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    Nomination recommendation letters

    Do the nomination letters need to be handwritten or just addressed specifically to the congress person/VP? If they just need to be addressed to the specific congress person/VP, your reference can write the body of the letter on a word processor and use it for all of the references---he/she can...
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    Portal Nomination Update Time?

    I think that it depends upon when and how the congressional staff notify West Point about the nomination. My son's nomination from his Congresswoman appeared on the portal before my son had received the letter notifying him of the nomination. However, my son received a letter from his Senator...
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    Now what

    Thank you for the reply and congratulations on your appointment! My son is from a different district so hopefully the spot for the MOC who nominated him is still open.
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    Now what

    I looks like you are from Wisconsin. My son is from Wisconsin and has a nom to USNA. Who nominated you? Thanks.
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    Do no pull-ups really mean no West Point?

    It's the really long arms, not being tall, that make pull ups difficult--it's a matter of physics--the longer your arms the longer the distance that you need to move your body (mass) to complete the exercise. He weighs 215 pounds and is not fat, but he is working on losing weight now that...
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    Do no pull-ups really mean no West Point?

    Thanks for the replies. He is training for the pullups, but he wasn't able to start training until after football season ended and he needs more time. He is 6'4" with really long arms, and really long arms make pullups harder. He can pull up to his nose (and hang there a long time), just not...
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    Do no pull-ups really mean no West Point?

    Thanks. I didn't know about the waiver, which is helpful. My son has two nominations to West Point, good grades, good test scores, good leadership experience, etc., he just can't do a pull up! Is the Regional Commander the person my son has to contact to get permission to retake the CFA...
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    Do no pull-ups really mean no West Point?

    If a male can't do any pull-ups but does ok on everything else on the CFA, will he fail the CFA? Will West Point look at other factors in deciding whether the no pull ups means an F for the CFA, such as scores on the other components of the CFA, prior athletic participation, back packer, life...
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    Mailing the SOE to West Point

    My son's english teacher mailed his SOE to West Point instead of submitteding it online because the teacher couldn't get the online form to work. Is there any problem with doing it this way? I assume that the SOE instructions permitted this, but I couldn't find a copy of the SOE instructions...
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    Multiple nominations

    I hope this is on topic in this thread, but where do the nominations for recruited athletes fit in. Are recruited athletes always primary? Or are recruited athletes competing for separate athlete spots? My son is not a recruited athlete.
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    How important is it to visit West Point?

    Thank you for the replies. I am glad that visiting West Point does not affect the admission decision. If he gets accepted, he will definitely visit West Point before he makes any decision as he knows that he needs to see it to understand what it really would be like to be a cadet. Thanks...
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    How important is it to visit West Point?

    My son has a received nomination for West Point from his Congresswoman. He won't be able to visit West Point until the end of January. How much does that hurt his chances of getting in? Should he schedule his January visit now so that Admissions knows that he is really interested in attending...
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    Addmissions notified of error in name of person providing Cadidate Information?

    When my son was filling in the name of the person from his school who would be providing the Candidate Academic Information, he inadvertantly reversed her first and last names by putting her last name in the spot for her first name, and her first name in the spot for her last name. Her email...
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    Updating Activities and Awards

    When my son submitted his activities and awards information to the academy he did not include the academic awards that he had earned. These awards are his high school's academic achievement award, which he earned his Freshman, Sophomore and Junior years for having a GPA above 3.85, an academic...
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    Timing of CFA

    Thanks for all of the replies. Would it be a good strategy to take the CFA now and get a low score and then retake it? It is my understanding that an application won't get looked at until the CFA has been taken, so taking it will at least get the application moved to the admissions committee...
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    Field Force Interviews

    I was just looking at the admissions timeline found on this site and it mentions a Field Forces Interview and that candidates should have been contacted about their Field Forces Interview by now. My son has been contacted by a Blue and Gold officer for the USNA, but no one has contacted him...
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    Do academy admissions officesget copies of the congressional nomination applications?

    My son had some really good recommendation letters for his congressional nomination applications. Do the congressional nomination packets get sent to the admission offices at the academies if a candidate gets a nomination? The academies ask for recommendation letters from teachers only and my...
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    Timing of CFA

    kbaek, Thanks for the reply. So I think you are saying it should be taken before the congressional nominations are announced for my son's state and congressional district. My son needs to train for the CFA. He is big kid, and push up and pull ups are hard for big kids. I think the...
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    Timing of CFA

    Realistically, what is the latest that a candiate can complete the CFA and still have a reasonable chance of getting admitted? Thanks.
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