give ranked nominations. They let academies rank nominees.</p>

<p>Senators normally only give one nomination per candidate to their first choice academy. Congressional reps will give nominations to multiple academies.</p>

<p>As an aside, it appears that academy applications were down in our state this year. Our congressional rep had more available nominations than qulified candidates. He had 13 qualified candidates who submitted 9 applications for USNA nominations, 7 for AFA, 5 for USMA and 1 for MMA.</p>

<p>Just wanted to share some good new with our friends on College Confidential. Senator Barbara Boxer has chosen my daughter as her principal nominee to USNA from California! Our local MOC gave my daughter a nomination in December. We are thrilled!!!</p>

<p>W00t! She must be very hot stuff indeed.</p>

<p>Congratulations.</p>

<p>WC Mom,</p>

<p>Congratulations!! That is absolutely outstanding. You must be bursting with pride. I wish her all the best.</p>

<p>SUPER, SUPER, SUPER!!! I'm so proud of her and I know you are too! :D</p>

<p>A huge thank you to everyone for your kind words and support! My daughter is extremely honored to be Senator Boxer's principal nominee in light of the fact that California has a population of 35 million people--thus exceeding the total population of Canada! This recent news does not currently excuse her from doing her own laundry and chores though!</p>

<p>Way to go wstcoastmom---isn't raising kids in California fun?
Enjoy the paperwork! </p>

<p>:)</p>

<p>as long as you get a nomination, it doesn't matter who it is from. congressperson nominations are much easier to get, though.</p>

<p>"as long as you get a nomination, it doesn't matter who it is from. congressperson nominations are much easier to get, though."</p>

<p>Unless you're from a state like Delaware or South Dakota. Then, it is more difficult to get a nomination from your Rep than your Senators. </p>

<p>DeepThroat</p>

<p>DeepThroat-
please explain what you mean by "it is more difficult to get a nomination from your Rep than your Senators"</p>

<p>Sure. Say you're from a state such as Delaware, which has 1 Rep and 2 Senators. Since all the applicants from the state are applying to one rep (the SAME rep), but two sens, it is easy to see that you are actually MORE likely to get a nom from a sen. </p>

<p>If you're from a "normal" state, then of course it is easier to get a nom from your rep. </p>

<p>DeepThroat</p>

<p>DT-
thank you</p>

<p>Congratulations to your daughter, wstcoastmom! That's great news. I can't imagine her excitement; I was stoked to get a nomination from my congressman.</p>

<p>Back to top...</p>

<p>i've been looking around for info about last years nominees in my state. who got nomniations from who and whatnot. yet i cannot find anything. anybody have a clue to where i can look for last years stats? i'm just a lil curious to see how many are acutally nominated in oklahoma.</p>

<p>penQuinz,</p>

<p>The information that you are seeking probably isn't published anywhere. Your best bet would be to file a FOIA (Freedom of Information Act) request if you are really serious about getting the stats on nominations. FOIA requests are time consuming and could cause you to be labeled a "difficult candidate." You definitely don't want to tick off the people you want to be your advocate (i.e., Senators, Congrssmen, admissions officials, etc.)</p>

<p>haha okay. i guess curiousity is sometimes a bad thing.</p>

<p>btw, thanks for all your help. glad to know that there are people out here who will glady be happy to give out a lending hand. much appreciation GreatAmercian!</p>