<p>Hey everybody,
I received an LOA from West Point in early September, and an LOA to USNA in late December. When I applied to my two Senators, Congressman, and the VP, I indicated the USNA as my #1 choice, and West Point as my #2. I even interviewed for the USNA nomination with my Congressman's office; and explicitly told them that I would "gladly give up a chance at West Point to go to USNA."</p>
<p>In early December, I was rejected by Senator #1, and today, I received a nomination to WEST POINT from my Congressman, even though he had two vacancies at USNA (he could nominate up to 20 people). I live in a very competitive area--95 people applied for nominations in my district. I still have yet to hear from Senator #2.</p>
<p>USNA is my top choice by far...is there a chance I will get that appointment? What should I do at this point? SHould I call Senator #2's office tomorrow? Thanks.</p>
<p>It also could be you are going to get a nom from sen. #2 that is why you did not get one from sen. #1. Some senators and congressman don't like to duplicate their nominations. Just a thought GOOD LUCK!!!</p>
<p>Call the remaining Senators office and inquire- it is possible that you are on that list, thus not in receipt of the one from your MOC. If that ends up not being the case, then call your MOC- thank him/her (or the academy rep) for the nomination you received, then inquire as to the chance of obtaining a nom for USNA- make sure you mention that you have a LOA to USNA and that it is your first choice.</p>
<p>If you are still stuck, call your BGO. Some have worked closely with MOCs in the past, and they might be able to alert the USNA of the need for a nom as well. So don't overlook that avenue if you don't get results from your calls.</p>
<p>Keep in mind you are still in the running for a VP nom as well. </p>
<p>Thank you all for the advice. Contacted Senator #2's office today and they said: "It is the policy of the office not to offer second nominations to any service academy to a candidate who has a nomination to any other service academy." :(</p>
<p>So if I don't get the VP nom, even with my LOA, my chances at an appointment to USNA are over? sorry i just find this really annoying because I ranked USNA #1 and West Point #2 on all my nomination pakcets...and even interviewed with the USNA committee at my MOC interview (as opposed to the USMA committee)...and still I received a nom to my second choice</p>
<p>We were in a similiar situation with our Mid-
MOC gave him nom to USMA
Senator gave him nom to USMMA
USNA was his first choice.</p>
<p>He called our MOC and thanked them for the nomination to USMA, and then repeated his desire to attend USNA as his "first choice." To his relief, he found out that the MOC had also given him a nom for USNA that had been mailed seperately ("didn't you get it?") - which he received a day or so later.</p>
<p>Call. You never know. Be sure to let them know you have a Letter of Assurance to the Naval Academy which is contingent on securing a nomination, and that USNA is your first choice. I would also call your BGO as stated above, who might be able to advocate on your behalf.</p>
<p>Agree with 2010, first step is to contact your BGO and MOC and see if you can work this out. You have nothing to lose by asking and pushing the situation.</p>
<p>Plan B would be to contact ( phone call ) your Regional contact at USNA, explain the entire situation to him/her and ask for advise. Also, ask if it is possible for your Regioal BGO to get you a nomination from another district or source. With 2 LOA you seem to be a strong candidate and if admissions wants you bad enough they can make some interesting things happen. Again, you have nothing to lose by pushing.</p>
<p>I don't want to nitpick, but it is my understanding (and I'm pretty sure it's law) that nominations cannot come "from another district." I believe that there have been threads in previous years that show by law all of the nominating sources, and how many spots are available to each.</p>
<p>However, the advice of the BGOs (above), and make your phone calls!</p>
<p>One of my neighbors is a former Air Force ALO, similar function to USNA BGO. In the course of our conversations, we discussed MOC nominations and how the process worked. She then mentioned that like all things dealing with congress and the military there can be interesting exceptions. Over a 10 year period as an ALO she had seen 2 kids that for whatever reason did not recieve nominations to the AF Academy. These 2 kids were outstanding candidates, and she did not know how the AF admissions did it but they "shopped" nominations and both kids got in.</p>
<p>Botom line you never know till you ask, there are rules and there are exceptions to the rules, the worst that can happen is they say no. Best of luck.</p>