<p>May I suggest that if anyone is fortunate enough to receive an LOA, let us all know so we can extend our congratulations. I know my son has suddenly taken an interest in getting the mail every day. Let us know the date it was received as well as your background.</p>
<p>We did not get a LOA [just so you keep hope despite not receiving one], my son did not get everything in until about December and he had an appointment by Feb.</p>
<p>In any event, a LOA indicates that you have a sort of "favored-nation" status. That, based on an evaluation of the applicant's preliminary information--mostly in the case of athletes or others that have a background exceptionally likely to lead to an appointment--an appointment will be made IF there are no other problems. Thus, an LOA [Letter of Assurance] may be issued and a candidate later rejected if medical is not cleared or a nomination is not received. There may be other stumbling blocks that arise, e.g. police records, that need to be cleared before the LOA turns into an appointment. So, all documents do not have to be submitted & received prior to an LOA being issued.</p>
<p>While a very significant receipt, the LOA is not a cure all.</p>
<p>I was on the phone this week with the medical office at USNA and I point blank asked if LOA's have been sent out yet and they told me no. </p>
<p>Also - our daughter's Squad midshipman from Summer Seminar told her (he keeps in touch with his 'squadlings' via email) that the Admissions Board has just received the first packages for LOA consideration. So it hasn't happened yet.</p>
<p>And....I checked an online USNA calendar and noted that the Admissions Board has a meeting on Sept. 16th. Hmmmmm- I may just be guessing - but I wonder if that's their meeting for the 1st round of admissions and LOA's????????????????????</p>
<p>I agree with folks that once people get LOA's - let everyone know so we can cheer you on!</p>
<p>I was told a long time ago that there was a board in August and my BGO told me in an email last week that "the board has found you academically and physically qualified" so I'm pretty sure there has been some kind of board already, probably not one for LOAs though.</p>
<p>I'm currently training for my physical which will be the last step of my paperwork (except for nominations of course) and I tried looking for average performance(or recommended performance) on the physical exams but all I could find on Navy's web were the fastest times for male and female. Does anyone have this info?</p>
<p>Does that academy at least send anything indicating that the candidate is fully qualified? If so, how long after everything is done except the nomination?</p>
<p>I know from the college confidential posts of USNA last year that in the Novermber thru January range that USNA sends out Triple Qualified letter. I have not read anything about letters of qualification in September. My BGO said something about having a nomination right now is speeding things up a little bit.</p>
<p>Concerning MOC knowing about applicants. A really wierd thing happened to my daughter last week. Her friend is interning at our local congressman's office and this friend told my daugther she was tasked with opening mail that day and in the mail was an official letter telling the congressman what an outstanding person my daughter was and stuff about waiting on an eye exam...the girl was rather vague-she got so excited about seeing my daughter's name on something official she never got the details. And frankly I told me daughter that the girl probably was doing something unethical if not illegal to be talking about congressman's mail. Anyway - the only offical letters coming to our congressman talking about eye exams obviously comes from USNA - but what the heck that was all about remains a mystery at this time. A tantalyzing mystery- but a mystery nonetheless. I even stood 10 feet away from our congressman yesterday for about an hour at a big city celebration - but I knew better than to do or say anything.So we still wait and see.</p>
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I'm currently training for my physical which will be the last step of my paperwork (except for nominations of course) and I tried looking for average performance(or recommended performance) on the physical exams but all I could find on Navy's web were the fastest times for male and female. Does anyone have this info?
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To my knowledge, no service academy has yet published these. Sort of like the new SAT - they need a population of data first. However, if you look at this thread on the USMA forum, a MALO took a stab at what he thought would be reasonable:</p>
<p>Of course, YMMV.</p>
<p>Oregon Mom:</p>
<p>Last year our son received his "qualified to compete" letter on November 1st - the letter was dated October 28th.</p>
<p>The timing of congressional nominations differs based on the MOC's schedule. The only deadline is that the nominations must be submitted by January 31st. In our state, our son had his first nomination interview on November 3rd and his last on January 15th. Two interviews were before committees of reviewers while one was one-on-one with the MOC staff member responsible for the nomination process. He received confirmation of his nominations on Jan 28, Feb 1st and Feb 3rd. Hope that helps give you an idea of the timing of events.</p>
<p>It was our experience that the actual MOC knew little, if anything, about the individual candidates. The person coordinating the nomination process screened the information and organized the interviews with the nomination committee members.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>I'm in the class of '09. Let me just say "don't hold your breath" when it comes to appointments. I finished (completely) my application in September. Received my "fully qualified" letter in October. Heard nothing until I was nominated in December and then came the long stretch. I was appointed in late March, and received my "permission to report" package near June. It's a very long road, and I've played that 'check the mailbox everyday' game for months at a time. It's better to just relax, because you can make as many phonecalls to the academy or anyone as you like, but it's my experience that no one will tell you what you really want to know...you just have to wait on that one. Good luck '10, see you in the summer.</p>
<p>What is the "fully qualified" letter? I assume this comes from the academy and states that you meet their qualifications or is this something more?</p>
<p>LOA: Letter of Assurance. You have a spot if all other requirements are met. May be issued before all information is in. Relatively few are issued. Don't lose hope if others get one and you don't.</p>
<p>Fully Qualified: Letter to candidates that are "fully qualified" to compete for an appointment. </p>
<p>Nomination: MOC letter stating he/she is nominating a person. No guarantee that admission to Academy will result but a BIG hurdle to overcome.</p>
<p>Appointment: Letter from academy "appointing" an applicant that has been nominated.</p>
<p>I-day: Induction day. Show up. Leave your former life behind. You could walk in nekkid [as they say in the South] and be fine by the end of the day. Lots of rush, lots of lines, lots of yelling.</p>
<p>Plebe summer. Leave your former life behind. Follow instructions.</p>
<p>PPW: Plebe Parent's Weekend. Re-connect with the two nicest people you have ever known in your life. Appreciate your family. Feel [just a bit of freedom] for the first time in six weeks.</p>
<p>Ac. Year. Academic Year. Leave your former life behind. Follow instructions. Study. Then study some more. It is my job to study. It is my job to go to school. I get paid to do this.</p>
<p>All you can do is complete the application steps. You will go crazy checking the mailbox everday. The government takes its time. Some LOA may, in fact, be going out. Who know. Who cares. If you get one, great; if you don't you can't do anything about it.</p>
<p>Admissions committee starts meeting in the fall. Application deadline is what? January, February? Some people here received appointments letter as late as May or June. It's a LONG, TEDIOUS process. Worth it though.</p>
<p>Don't the academies also give out LOA's to recruited athletes (who presumably do not meet average scores in term of academics)</p>
<p>Does anyone know whether the USNA offers LOA's to candidates that they already know will require medical waivers?</p>
<p>They won't give LOA's to you unless they've already granted your waiver. Remember, not many people get them, only exceptions really, so don't everybody get your hopes up about LOA's.</p>
<p>I received my Candidate Visit Weekend letter Friday (dated 9/28). I'm not sure it is worth going to one. I did NASS III and loved it and USNA is definitely my first choice at this time. It will also cost my folks a decent chunk of change and the airline schedules are tough to get there and get a shuttle or transit to the academy by 08:30 or 09:00 and I can't see getting in the day before and having to stay in a hotel.</p>
<p>I also would mess up my High School perfect attendance record to attend this (not that this is a big deal).</p>
<p>It is only a 26-hour visit. Is there anything to gain for me on a CVW? It doesn't seem like USNA gets a look at me during that short of period, and I feel I've already gotten a decent look at USNA (plus I've read alot).</p>
<p>Cheers.</p>
<p>I hear of someone receiving an LOA, he is from Mass. and he is being recruited for track and he also does not need to obtain a waiver. That is excellent that he has received one, has anyone else heard anything or received an LOA. The only news I have is that the Navy track and field coaches are going to send a letter of recommendation to my senators and congressman for me, which is greatly appreciated</p>
<p>GO NAVY BEAT ARMY</p>
<p>As of 3 days ago, i know that no one in the US had recieved an LOA but i dunno about now</p>
<p>I'm not sure if it's true I heard about it from someone at a xc in boston yesterday so I have no idea the legitimacy of it, but does anbody know when LOA's are being sent out. I first heard that September 1 the first round were being sent out...but now I've heard it's later</p>