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Congratulations to your DS. My son also received his BFE today and yes, Merry Christmas to our boys. By the way, you are very correct in stating that it's a very exciting and humbling experience and truly a blessing.

Senator Boxer's office mentioned that they would be notifying potential candidates this week for phone interviews in January.

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My son received his nomination from CA-45 tonight. It was dated Dec 9th. Good luck to everyone and it's definitely tough having the patience to wait for the news.

They notify candidates via a phone call between Dec 1st and Dec 31st. As noted previously they only notify the top 20 candidates that don't have a nomination from another source. They do NOT notify you if you are not being interviewed. That's my understanding based on a conversation I had with...

I called the number on Senator Feinstein's office and was informed that they notify 20 top candidates between December 1st and December 30th for interviews. That total represents the aggregate for the various academies. They also mentioned that they coordinate with Senator Boxer's office and...

Does anyone know when the Senators from California conduct their interviews for their respective nominations?

We live in D-45. Lots of kids at the Congressional Academy Forum but it was difficult to tell which branch kids were interested in.

faststreet, if your question was directed at me we live in California.

My son received a letter from USNA stating that he was guaranteed an offer of appointment pending a nomination. Is this the LOA that I've seen referenced in many posts as it doesn't specify that anywhere in his letter? Also, we’ve been told we live in a very competitive district for academy...