LOA's and Nominations

<p>Daughter just got letter in the mail today from her Congressman informing her that she has received nominations for both West Point and Annapolis from him. Hopefully with the LOA's she has from both the wait is almost over.</p>

<p>Woot! Good news. Good luck to her in her deliberations.</p>

<p>I have an LOA, but I have yet to receive a nomination. I receive word from one of my senators on the 17th of this month. Just out of curiosity, do I need the principal nomination? And, if so, what happens if I end up with an alternate nomination...?</p>

<p>If you have an LOA you need only receive "a nomination", you do not need to be the principal nominee. You could be ranked last out of the 10 on the slate and you will still get an appointment as long as your file, medical, and pae are complete. Good luck---with an LOA you are almost certain to get a nomination (principal or otherwise) unless you go "postal" during your interview :)</p>

<p>Oh, awesome. That's great news. Thanks a lot, shogun.</p>

<p>Yes, just don't act as if it's in the bag during the interview.</p>

<p>Another type of letter, which actually I recieved, was a "fully qualified letter". Which means that my file will be re-evaluated for admissions if/once I get a nomination. any one know anything more about this? e.g. statistics from previous years or acceptance percenatages?</p>

<p>A second nomination to WP for my daughter (this time from one of our Calif senators) arrived today. Woohoo!</p>

<p>Shogun - congrats to your daughter. She must be hot stuff. And glad to hear she told the senator that WP was her first choice.</p>

<p>Tbby2 - The stats available that I'm aware of are typically only for candidates with nominations and triple q'd. Those candidates have circa 60% chance for an offer. However, if you're triple q'd you stand a great shot at a nomination. The process is a long one; stamina is important. Good luck!</p>

<p>Shogun:</p>

<p>Congratulations to you and eyour daughter. To get a senatorial nomination in California is quite a coup. This should help make for a very, merry Christmas</p>

<p>triple q'd?</p>

<p>Triple qualified - medical, physical, academic.</p>

<p>I am currently trying to finish up my packet for admissions and I was wondering what the difference is between the nominations? Does it count more--or look better if you have a Presidental or ROTC or the like?</p>

<p>There is no difference in terms of the effect - a nomination is a nomination. Apply for as many sources as you possibly can.</p>

<p>There is however a limit each year set on how many of the presidential nominees and ROTC nominees that are accepted each year</p>

<p>Yes, there is a difference in the effects of nominations. It's not just "a nomination is a nomination".</p>

<p><a href="http://www.west-point.org/academy/malo-wa/educators/noms.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.west-point.org/academy/malo-wa/educators/noms.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>I stand corrected. A principal nomination is much better than a competitive nomination. And some nomination pools are much competitive than others. But there is not a difference in terms of how WP views different nomination sources (eg, one more prestigious than others).</p>