<p>I've done everything that Iam supposed to do back in November.
I have 2030 SAT score.
I even went to summer seminar. I got the congressional nomination. </p>
<p>However, I recently got a letter from admission officer saying that "You've done everything you can for your file at this point, it will depend largely on how the other candidates in your district stack up."</p>
<p>It sounds pretty hopeful, but I soon realize that they are just good words saying I won't be admitted unless several other acceptees don't matriculate. </p>
<p>I think my only problem is that my "estimated" class rank.
Even though my school does not rank, WP says they've got my class rank as top 40%.</p>
<p>I asked my guidance counselor about this, and he insists he's never provided such record.
I am so confused now, and don't know what to do. </p>
<p>I think I will just have to look other colleges. dang :(</p>
<p>Never say never. And that is not what I read what the admissions officer was saying. He’s being pretty straightforward, which in my experience is the way the officers in admission are, straightforward. He doesn’t have a crystal ball and there is a lot of time between now and July. A lot of things can change. “Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier”, look it up.</p>
<p>You should ALWAYS have a backup plan when it comes to applying to any of the academies.</p>
<p>But every year, there are folks accepted right up until R-Day. People change their minds, are injured, disqualified at the last moment, you don’t know what might happen. So best bet is to plan on attending another school and hope to hear back. I’ve known several families who lost their deposits at other schools because of a later acceptance. It can be quite comical actually, seeing folks running around trying to get low quarters and such when they thought all hope was lost.</p>
<p>Never say never, until admissions says not this year.</p>
<p>"“You’ve done everything you can for your file at this point, it will depend largely on how the other candidates in your district stack up.”</p>
<p>This is how I read that statement:</p>
<p>The USMA admissions process is based on a competitive method - you compete against those in your congressional district for a slot. If you do not “win” an appointment at that level (state or district), you are put on the National Waiting List and compete at that level. In general, whether you get an appointment or not depends on the strength of your file relative to that of your competition.</p>
<p>If you believe that your class rank on file is inaccurate you need to be proactive about getting it corrected ASAP. Even schools that do not routinely rank students will usually provide a class rank upon request. If one is not provided, USMA will calculate one for you based largely on standardized test scores.</p>
<p>My cadet is a Yuk. He also came from a high school that did not rank, even by request, and that would not release a percentile grouping until graduation. The admissions officer told our son not to worry about it, that WP would come up with a rank based on a combination of grades and ACT test scores, just as Ann has indicated. </p>
<p>I would definitely call and ask if that class rank came from your guidance office. I have no idea what my son’s class rank was according to WP, but when we picked up a final transcript from the high school in late June before he left for Beast, I was appalled to see that though he graduated with Honors, above a 3.50/4.00 with Honors and AP courses, he was only shown to be in the top 50%. What I then learned was this school’s transcripts only indicated if the students were in the top 5%, 10%, and 15%, and students that were 16% on down to 50% were lumped together at the 50% mark. Needless to say, I was livid! </p>
<p>Fortunately this did not affect his admission, nor has it reflected his academic success at the academy. WP is aware of the competitiveness of the school system you are in as well and will take that into consideration. </p>
<p>Hang in there! Keep us posted, and don’t give up!</p>