<p>How does one get an invite to a Candidate Visit Weekend? I'd love to go!!!</p>
<p>call your regional officer at admissions or call your bgo and request to go to CVW. they should be able to get you a spot but it may be too late.</p>
<p>CVW's are also offered in the spring. Contact your BGO as well.</p>
<p>Does anyone know when in the spring these CVWs are being held? I think it'd be a great opportunity for my son.</p>
<p>If your son is "on the fence" about his appointment, then yes, it would be a good opportunity.</p>
<p>If nothing will "Sway" his opinion about accepting his appointment, then a CVW is secondary, optional and conditional.</p>
<p>Generally, they are offered based on several factors:
-how may from your MOC area have or will be attending (they spread them around the country, with more going to under-representated areas)
-if you are being recruited to St Elsewhere (and USNA wants you)
-if it is likely you may opt for St Elsewhere (and USNA wants you)</p>
<p>While I will agree it is a "great opportunity," not every appointee will be offered one, nor do they necessarily need one. Is it nice to go? Sure. Necessary? No. Needed? Not usually, baring you are on the fence.</p>
<p>Personally, if you candidate is sure about his decision, the time would be better spent on attending classes and keeping his grades up- and allowing someone else who is "not so sure" an opportunity to go.</p>
<p>So where is he on the scale?
Make your request based on that.
Just remember, it is not so much about "me and mine" as it is about "others."</p>
<p>If it is going to be a dealbreaker for your son, then make the request.
If it is not, then leave the opportunity available to someone where it will be a deal-breaker. Even more so if you son has attended NASS.</p>
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<p>While you'll find varying opinions about these things always, mine would be GO! If EC schedules and money allow. If your student is strong enough to get offer of CVW, especially at this point, he/she is strong enough to miss a day or 2 of HS classes. This is a very affirming, confirming opportunity that your student has earned, and they'll be no reward in heaven for having surrendered the opportunity to another. Besides, there's always one more spot available, I suspect. Maybe not 10 but definitely 1. So go if you've the dough.</p>
<p>^^^ and if one would read what was posted carefully, the post was directed to a candidate looking to jump hoops to get an invite-
not one already offered one.</p>
<p>Offered a CVW? Go.
Not offered? Ask.
Still not offered? Don't worry about it. Concentrate on what is important- which are your grades and finishing up senior year.
And no, there is "not always one more spot available."
There is a finite number offered- and budgeted for.</p>
<p>Hey 2010, thanks for clarifying the unclear. I'm blind on many things as the missus will confirm. :cool:</p>
<p>Here I thought you were telling someone that you personally recommend that if your candidate is sure about his decision, the time would be better spent on attending classes and keeping his grades up- and allowing someone else who is "not so sure" an opportunity to go. </p>
<p>And I assumed you meant than if that candidate was absolutely certain he really wants to attend USNA , well that his time might be better spent on attending classes and keeping his grades up. And perhaps he should let that space and opportunity at a CVW that he's not been invited to anyways to another who may not be so sure.</p>
<p>I totally didn't grasp that you were directing your post to a candidate looking to jump hoops to get an invite- not one already offered one.</p>
<p>So sorry about the misinterpretation. My old English prof used to say I often missed the real point. At any rate, thanks so much for clarifying what I should've known. Silly stupid me. :confused: You're a font for sure and thanks for your insights.</p>