<p>For those who have gone through NASS, how long does the admissions board take to notify? It said no later than mid- April, however, applications opened less than 30 minutes ago. Just curious.</p>
<p>Yep, just submitted my application. I hear Navy is a bit slower on the responses, but hopefully by April.</p>
<p>The e-mail I just got said no later than Mid-April.
I got my acceptance packet from West Point exactly one week from the day I submitted my application online...wish USNA was that quick.</p>
<p>If I remember correctly (this is back in 2004), I got my NASS acceptance a day or so before the prom...which I believe was either very late march or early april. USNA does take their precious time with just about all application materials but the wait is worth it for sure!...err...hopefully :-)</p>
<p>-Jason</p>
<p>The Naval Academy doesn't process the NASS applications until the acceptance period has closed on 31 March 2007. All invitations to NASS are sent out in April. Getting invited to NASS is extremely competitive.</p>
<p>My son got his packet in March (same day he failed his first driver's test). He went in the first round in early June. </p>
<p>Just make sure your school is on the same page you are if you are still in school when you are invited. For some, it's an excused absence, for others it's not. Especially, since finals are around the same time. Talk to your guidance counc. and let them know what's happening with you.</p>
<p>Also, do not despair if you do not get in. My son due to athletic activities only had a PSAT test from the 10th grade. He was not accepted and was bummed! We encourged him to write a letter to the admission board and in early June we received a phone call if he was still interested. He went to the third week had a Mid write him a recommendation and now has his appointment letter.</p>
<p>My son received his in mid-March, right after he failed his first driver's test. The invite to NASS took a little sting out of the failure, I will add. We heard the jumping up and down of huge feet upstairs screaming, "Go Navy; to heck with the DMV!"</p>
<p>Pardon the repeat post. My computer wasn't refreshing, so I didn't know it was already posted.</p>
<p>Although a proud mom, I'm not a nit-noid (well, most of the time I'm not). So, just mentally combine the two and ignore the #.</p>
<p>Sorry :o :eek: :p: :D</p>
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<p>it is, and many do not realize that the invites are also "metered out" geographically.... much the way the appointments are...</p>
<p>the thing to keep in mind is that not all will get an invite, and while some that attend will eventually receive an appointment, many will not- just as there will be many who reveive appointments having never been invited to NASS.</p>
<p>So be excited if the invite comes- and definately attend- but don't get discouraged if it is the other way around... it is certainly NOT the end of the road!</p>
<p>When my son went, there were SEVERAL invitees who stated they were definitely NOT going to pursue an appointment. This was not for them. </p>
<p>Keep an open mind and do not take the screaming personally. Plus, don't laugh when they do. That also happened on my son's deck and it wasn't friendly.</p>
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<p>then it accomplished what it should have... confirming for some to move forward, and for others to choose another path...</p>
<p>again, gaining as much info up-front is, IMO, one of the essential components to an informed decision.... if not through NASS, then through the information sessions on the yard... or the hosted information sessions on-the-road, or repeat visits, or talking to mids/alumni, or reading the catalogue, or conversations with the BGO, or attenting a summer sports camp, or attending a CVW, or reading Smallwoods book, or the many other books out there, etc, etc, etc....</p>
<p>there are lots of opportunities for one to gain an insight as to what to expect, and what will be expected.... while first hand knowledge is very helpful, there are other ways to accomplish the same objective should one not be selected to NASS....</p>
<p>best of luck to everyone!</p>
<p>Lola applied at 02/01/06 at 12:01am online and recieved her letter dated March 25th for NASS. </p>
<p>The "laughing" at NASS.. Lola has a good story about laughing and I hope she will share it with you all when she gets out of class today. It is a funny story, especially how the cadre resolved the laughing problem. My nephew had a laughing problem at Boot Camp for the USCG and laughed at someone else being yelled at. Got very ugly after that, he didnt laugh again.</p>
<p>I read somewhere someone suggested laughing in the shower.. or crying.. during plebe summer to get it out of your system when no one is around.</p>
<p>OK.. got off track.. we were talking about NASS applications I think.</p>
<p>S'alright. I'm there with you, MOM2.</p>
<p>:D</p>
<p>NASS is an opportunity for prospective candidates to find out if the Naval Academy is the "right" school for them. Approximately 50 percent of those who attend NASS do not pursue appointments. According to LT Bobby Rashad Jone, by 0530 the first morning of NASS, the staff can tell who does and who doesn't want to be at the academy. It doesn't take long to separate the wheat from the chaff.</p>
<p>Yup. Today a year ago I had sent in my NASS application. And now here I am with an appointment. :) I haven't heard from my other squad mates recently but I'm going to send out an email to them to see if they got in. I also loved my squad leader. She was awesome. </p>
<p>My laughing story was great. It was indoc night and we were all lined up in the halls. The kid next to me was getting yelled at because he was laughing so they trie to make him laugh more so they could yell at him more. They were saying some crazy stuff and I started laughing. One of the youngsters heard me if i found it funny and i said yes. I think they were surprised by my answer.
At one point both of us were laughing so they decided to do a staring contest between me and him. We had to fill up our mouths with water and stand directly n front of eachother with detailers in our ears trying to make us laugh.It was sooo hard, but luckily neither of us did. After 5 minutes someone came over and said they weren't allowed to do this. I stopped laughing for the rest of the night. haha</p>
<p>MOM2LOLA-</p>
<p>Do something with your D! The shock! :p :D</p>
<p>Just kidding!!</p>
<p>ok, still on the NASS topic, but slightly different--and probably a slightly stupid question but where on their site is the application to fill out? I've turned the admissions section upside down and the only apps. of any kind are the prelim. app & the request info..... is the prelim app. used for NASS and it just doesn't say it (or I'm just not reading it!). Please help me, I really want to try & get this in today.</p>
<p>The NASS website recommends students not selected continue pursuing admission to the Academy. My son applied at midnight last night. He will be dissappointed if he doesn"t get accepted. Has anyone else heard this?</p>
<p>It should be on-line and you send it in on-line. Go to the usna.edu website. Summer Seminar is listed under visit USNA, or that's where I found it. If you can't find it, type it into the search engine. Everything is there. Make sure, before you click send, that EVERYTHING is on there. It will let you know after you click send, whether something was missing or not and it wasn't sent. We didn't pay attention the first time and had a herd of cattle until it was done properly. PM me if you need more help.</p>