<p>I am a senior in high school and am at the tail end of the USMA admissions, um, ordeal. I live in Georgia and have two nominations (Sentor Isakson and my distrcit rep). I also have received a letter saying that I am fully qualified for admission pending a nomination (when I got this letter I did not have any nominations). I would just like to know if anyone here knows what percent of candidates with dual nominations are accepted, or what time frame I am looking at. It's my understanding that USMA is essentially offering appointments everyday, and I might not find out if I get in until mid-April. I know that the kids with ungodly credentials were offered appointments months ago, but if anyone knows what a realistic timeframe is, please let me know. No sense in rushing to the mailbox everyday if that's not a realistic expectation. </p>
<p>P.S. Someone here said that R-Day for the class of 2011 has been moved almost a week back, to July 2 or something. I can't find this information at usma.edu and was wondering if the LOA's of the kids already in verifiy that it is in July. </p>
<p>Currently I am a high school junior in GA, and will be competing for nominations from Isakson and Westmoreland as well as the other senator and vice president very soon. Could you tell me what it was like competing and interviewing with them? Any info would be awesome. Thanks bud.</p>
<p>futurewarrior: I also recieved Isakson's nomination, and I was offered admission to West Point a month ago. They didn't say how many open slots he has at the academy, so hopefully I didn't take anything from you.</p>
<p>turbotw: Everybody as the Isakson inverview was very kind, some old colonel on panel told me to relax and not worry before I entered the interview. I was quesitoned by that retired guy, an active duty major back form Iraq, the mom of a cadet, and the headmistress of some school. Be able to answer these two questions well:
Why do you want to go ot West Point?
Why should we choose you?</p>
<p>Candidates can get offers of admission in early June, so the long haul is a distinct possibility but by being fully qualified it puts you in an elite group of applicants, Hang tough national waiting list is a possibility to get in as well.</p>
<p>If an applicant received an LOA, the appointment associated with it does not count against one of the MOC's available slots---it's like a "freebie" for the Member of Congress. That is one of the reasons why there seems to be more cadets from a given state than would seem possible given that "technically" each MOC is given 5 slots total at the academy for all classes combined.
Good Luck to all.</p>
<p>futurewarrior - R-day is on July 2nd. I got the date from prospective.net and from the thread that Momoftwins started regarding date changes (see thread ?more on date changes?). I did notice that the master calendar has it on the 2nd but the academic calendar has it on the 3rd. I wrote an email to USMA asking about this but haven?t received a reply yet. I think the academic calendar is the one that is wrong.</p>
<p>FYI, to find important dates on the USMA website, click the ?search/reference? link in the left hand column on their home page. Then click ?master calendar? event search. At the top of that page you will see ?master schedule? or ?academic calendar?. Put in the dates or the month you want to see. If you use the master schedule you will get all events if you use the academic calendar you just get academic events. </p>
<p>As far as when you might hear if you have an offer of admission?I have been told that that can happen all the way up to R-day. At the WP parents club meeting they told us of a candidate getting the call less than a week before R-day. He had already moved into a college dorm and was about to start summer session at a regular college when he got the call. He accepted the offer; his parents came and packed up his dorm room, and put him on a plane to NY. I think this is rare but it does happen. Someone changes their mind at the last minute and a spot opens up. Hang in there.</p>
<p>Another season of mailman stalking is upon us! ;)</p>
<p>Thanks for the quick responses. I know that it could be May/June before I find out, but I have to commit to my #2 school by May 1st. I would hope I find out by then...</p>
<p>turbotw: The deadline for Isakson's nomination application is October 20th. You should apply around early-mid August. You can find the application on his website. </p>
<p>The interviews, at least last year, were held at a lodge at Kennesaw State University. There was a panel for each academy, so the people you talk with will only be interviewing USMA candidates. As Harri-San said, the panel consisted of a retired Colonel, a recruiter for Northwestern University/mom of a cadet, a local high school principal, and a Major, class of '91. I don't know if it will be the same this year, because a couple of years ago it was totally different. Wear a suit and tie and just be as professional as possible. Good luck man!!</p>
<p>Yes, the whole process is very competitive for two reasons:</p>
<p>1) For a Senatorial nomination such as Isakson's, the candidate pool is much larger. They get to select kids for an interview from all over the state, not just a single district. </p>
<p>2) Georgia is a naturally competitive state. The only states that send more candidates to West Point are Texas and Cal-e-FORN-yuh. </p>
<p>While waiting for my interview at the lodge, I spoke with Nancy Brooks, Isakson's academy director. She told me that over 200 kids applied for an interview (for all three academies) and that 90 were selected for an interview. Of those 90, there are only 30 possible nominations. West Point usually has the most candidates so if you are selected for an interview you will be competing with about 35 others for 10 slots.</p>
<p>Im afraid Georgia isn't in even in the top 5---California, Texas, Florida, Virginia, and New York all send more cadets to West Point than Georgia.</p>
<p>I think the biggest issues that arise as far as competitiveness in getting a nomination/appointment can occur at the congressional district level rather than state level. Getting a nom from a senator from all but the least populous states is always tough, but there are some congressional districts that contain large military populations that have to been downright gruelling from a competitive standpoint. Good Luck to all---the process is what it is.</p>
<p>No worries futurewarrior- We all make mistakes. In this app/nom process, ALL kinds of information flies around from a multitude of sources.</p>
<p>I agree with Shoun- Several MOC districts are heavily populated with military or retired military. CA senators get approximately one thousand apps for noms to all the service academies. That is tremendous competition. The good thing is, the offices coordinate with each other to include as many deserving kids as possible. To date, I don't know of any double or triple noms from multiple sources in CA. Certainly could be out there, just haven't heard of any.</p>
<p>Double noms in California do happen-- our D had a Senator nom (Feinstein) and a Representative nom (Lewis). The Senators seem to coordinate with each other but the Reps do not appear to coordinate with the Senators.</p>
<p>CelticClan07 is correct about the volume of applications US senators from California receive each year. Like shogun's cadet, my midshipman received two nominations from California MOCs: Senator Boxer's principal nominee to USNA, and competitive nom to USNA from our representative. My daughter only applied to USNA :). Good luck to everyone!</p>
<p>I learn so much on these message boards. Thanks USNAMom & shogun. I figured it did happen, just doesn't seem to in our area. For ex., once our son received the 3 noms from our awesome MOC, we were told they would be in touch with the senators offices & he would be withdrawn. He had already interviewed with 1 of the senators panel. And all that paperwork he had to prepare, chase down & assemble. Oh well............It builds character! ;) You have to tap all resources, especially when applying to 3 SA's. And he never has heard from VP Cheney's office.</p>