<p>What exactly is your canidate number? Is it just once you fill out your preliminary application and the admission board see's you as a worthy canidate you are issued a canidate number. And once you have been issued this number does that mean you are accepted by the academy and now all you lack is a nominating source? Any information would be grealty appreciated thanks.</p>
<p>if you're issued a candidate number it means that you're an official USNA candidate and that you can view the online CIS to fill out your application</p>
<p>you get one if USNA considers you qualified by your preliminary application (or in my case by attendance at NASS)</p>
<p>it does not mean that you're accepted, you are 1 of about 12,000 who are trying to get into the 1200 spots</p>
<p>A candidate number usually means that you have achieved the minimum SAT/ACT score requirements....that's about it!</p>