<p>I am a junior at a fairly high ranked large public high school and I am a female from Minnesota.
I feel that my academic and extracirricular activities are average, this is my biggest concern. My current GPA is 3.75, I will have taken 7 AP classes by the end of senior year. I am heavily involved in the hockey community, where I volunteer coaching youth teams. I am also captain of my high school varsity hockey team. I also participated in JV lacrosse and JV golf. I am a member of our student council at my school, as well as National Honors Society, Student Leadership Association, and Marching Band. I participated briefly in Speech and our government club at my school. I frequently volunteer through my church and local volunteering opportunities. This past year I have helped run 2 blood drives. I come from a military family and I am in decent physical shape. My main reason why I want to attend the Naval Academy is my desire to serve my country. I have also been admitted to the NASS. I am just curious what others think about my possible admission to the Naval Academy. </p>
<p>oh I forgot to ask, will the fact that I am from Minnesota help me in anyway?</p>
<p>please any feedback would be excellent!!</p>
<p>About half of participants in NASS do go on to the Naval Academy. So, you have a very good chance. However, obviously it still is extremely competitive.</p>
<p>You ECs are actually pretty good. Being varsity hockey team captain is big help. Very important.</p>
<p>Being from Minnesota has no advantage as far as I know. The only states that might have an advantage are the ones with not many people; Alaska and Wyoming come to mind.</p>
<p>You need a great back up plan. The best back up is to also apply for the Naval ROTC scholarship. I recommend that you immediately start figuring out which five colleges you prefer. See this NROTC website: <a href=“Naval Education and Training Command - NETC”>Naval Education and Training Command - NETC;
<p>Also apply as early as possible for the NROTC scholarship. This will help you get your scholarship assigned to your first choice of college.</p>
<p>Thank you for the feedback! I fortunately do already have a back up plan set and I have passed admissions and have a full ride scholarship so I am not concerned in that regard. But I will definately still check the ROTC offered at the college I will be attending because like I said before, my overall desire is to serve in the military.</p>
<p>Very good. Congratulations! =D> </p>
<p>Thank You,
I did not mean to brag… I just wanted to share that I do have a back up plan.
Is there any advice that could be given to me that would boast my resume or where do I lack?</p>
<p>You might look into attending Girls State. It adds points to your application.
<a href=“Boys State Eligibility & Dates | The American Legion”>Boys State Eligibility & Dates | The American Legion;
<p>Usually I agree with NROTCgrad but I think he was a little optimistic with the percentage of NASS attendees that receive Appointments to the USNA. If half receive Appointments then 1275 NASS attendees would be selected. I think the number is probably closer to 25%. Perhaps he meant half of those receiving Appointments also attended NASS?
“Summer Seminar is a competitive program and can only accommodate 850 students in each of the three sessions (2,550 total).”
<a href=“http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/NASS/Basic-Eligibility.php”>http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/NASS/Basic-Eligibility.php</a></p>
<p>@aglages
Thanks for the correction. The math would not work out, would it?</p>
<p>I think USNA must have expanded NASS this year. My 50% quote was from more than a year ago. I think last year they only had two sessions with 600 in each. Anyhow, obviously my figures were not up to date.</p>
<p>@ NavyProud
You did mention being in “decent physical shape.” I recommend that you aim for better than decent. Probably physical fitness keeps more people out of USNA than does academics. You might consider making PT part of your summer routine. Also, you might want to become an officer on the student council and/or other students organizations. The three elements USNA looks at are academics, sports/fitness, and leadership. You want to shine in all three.</p>
<p>NROTCgrad,
You are incorrect that 1/2 the NASS get accepted to program.
2550 go to NASS of some 7500 applicants from what i understand. Its a lower standard.
1200 get accepted of some 20,000 applications to NA.<br>
Per admissions, it doesn’t matter if you attended NASS. It will put a feather in your cap perse but you still need the academics and pass the fitness test.
I know someone who is attending. Got 1600 on SAT. I’m positive won’t pass fitness test. 6:00 mile. She probably is at 7:00mile and a big girl. But hey, she gets to tell her friends. </p>
<p>TomsRiverParent - I believe that NROTCgrad already clarified his statement in an earlier post. While it is true that attending NASS does not necessarily give you a “leg up” in the admissions process, it is a regional selection process and still quite competitive. “Assuming” that all 7500 of the NASS applicants also apply to the USNA, I think it’s at least likely that those selected for NASS would be in approximately the top third of THAT group. Another assumption: those applicants that are MOST serious about attending USNA, and those that have spent the MOST time preparing for USNA, are the most likely to apply for NASS. Are there exceptions such as your example? Of course. Probably plenty of them. However it is not difficult for me to believe that NASS attendees represent a substantial percentage of those eventually receiving Appointments.</p>
<p>One other detail: There are NOT 20,000 completed applications to the USNA. There are 20,000 applicants that begin their applications. Actually complete the applications and all other requirements for an Appointment, the number is less than 10,000. Add in those that are academically and physically qualified PLUS have a nomination…less than 5,000 and probably closer to 3,000. Bottom line is that applicants should focus on finishing the entire application process (including nominations) and not worry about whether they were selected for NASS or that “20,000” people are competing with them. JMPO…</p>
<p>aglages,
when I posted, the other posts were not there. lol
Where are you coming up with your numbers??
I think your 25% out of NASS is high. Basically 600 of the 1200 available slots coming out of NASS. Doubtful.
I would guess 450 out of 2550 NASS get selected. Lots of kids can’t attend due to distance, HS schedule, etc.
How did I arrive at the number. 20,000 applicants. Assume 12,500 new applicants and 7500 that applied to NASS. Straight ratio calculation.</p>
<p>NROTCgrad,</p>
<p>I do think I need to get in better physical shape… what are the physical expectations for beginners at the Academy?</p>
<p>navyproud,
The real question is whether you can pass the fitness test requirement. It’s on the admissions application page.
6:00 mile for female. </p>
<p>What fitness tests will we have to complete while at NASS?</p>
<p>I don’t doubt the USNA’s official numbers are somewhere around 20K. Actually I think it’s about 18K. Either way the USNA (and all the SAs) count everyone who even begins an application in their applicant numbers. That (IMHO) number doesn’t really matter. What should matter to any aspiring candidate is how many qualified candidates they are competing against.</p>
<p>As I’m sure you know, in order to be a qualified candidate you need to be 3Q’d with a nomination. The following link is for the Air Force Class of 2014. While some numbers will be different the qualified number represents those that by AF standards are 3Q’d and have nominations. The key is the nomination for either the USNA or USAFA. Without the nomination you cannot be appointed and therefor not qualified. There are not enough MOC noms for any SA to have more than 3000 fully qualified candidates and usually it runs in the mid 2000s.
<a href=“http://www.oregonusafaparents.com/files/Profile_Class_2014.pdf”>http://www.oregonusafaparents.com/files/Profile_Class_2014.pdf</a></p>
<p>As for NASS having 450 of it’s participants receive Appointments vs the 600 I projected…it’s certainly possible. But until the USNA releases those numbers were all just using educated guesses. Attending NASS certainly won’t hurt your chances to attend the USNA and IMHO actually helps your application. Clearly plenty of people attend USNA without NASS, but the fact that an applicant is selected is a positive first step…JMPO.</p>
<p>According to a 2012 Navy Times article, the number of completed applications to USNA was fewer than 6,000. I personally agree that only completed applications should be counted. That is the way all civilian colleges count their admissions statistics.
<a href=“http://www.navytimes.com/article/20120625/NEWS/206250313/USNA-applications-soar-experts-doubt-count”>http://www.navytimes.com/article/20120625/NEWS/206250313/USNA-applications-soar-experts-doubt-count</a></p>
<p>Notice in that article that USNA even counts ALL applicants for the NROTC Scholarship program (approximately 4,000). Now, that is a stretch! I love the Naval Academy, and applied, got two nominations but no appointment. Yet, I am sorry to say that USNA is engaged in a massive distortion in the way it reports these numbers. </p>
<p>@NavyProud
I do not know what fitness tests, if any, you will complete at NASS. Yet, I seriously doubt that any PT will be officially recorded for future use. That would actually punish NASS attendees, compared to others who are not there. NASS is intended for your benefit. To see if USNA is what you really want. So, I would not worry about it. </p>
<p>However the Naval Academy is very specific about its official physical fitness test here:
<a href=“http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Candidate-Fitness-Assessment.php”>http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Candidate-Fitness-Assessment.php</a></p>
<p>Please take note that the entire test must be completed in a specific order and within a minimum time period. So, just because you can perform, say, a 6:00 minute mile normally does not mean that you will be able to do it after doing crunches, push ups, pull ups, etc… Thus I recommend that you practice each element several times per week (at least four times weekly), and then every couple of weeks perform the entire test, at one session, to see if you can meet all of the standards. By the way, the test is pass/fail and doing great will not give you extra points which could help you elsewhere.</p>
<p>nrotcgrad,
What about those who plan to payoff the coach to signoff on the fitness test?</p>