<p>On Tuesday I received a recommendation to attend the USNA Foundation Program. This is something that I am really excited about, and I sent in my application today after getting my official transcript. </p>
<p>I was wondering if I could have the link to the "bio" page to the students who attended and graduated from the Foundation Program. I have looked all over the site, and can not find it. I want to see how I stand amongst the people I am competing with. I was talking to a student who graduated from the Foundation, who is currently a plebe, and he tells me how you wonder why the people who attend the Foundation Program didn't get a direct appointment in the first place.</p>
<p>casey- if you have received an offer for the foundation program, you are not "competing" with anyone anymore- just yourself. What I mean by this is that, once you accept the foundation offer, you have a seat in the upcoming class that is "yours to lose." You will need to maintain good grades (alphas and bravo's.... limit the charlies and definately no deltas or foxtrots!)- and you will have to get good recommendations from the teachers at the foundation program you are attending (they especially help if you do have any charlies on your report card!). </p>
<p>Congrats on the foundation offer- it is a wonderful opportunity, and it means the USNA has found something in you that they really want in the Brigade and in the class of 2013! </p>
<p>Will try and find that website for you--- Profmom, do you still have it by chance???</p>
<p>^^^ thanks- I midread your first post!<br>
The foundation list has a way of whittling itself down- offers go out, and offers get declined for a variety of reasons- most of them I think because the program is not well understood. But if you do end up getting an offer, act quickly and take them up on it- it is a year well spent! Keep us posted!!</p>
<p>profmom- thanks for finding that ip address again- you'd think I would remember that one!!!</p>
<p>Also, is the application process for getting into one of the cooperating Foundation schools separate? What if I get accepted into the Foundation program, but one of the cooperating schools won't let me in?</p>
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Do you mean, that applicants are given the opportunity to take the prep school program, but most turn them down?
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<p>can't verify the "most," but there are certainly "some" that are given the offer and choose instead to turn it down. </p>
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<p>yes. You will be asked to list 2 choices from the list of about 24 schools on the foundation list. From there, your name will be forwarded to the foundation school, and you will receive the necessary paperwork required for their application process- that varies from school to school.
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What if I get accepted into the Foundation program, but one of the cooperating schools won't let me in?
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one of them will let you in- the Foundation has already pre-screened you - you may not get your number one choice (there are only so many slots made available at each participating school) but you will get into one of them. If, by chance, both of your choices are already "filled," then the foundation folks will guide you accordingly. Do your research on the schools before making your selection (the advice ususally given is to pick one "close enough, but far enough away that you can't bring your laundry home") ... if selected, the foundation folks are absolutely wonderful to work with!! Heed any and all advice they give you and remember to work hard!! </p>
<p>I don't think there are 24 schools to choose from I think there are more like 4 unless you are recruited athlete and going to a school that specializes in your sport.</p>
<p>djfrro, This is a Navy forum. I think you are attempting to interject Army data. There are, in fact. 20+ schools from which to choose. $$$$ however, can narrow the field drastically.</p>
<p>I just emailed my BGO and he said he has never heard of anyone that was offered the Foundation Scholorship but not the schools.</p>
<p>But do you think that because I was recommened from the USNA for the Foundation Program, that they found something in my application that they liked? If I do not receive an offer for the Foundation this year, do you think that next year, when my grades are up higher in college, that it will make me more competitive?</p>
<p>LongC90 - Congratulations on the Foundation. Where are they sending you? I attended New Mexico Military Institute on the Foundation and entered USNA the following year. As Navy2010 popinted out, it's yours to lose. ie. Maintain good grades, get good recommendations, don't be a conduct case.</p>
<p>Other than having to go through a "mini plebe year" before the real thing, and being in somewhat of a remote location (Roswell, NM), NMMI wasn't bad! Best of luck!</p>
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<p>the number is about 24- includes private schools, one or 2 jr colleges, and military schools- to name a few. The $$$$ can be one key factor in deciding where to go- some of the schools have tuition costs approaching that of private colleges (30K plus!) </p>
<p>Casey-
If you were recommended for the foundation program, then yes, I would venture to say there is something in your candidate file that the USNA likes- otherwise you would have received a "sorry to inform you" letter straight-out. If you get an offer of foundation, take it. If you don't, then proceed with your college plans.... if you do that with the intent of reapplying to USNA for the following year, then make sure to take college courses that mirror what you will take during plebe year (calc, chem, english lit). Do well- that is key. And then reapply. As many as 1/3 of every class year has some post-HS education behind them.... weither it is PG, prep, or a year (or even 2) of college experience!!!! There are even some that will have even served out in the fleet!!!! Just remember one thing- education is never wasted!!!</p>
<p>A lot turn it down, for whatever reason. Only half will return the application. More will drop out down the road. CFAs and DodMERB get a few. By the end, about 90%+ of those that want it, will get it.</p>
<p>It is a fantastic program. Not sure why so many reject it. I have a feeling that it is mostly $$$$$ and the fact that some are athletes and USNA is competing with a full ride elsewhere.</p>
<p>I have not been offered into the program yet, only recommened by the USNA. I do hope that I do get offered though. It would be a dream come true. I did select Northwestern as my #1 choice, and for the #2 choice I just said "Please advise". I really do not care what school I go to, because I have read up on most of them and they all seem great. I will just be happy and grateful if I get an offer to attend.</p>
<p>USNA is the school I want to attend. I do not care how many shots it takes to get in.</p>
<p>It is a fantastic program. Not sure why so many reject it. I have a feeling that it is mostly $$$$$ and the fact that some are athletes and USNA is competing with a full ride elsewhere.
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<p>just as an aside, the foundation program is limited as to how many athletes it can sponsor- I believe the number is set at 20%. Fantastic it is.... and the success of the program is borne out in the higher graduation rates from the USNA compared to the entire brigade each and every year!</p>
<p>True, athletes may have offers elsewhere. As for others, I often wonder if the thought of a "PG" year while their peers are going off to college is a deal-breaker.... or if egos (candidates or parents) get a little bruised.....thus, not allowing them to see beyond the "rejection" to the "acceptance," granted a year hence. The costs can also be a barrier, although the foundation scholarships helps those truely in need, and there are less expensive schools on the list one can choose from.</p>
<p>To me, if you accept the offer it indicates several things:
1. that you are motivated enough to spend another year of your time investing in this
2. that you are willing to bet your hard earned $$$ that you will succeed
3. that you will do what it takes to get what you want.</p>
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USNA is the school I want to attend. I do not care how many shots it takes to get in.
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<p>good- and I hope you put that right next to your choices!!!!</p>
<p>Before I was recommended to Foundation, and before I completed my medical, I wrote a letter to the Admissions Office explaining how I would rather go to a prep school instead of getting a direct appointment, because it would help create a stronger base for when (or if!) I got into the Naval Academy. I said going to a prep school geared towards getting students to becoming Midshipmen would be better than any civilian school. </p>
<p>Weeks later I got a letter in the mail saying they recommended me for the Foundation Program.</p>
<p>When I sent in my application for the Foundation Program, I stuck another letter with the application packet saying that the Foundation Program was something that I really wanted, expressing that if I got accepted for the Foundation Program, I would not be one of the 5% who drop out during the Foundation Program, and I would not be one of the 20% of Midshipmen who drop out during their years at the Academy. Explaining how I was not a quitter, and the Naval Academy was one number one goal, and is why I never applied to West Point or the Air Force Academy. </p>
<p>Oh, and from the Foundation Pamphlet, only 25% of people are allowed to be athletes. </p>
<p>The average % of Midshipmen who graduate is 79%</p>
<p>The average % of Midshipmen who graduate AND had also did the Foundation Program is 85%</p>
<p>Anyways, I hope that letter goes far, and the Admissions Board sees how much I really REALLY want to become a Midshipmen at the US Naval Academy!</p>