<p>Yea I also am wondering about the above question, I am in the same boat as your son jerseynbg, any light on this topic?</p>
<p>Yea me too.... wondering the same thing as Colbybuss and Jerseynbg</p>
<p>Nope, nothing else is required. The NASS application is the same as the Prelim App, so once NASS is over (or maybe sooner) you will get a thin letter with your candidate number, the CIS website, and the login and password to get you started.</p>
<p>From there, you just start filling out the electronic application. Best piece of advice: Get everything in and done ASAP. BUT, when it comes to your essay, take some time. My WWI History professor told us this about writing our research papers: "The best paper is like wine...it gets better with age." So write your essay, then let it sit for a week...don't ever look at it during that time. Then go back to it, reread it, and revise. Take your time, and you'll have a great essay.</p>
<p>Flip259, my son's SATs were similar to yours, though his grades, ec's, sports, leadership are great. He applied to NASS and was turned down INSTANTLY. Then he got a letter from USNA admissions saying, "Normally we open a USNA applicant file for all NASS applicants; we're not doing that for you." He was devastated. But he didn't quit.</p>
<p>Enter his sainted BGO: He happened to call to introduce hmself at about that time, said, "Wait, I know your school, and know your grades aren't inflated -- let me see if I can get a file opened for you." He did. Son got SAT tutoring, upped SATs but not to 1800. Still, he applied, blah blah blah, heard nothing. A classmate received an appointment. Son figured he didn't make the cut.</p>
<p>So son got on a plane, flew 3,000 miles and just appeared at the Academy. Somehow got to see his admissions officer and a coach (in a sport he wants to pursue but hasn't tried). Frankly, didn't get any encouragement. At all. </p>
<p>Came home, 48 hours later phone rang (on a Sunday), and his BGO said, "How'd you like to go to NAPS?" </p>
<p>He starts in August.</p>
<p>Don't give up!</p>
<p>wow thats an awesome ending, but a little harsh on the academy's part by saying "we're NOT opening one for you". I wonder why they did that to a candidate who seemed from the info given, certainly qualified, w/ the exception of a belong average SAT?</p>
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<p>If he had a below-average SAT, he wasn't "certainly qualified", was he?</p>
<p>His trip to USNA probably opened some eyes, and NAPS's doors. Nicely done! :D</p>
<p>yay, id be blessed to get into NAPS, thatd be sooo much awesomeness!</p>
<p>What class you shooting for from USNA?</p>
<p>Man..... All the names are beginning to run together..... :confused:</p>
<p>heh</p>
<p>no prob man, i grad HS in 07, so its 2011</p>
<p>Thanks for the info and advice! This forum is really one of the best. I have been reading through posts on other schools and nothing compares to this.
Best of luck on I day and plebe summer.</p>
<p>Woohoo.... Got my Candidate Number Today! Let the process begin!
Well actually it began back in February but you know....</p>
<p>The one thing I remember from our BGO is him advising darling daughter to say that she would attend NAPS if offered. He felt it showed admissions your commitment to USNA. Don't know if all advise that, but it makes sense.</p>
<p>yea, I would actually maybe prefer to go to NAPS first, because then, I mean its like a longer NASS really, and well, you get introduced into the things before you are actually like all USNA, ya kno?</p>
<p>Does that make sense to anyone?</p>
<p>Yes and No.</p>
<p>While NAPS certainly has its benefits, I would have gone straight into USNA if given the choice, simply to save a year.</p>
<p>However, I must admit that my year at NAPS was quite formative, and helped me immensely as a Mid. Additionally, there is a very special pride associated with being part of not only such a small group, but also the even smaller group that went to NAPS AND graduated USNA.</p>
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<p>I would agree with him. To answer "No" to the question shows a lack of total commitment or a streak of arrogance (depends upon the person hearing the answer). Not good either way.</p>
<p>Besides, if you REALLY want to go to USNA, and you get NAPS, you'd be NUTS NOT to go!</p>
<p>well I just got my May Sat scores. 530-CR 500-math 550-Writing. It's an improvement, but I was hoping for a drastic improvement. ugh..I'm lame. I wanted my math score to be higher than writing.:(</p>
<p>Fine. Take a course, prepare more, then take it again.</p>
<p>YOU WANT TO GO TO NAVY? THEN GET YOUR ASS IN GEAR, SWEETHEART! NO ONE IS GOING TO HAND IT TO YOU!</p>
<p>Sorry. Slipped into R Lee Ermy mode for a second. It's been a while. :D</p>
<p>Hey flip no sweats man, just prep, and take again, thats all anyone can do really.</p>
<p>I got a 520 CR, 500 Math, and 490 Writing (although i got an 8 on my essay, but who knows)</p>
<p>Im retaking them this saturday hoping to boost them up some more, and then take them again the next time around.</p>
<p>Good Luck man, and keep me informed on how your doing or how I can help you.</p>
<p>I got my May SAT also... 710 CR, 610 M, 690 W... I improved in CR and W, but my math score went down 20 pts... and I thought I did well on it too!</p>
<p>But overall I only improved about 40 pts. I was hoping for a better score to put me higher on the LOA list. All well, I'll take it again in the fall.</p>
<p>I think I got very lucky.</p>
<p>I submitted my preliminary app about this same time as last year. I had a 570 Math, and 510 Verbal, with a 630 on writing (but writing didn't get looked at). I didn't think I had a snowball's chance in hell in even getting a candidate number. What I did was somehow get in contact with an admissions officer and sent my transcripts. I told her that I was already set for an enlisted job in the Navy in case I didn't make it to the Academy or NROTC.</p>
<p>I didn't get my candidate number until September, which only gave me about 2 weeks to get all of my paperwork in for nominating sources. I retook the SAT 2 more times, worked my butt of in school, and earned a principal nomination. I ended up with a 1310 from a 1080. I received my appointment on Jan 31. </p>
<p>I guess my message is never give up hope. If you really want it, you will improve your scores and work hard. Just make sure you complete the online app as well as you can, and for goodness sakes, blow them away at the nomination interviews. A principal nomination can make life a lot easier.</p>
<p>For SAT help, try the online collegeboard.com SAT help ($65.00). Package comes with 8 timed real SAT tests, study breakdowns of all areas in SAT test, Quizzes and an analysis of what areas you are weak in. Also another SAT help worth looking at is sparknotes.com. A lot of the help in Sparknotes is free.
Don't waste your money on (about $700 worth) those classroom type SAT Prep Classes. The class is only good as the teacher or instructor giving instruction is and most of the time the instructor is a has been or never was school teacher. All they teach is how to cheat the test, and not the analytical style thinking you have to use to do good on SAT's.
This is just from my observation, or mostly input from what my vested interest had told me.</p>