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My son was turned down for NASS, and waitlisted for AFSS. He can only attend the third session, but was told there were about 50 people already waiting so he declined the offer, but he appreciated the offer. He smiled at the USNA TWE which advised him to look at the 2013 class "stats" as...

I am not sure if this helps anyone, but I was told today by folks at USNA that there are 2000 more applications for admission this year than last year.

Son's score 2nd (and last) SAT Math 780 Critical Reading 710 Writing 770.

The end of a Navy-AirForce game is always better than the beginning because then we know that Navy has won again and Air Force has the patience to wait for another year...that is the meaning of her message.

What about a fomer MOC who has been a family friend and knows child as well, if not better, than many outside of family? Is that viewed as "political hardball"?

And now he is a member of congress :shake:

Even though final decisions for summer session have been made, application stauts still reads that application is "under consideration". Is that because it is now considered an application for admission to the academy or is there just a lag in updating status. Son did not get invited to the...

UCLA traditionally receives more applications from potential freshmen than any college in the nation. This year, preliminary figures indicate that the number of applications is slightly higher than it was last year — 55,636 for 2009, compared with 55,437 for 2008. All indications are that...

Two good examples of both ends of the leadership spectrum, something that is gender nuetral.

The Rise And Fall Of A Female Captain Bligh By Mark Thompson, Washington Women are so common in the upper ranks of the U.S. military these days that it's no longer news when they break through another barrier. Unfortunately, the latest benchmark isn't one to brag about: being booted as...

I was actually surprised at the number of applicants, for some reason I thought it would be in the 5-6,000 range.

Just got off the phone with USAFA re summer session. I was told there were ~2900 applicants for 1110 total slots. Not only did the numbers increase, but the quality of the applicants is also stronger, thus it is more competitive in addition to the geographical factors. As of today, there are...

The rolling admission appears to be a unique process, probably driven in part by need/want for geographical/cultural diversity. Does USMA have rolling admissions as well? The process reminds me of a game of musical chairs in a gym with everyone filling up the gym to play while at the same time...

To USNA1985 and/or 1964BGO: If our application to USNA Summer Seminar did not contain SAT scores when submitted (scores came out after application submitted), but we called USNA Admissions after results came out, and informed them of results, should we submit anything in writing or rely on the...

Congrats to you and your son. We were told that the cut off date for the next round of acceptances was applications received before Feb 10. Since we applied 3 days later, we will just have to wait and see.