The Naval Academy & NROTC Story From A Parent

Colleges and Universities A-Z Naval Academy - Annapolis
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<p>My DS went through the application for the Naval Academy & NROTC and was awarded the NROTC scholarship. As thrilled as he was he was to have the NROTC he was denied to the Naval Academy in late March and was bumming. He called his adviser to get feed back and the feedback was simply this. There were around 1800 kids left and we could only offer 1500 the cut had to be made and when you get that close it is never esy for the admissions board. </p>

<p>On April 1, 8 days after being denied my DS came home from school and said. "As happy as I am to have the NROTC I'm going to apply to the Academy again". It was at that very moment that he opened the application and re-applied. Fast fwd. to today. He told me tonight that the Academy and MOC applications were 100% complete, the only thing that he has to do is the CFA which he will complete with the NROTC adviser & the BGO and MOC interviews. He went on to let me know that this will be it if he does not get in he is still in a very good place with NROTC. He added that the bottom line for him will be knowing that he did not give up or give in so he will never have to question himself later.</p>

<p>So...as a parent all I can say is that if your driven and have passion to achieve either of these goals then don't give up if you do not get it the first time. I thought for sure that he would just continue with the NROTC scholarship since it has the some goal of becoming an officer but I am learning that his passion to be at the Academy is stronger now than is was the first time.</p>

<p>Good luck to all of you that take this journey...</p>

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<p>Thank you very much for your encouragement. I am look forward to this exceptional journey with my 4 sons too</p>

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<p>Congrats and good luck to your son! He sounds like a very motivated young man. And thank you for being so encouraging! :)</p>

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<p>Approximately 30% of the class is not in their first year out of high school. Some go to NAPS, the Academy preparatory school, some are selected to spend a year at a Foundation School, which is a prep school with a PG program - and some go to “regular college” and study with a very similar set of classes to their Plebe Year because the Academy awards a BS - heavy on the sciences and math. Our son was injured in May of his senior year - and spent a very hastily arranged year before he entered the Academy- NOT HIS PLAN AT ALL. It is has benefited him tremendously and the peers he has at Annapolis who have done so feel the same. Best wishes in his goals and his passion too.</p>