Naval Academy Principal Nomination

<p>Hey,
I recently received the principal nomination to the Naval Academy from my senator. It says as long as I'm found fully academically, medically, and physically qualified, I'm in. I know I'm medically and physically qualified. I've never seen the academic requirements, so I have no idea if I meet them. Any one know what they are? Also, does anyone know when I should hear from the academy? My interview was on the 19th of November, and I was notified the same day that I was the principal nominee; however, it's still not on the Internet in my Candidate Data. Good luck to everyone else! I'm so nervous just waiting.</p>

<p>Tyler</p>

<p>if you're the principle nominee, you're PROBABLY academically qualified. if it helps, i'm triple qualified, and my SATs were 1300C, 660v, 640m, and my GPA is a 3.2. and i'm in the top 50% of my class. If they found me qualified, it clearly doens't take a whole lot..</p>

<p>Hello,
That's very re-assuring. My GPA is 3.5. My ACTs were 29 overall. I have a pretty bad class rank, something like 11/22.</p>

<p>Tyler,</p>

<p>What state are you in?</p>

<p>Hi,
I'm in North Dakota. I was nominated by Kent Conrad. Still waiting to hear from the other senator and the 1 representative we have to see if I have a nomination to anywhere else. I think Naval Academy would still be my number one choice though.</p>

<p>We're just shaking our heads! The senators in California stated in their nomination packets that their offices receive approximately 1,000 applications annually for service academy nominations. Lucky you! I bet you don't have traffic problems or pay $3 for a gallon of gas either. But the surfing is better here.</p>

<p>Tyleroar:
Did you receive your "qualified to compete" letter yet? That tells you that you have met the academic, medical and physical qualifications to compete for the appointment.
Good Luck.
CM</p>

<p>North Dakota has a population of about 700,000, while Texas has a population of 22 million and California about 35 million. So for Senatorial nominations, the chances in N. Dakota are more than 30 times better than Texas, and 50 times better than California. Assuming of course that the population spread that applies in each state is proportional to their whole population.</p>

<p>I'm not trying to degrade your nomination Tyler, I'm just jealous cause I live in Texas!! lol!</p>

<p>In response to wstcoastmom,
I'm a CA candidate trying to get a nomination, too; definitely tough. I can sympathize. I think my senator application packets said something like not to expect too much, they'll call only if they want to interview you based on your application. ...I haven't been called yet so that cannot be too good. I worked really hard on those apps, but about 1,00 other kids must've too. Has your son/daughter been contacted about interviews for Feinstein or Boxer, yet?</p>

<p>bria:
My daughter was called last week by Sen Feinstein's office. They set up a phone interview for this saturday. They made the comment that Sen Feinsteins deadline for completing phone interviews was Dec 11. We haven't heard from Sen Boxer's office yet. Her nomination app for all three MOC was in by mid May. </p>

<p>Tyleroar:
Did I read your post correctly--there are 22 people in your senior class?</p>

<p>Hi Bria,
My daughter isn't holding her breath about the California senatorial nominations because of the sheer numbers applying! If you recall in Senator Boxer's letter, she stated "California, the most populous state, with fifty-two members of the house and two senators, therefore becomes the most competitive in seeking a senatorial nomination to an academy." On the other hand, approximately 30 percent of the midshipmen are from California (434, USNA catalog p.13). California senators schedule telephone interviews in late January with top applicants. We're thinking kids with 1600s on their SATs who could play football for USC! We also thought it was unusual that Boxer requested applicants to write the essay in their own handwriting. Are they analyzing handwriting??? </p>

<p>My daughter's interview with our congressman's Service Academy Selection Advisory Committee is scheduled for next Saturday. Do you have an interview scheduled in the near future? She is also applying to NROTC at UCSD. How are you doing?</p>

<p>Westcoastmom:</p>

<p>Don't want to add to your concerns but distribution of midshipman in the catalog is for the entire academy, not just first year. Thus, 434 California midshipmen represent about 10% of the entire academy.</p>

<p>It seems that certain states are underutilizing their slots while others exceed their quota. For example, North and South Dakota with 1 rep and 2 senators have 15 slots yet only have 8 and 10 mids in academy respectively. In contrast, North Carolina (13 reps) and South Carolina (6 reps) have slots for 75 and 40 mids, yet have 108 and 79 mids at academy. Some of this discrepency is likely due to military-related nominations, recruited athletics and other factors. However, moving to certain states would definitely inprove one's chances of gaining a nomination.</p>

<p>Regarding handwritten essays, West Point also requires essays to be handwritten. Don't know motive. Could be to force candidate to put in extra time commitment needed to hand write essay. Our son's essay to West Point was printed since his cursive writing skills are underdeveloped. Doubt he is alone given the limited use students have for cursive writing.</p>

<p>Aspen: Thanks for catching that, 10 percent is correct. Note the hour of my post! And I agree with your analysis of individual state quotas. </p>

<p>Some companies analyze handwriting for character clues on job applications. I am not paranoid, just wondering if Boxer's office did the same.</p>

<p>wstcoastmom:</p>

<p>"California senators schedule telephone interviews in late January with top applicants."</p>

<p>MOC have to have nominations into the academy by late January. At least one Ca senator is conducting interviews this week.</p>

<p>Shogun:
I believe that I read your post shortly after I submitted my reply. So I guess that is the value of this type of discussion; to clear up misconceptions. Thank you. My daughter's BGO told us that Boxer is opposed to the military so she doesn't participate in the service academy nomination process. Do you know anything about this?</p>

<p>Hi everyone, I just recieved word that I was awarded a principal nomination from my congressman Rick Larsen to the Naval Academy. When will the Naval Academy start sending out letters letting people know whether they are medically, physically, and academically qualified? Everything is in on the CIS online... </p>

<p>This is cool....I have always wanted the Air Force Academy (And still have my heart set for there) but I'm becoming more and more interested in the Naval Academy. My congressman did not have any vacancies at the Air Force Academy. But I was almost assured that I would recieve one through one of my senators.</p>

<p>I hadn't heard that but I doubt it is true. As a United States Senator, service academy nominations is one of her duties. If she didn't participate in the process, I doubt she would have a process in place to accept applications which she clearly does. Both Ca senators mention decisions in jan but it is apparent they happen before that.</p>

<p>Falconflyer - Congrats. A principal nomination is a great thing to have in your hip pocket.</p>

<p>Shogun - if it's that competitive for senator nominations in CA, I assume your daughter's prepared for the "which is your first choice?" question?</p>

<p>"qualified to compete for an appointment" or "eligible to compete for an appointment"</p>

<p>falconflyer:</p>

<p>USNA has been sending out "qualified" letters for a couple of months already. </p>

<p>You could check with your BGO and ask if they know the status of your file.</p>