<p>Hello all. I need help about the whole interview process. First the BGO and I talk and then with my parents or is it everyone together. Also do we go straight to the room that the interview is going to be conducted. Thank You all</p>
<p>Depends. Very flexible. Everyone does it differently. If it is done in your home, offer a preferred room and location but be prepared to go to the kitchen table if that is what the BGO desires. He will normally spend time with everyone and then time with only the candidate. I personally get the family together first, then talk with the candidate alone, and at the end, ask the family to come back in so I can ask if they have thought of any additional questions and to say goodbye. I think many do it this way but be flexible.</p>
<p>My son's went down just as stated above. His BGO is a retired Lt. Commander, and is now a pastor at a local church. Really nice and down to earth person. Talked with us all about 10 minutes, then spent about 45 minutes one on one with my son. After they finished he bid us farewell. Of course we asked how things went and he stated I think your son has a very good chance of an appointment, but cautioned he was only a small piece of the puzzle.</p>
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I had my BGO about a week ago. MY BGO came to the house and stayed about 90 minutes. My mom was there when he came and we all sat down at the kitchen table. About 10 minutes later my dad and my brother (little) came in from football practice. They came over and my BGO told everyone to sit down so they did. My dad asked if they should leave but my BGO was ok with mom and dad and even stinky little bro. Luckily, little bro had to do homework and mom and dad just sat quietly. He looked to them often but it was mostly him talking to me. Mom and dad sat and smiled and a few times we all had a laugh. it was less stressful than I thought it would be.</p>
<p>there are several good threads on here re: interviews that might be helpful-
a simple search in the USNA forums will help-</p>
<p>I am attaching one to get you started, but might be worth looking through. While it discusses suggestions re: the nomination committee interview, much of it can apply to the BGO interview as well.</p>
<p>after reading through that, try searching the USNA threads for BGO interview- you will find many posts discussing this. </p>
<p>Best of luck!</p>
<p>All advise above is right on the money. </p>
<p>My advise to you is to dress as if this was a professional interview. Think about how you will answer the question, "Why do I want to go the USNA and serve in the Military" Lastly be yourself and give honest answers from you not what you think the BGO wants to hear. Everything else will take care of itself.</p>
<p>Best of Luck!</p>
<p>Also don't assume your BGO is a graduate of the Naval Academy… my son had a list of questions for the BGO relating to experience and advice that went no where as soon as he mentioned he wasn’t an alum and had only been there a few times for briefs. He was a retired Captain so he had plenty to offer on the post graduate experience side but the questions relating to the Academy were dropped. </p>
<p>Lesson to be learned: be prepared for either scenario.</p>
<p>^^^ very true.... some of them are even moms! ;)</p>
<p>I just had my BGO interview two weeks ago. </p>
<p>It is really not that big of a deal. My BGO was an academy graduate and sat down with my parents and I in the living room of our house. He asked them if they had any questions and to think about anything they might want to ask them after our interview was finished. </p>
<p>The interview usually goes by pretty fast, although he/she will try to keep you talking for about 90 minutes or so. They ask you things like what does Plebe summer mean to you? Do you think there should be a plebe summer? What have you read recently? Have you visited the campus? How did you like summer seminar? What experiences in high school characterize you the best? What are your strengths, weaknesses? </p>
<p>Don't go out of the box with your answers and stick true to who you are, the interview is an extra psychological evaluation that the academy has to make sure that your mom and dad aren't forcing you to go there. </p>
<p>I just received LOA last week, so hopefully my nomination interviews will be the same. Best of luck, go navy.</p>
<p>hey upatel23, </p>
<p>I took my CFA for the first time at the academy during the seminar and these were my recorded scores. </p>
<p>Run-6:30
Push-ups- 70
Sit-ups- 85
Pull-ups-13
B-Ball - 50ft</p>
<p>Hopefully, if you decide to take yours again you will take it with a coach that is somewhat lenient so that you can get your max scores. However, you will probably be required to take the test again during plebe summer or at least the PFE (push-ups, sit-ups, and 1.5 mile) so you should maintain those scores throughout the year to stay true to your word. </p>
<p>I'm sure your interview went well, let me know how your process is going.</p>
<p>hey Tique90,</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply and the interview was the best experience. We were shown a video of the Naval Academy and the questions were as you said. My BGO had two kids in the academy and gave me tip and everything. She was great and helpful. But thanks alot for your help and stay in contact we are in the same graduating class. Now all i have to do is take the CFA and then I am all done. Once again thanks for your help.</p>
<p>Good luck upatel23,</p>
<p>Just remember that if you want something bad enough, you will definitely get it. Don't ever let anyone tell you differently. If it takes 1000 trips to the congressional office to get your nomination, it'll make getting accepted mean everything more to you. Once again, I wish you the best of luck and I have no doubt that you will be able to make it into the brigade. Keep the faith buddy. </p>
<p>-Taylor.</p>
<p>I would like to share a question from my BGO interview, to which I've found the greatest difficulty in: "If you saw your best friend cheat on an exam, would you report him?". The reason I felt so uneasy about this particular question was because it was a follow up to our discussion about the honor concept at the academy (which I openly support). What has occured to me, at that time, however, is that the concept applies to everyone, and if I do not report my best friend for cheating (after which he would be expelled), I'd be, in fact, violating the same concept I promised to uphold. So, after three minutes of eerie silence, I've finally told my BGO that I would not report, if those were the circumstances. I've noted him jot down quite a few lines after my response, which made me want to pull my hair out-- literally. Had I told him that I would honor the code and report my best friend, I'd be lying and dishonoring the concept of not cheating altogether, but on the other hand, by telling him that I would not report him, I was contradicting my earlier statements which made me appear as a total hypocrite! </p>
<p>Question to the people of greater mind (or perhaps simpler): how does one tackle such questions? Is it possible for an innocent person to answer a question during a trial for capital punishment (I'm exaggerating a little bit), to which any response would incriminate him, if he does not know the proper wording in order to omit the consequences?</p>
<p>PS: "I don't know" was not an option for me, because I did know!</p>
<p>I am a mom, but I would have said something along the lines of encouraging him to tell his superiors that he was less than honest on the exam himself and telling him you would have to report him if he did not come clean...............</p>
<p>A friend that is willing to cheat, is no friend at all.</p>
<p>Yeah, that's a very appropriate answer jennyp, I wish I've said something similar to what you wrote. Alas, I cannot go back; all I can do is remember my BGO saying, in a serious tone: "...the Naval Academy is very sensitive about this. Had this scenario happened in practice, and had one of the staff members found out about it, both of you would be punished severely". I still have a minor shrug every time I think about it, but I hope that this incident isn't going to affect the admission officers as much as I think it will.</p>
<p>AFPJ, everyone is willing to cheat, no matter how conscientious they may be, just like everyone is willing to kill, irregardless of how pacifist they may be. It all depends on the circumstances. I'd even say that this is the somber side of the human factor. </p>
<p>Some are just more stained than others.</p>
<p>jennyp seems to have the definitive answer. Aznararus, if this question was so difficult for you, I think you might have some soul searching to do. Living a day to day honor code is not for everyone. You need to consider whether or not you are cut out for this. You could very likely be faced with this situation; if you do not act honorably, YOU could be the one at the honor board.</p>
<p>mom3boys, the time was very limited, and I could not ponder on the depicted situation as much as I wanted to. However, I spoke honestly about dishonesty, rather than vice versa, which I believe was the right thing to do, therfore I don't regret what I've told my Blue and Gold Officer. </p>
<p>One final note-- my best friend, whom I portrayed in that situation, is no ordinary best friend-- we share a very special bond, which I believe is stronger than the Honor Concept itself. It is very personal to me, and I don't want to go into it further; I now realize that in order for me to adjust my priorities and fully grasp the extent of such important concept, I need time-- had this conflict occured to me during the 4th year at the academy, I would've reacted completely different than during my 1st year. </p>
<p>Thanks a lot to everyone providing insight on this commentary, I always appreciate advice, whether it is positive or not.</p>