<p>It is just one but some come from multiple years of college..</p>
<p>no, no....
only one year at Naps....
or foundation....
or college.....
(although I have heard of kids that did a PG year at foundation followed by a year at Naps....not common, mind you....)</p>
<p>what I was referring to by "a year or 2" is that 30% of any incoming class has at least one year of post-high school study behind them....(naps, foundation, college).... and some even have 2 years....(PG year+college, college x 2 years, or some such combo).....</p>
<p>As for the Naps/foundation combo.... the case I know of was a kid at foundation for PG year that got injured prior to I-Day, so went to Naps the following year, and eventually got to the academy the year after.....</p>
<p>I know of one grad who did a foundation year, Naps year, 2 years at the academy before getting seperated for academics in his 2C year, a year of junior college, then rejoined the following class at USNA to complete his 2C and 1C year..... graduated late, but graduated!!!</p>
<p>Which tells you 3 things...
1. don't let anyone get in your way
2. don't get in your own way
3. where there is a will there is a way.</p>
<p>Perseverance, tenacity, determination, motivation.... all good....</p>
<p>okay i got confused for a second because she said one or two years but i just read it wrong, jeeze, maby i should go to bed....</p>
<p>^^^^ nighty-night!!!</p>
<p>well, i havent got sleep YET..... i just got back from night XC practice... LOL navy2010! :)</p>
<p>Will I have to get another nomination from a MOC or am I automatically appointed to the USNA?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>10JUKERA, you’ll be advised to reapply for a nom from your MOC, but if you don’t receive one, NAPS admin seems to find Sec’y of the Navy nom’s for NAPSters.</p>
<p>as mentioned, you will need to reapply to all of your nomination sources again for next year.</p>
<p>What I might suggest is giving the MOCs office a call now - speak to the person that handles the academy nominations and let them know you have been accepted to NAPS and that you will be reapplying for a nomination in the Fall. SOME of the MOCs will “hold over” your application materials from this year and just have you send in any updates next Sept- you might want to inquire if your MOC will do that. Other MOCS may require you to resubmit the entire application, but you won’t know unless you ask.</p>
<p>Good idea, Navy2010. My son had the same experience – MOC nom and went to NAPS – so he sent a thank-you letter to the MOC, and described his intention to do his best @ NAPS and request a nom again the following year. Seemed like a good way to combine both issues, and he did get a second nom from her.</p>
<p>Hey how you doin just letting you know that i found your post interesting and that i am trying to go to NAPS im 20 yrs old and i’ve only been in the navy for a year…ntw hope ur son is doing well</p>
<p>Great info. I did not receive a nomination from my congressmen and am trying to do whatever I can to get into NAPS. I got a 4.02 GPA in Northern Virginia but a weaker (comparatively) SAT score of a 1210, with exceptional extracurriculars (Eagle, Captain of 3 sports teams) From what Ive heard and looking at the NAPS curriculum it really looks like it is the perfect thing for me. But I was told by some people that my grades were too “high” for NAPS…Can that be accurate?</p>
<p>Also besides telling my B&G in my interview (which Ive already done) and letting my admissions counselor know, Is there anything else I can do to try to get my message across to the board. I would rather go to NAPS than any school in the world and want to make sure I can communicate that. You guys have talked about being persistence. Is there anyway else I can do that?</p>
<p>Also, Is there any particular time table for hearing back from NAPS? Do most people generally know before prior to the final day to hear back from admissions?</p>
<p>My son went to NAPS in 2006 w/ similar stat’s. I think it helped that he contacted the crew coach while visiting the Academy. Son had never rowed, but wanted to, had a good build for the sport (very tall and lean w/ long limbs), and had lots of sports experience (capt of h.s. football team, etc.). He got no encouragement from the USNA coach when they met, but when he got to NAPS, learned that he was a recruited athlete for crew! I’m sure much has changed since then, but if you have an interested in a USNA sport, you might try contacting a coach. Good luck!</p>
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<p>Seriously? You did not notice that a vast majority of those attending NAPS are recruited athletes?</p>
<p>Just now in the early stage of learning about the academies and their application procedures…can someone clarify – if you are not accepted in the USNA but are invited to attend NAPS for a year, are you then guaranteed admission into the USNA the following year?</p>
<p>Basically, so long as they have the required GPA minimum and conduct report. They have to reapply for a nomination, I believe, but even if they don’t receive one, they can still get one from the Sec. of Navy (and usually do).</p>
<p>Thanks! Does anyone know what percentage of those not accepted to the USNA are invited to NAPS?</p>
<p>I don’t know if there are any statistics on that; I know for the class of 2017, there were about 200 students coming from NAPS. Since NAPS is for those who need extra academic help (and is traditionally mostly athletic recruits and prior-service enlisted), even the percentage accepted to NAPS is rather lopsided.</p>