<p>"was wait listed and got his call the DAY BEFORE I-day"</p>
<p>"was wait listed and received his appointment a few weeks prior to I Day"</p>
<p>This is the first time in 2 years I've heard of the wait list being tapped for an appointment. That is a close call but I'm sure they were thrilled..</p>
<p>^^^^ I believe some late offers were made in the weeks leading up to I-Day- can't speak to "how many" but I am inclined to believe it was a small handful. </p>
<p>Is it possible you are thinking back a few years to the appointments that were made for one class after I-Day and 9 or 10 days into plebe summer? I do not recall the year...but I understand it was a very rare occurance.</p>
<p>My 2011 son waitlisted and got an appointment within 1 week of saying, "Yes, I want to go to USNA" in late April last year.</p>
<p>Your first-hand stories of late appointments feed the need and desiremfor hope - thanks.</p>
<p>Why would one need endoftheline hope on 8 Feb? It's still way early unless one's been nixed, in which case none of the above applies.</p>
<p>Second year attempt. Last year there was not much information on a waiting list or last minute appointments.</p>
<p>I agree that the waiting is very hard when other classmates are sharing and solidifying their future plans. My son has two classmates from his highschool that already have appointments to USNA. He has an LOA, two nominations and is waiting for news about a waiver. Here are a few quotes to think about during the wait... </p>
<p>"Patience is waiting. Not passively waiting. That is laziness. But to keep going when the going is hard and slow - that is patience."
Author: Unknown</p>
<p>Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.
Author: Jean Jacques Rousseau </p>
<p>Everything comes to him who hustles while he waits.
Author: Thomas A. Edison</p>
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<p>Last year for the Class of 2011, there were fewer offers of appontment because the yield rate was higher than normal. That means that fewer candidates turned down offers of appointment than usual.</p>
<p>In previous years, approximately 1500 offers were extended to yield a class of approximately 1220. Last year only 1400 offers were extended to meet that same requirement. The result was fewer offer of appointment to those on the waiting list.</p>
<p>That makes sense. It seemed like a different year for the Class of 2011. Any indication if this year is another with "fewer offers of appontment"</p>
<p>Seems like less candidates on this site this year.</p>
<p>I have no frame of reference, but the traffic has certainly slowed recently.</p>