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    USNA Application

    In the Personal Data section, you have to list what classes you are taking/just completed and what are on your schedule/anticipated for your senior year. In the Activities section, I think the instructions tell you to anticipate continued participation for the next year. I took this to mean...
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    SAT/ACT

    There is no penalty. Take them as many times as possible. WP will superscore (take the best of each section) both between different dates and different tests (ACT/SAT). So, if you received a 720 Math, 650 Critical Reading on the SAT, and a 29 Math 34 Critical Reading on the ACT, they will...
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    WHAT TO DO?! Need help please!

    If the Blue and Gold officer has contacted you, that means you have already completed the initial application, perhaps in applying for NASS. The next step starts either tomorrow or Friday, when letters from Admissions to competitive candidates are mailed out. The letters will provide those...
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    BGO contact

    My DS was contacted about 10 days ago. It was not the "full official interview" as I understand it. Just an initial contact advising of the BGO's contact information. The BGO told DS that they would have more contact in the fall. ETA: the BGO contacted DS by e-mail, then they spoke over the...
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    Small Problem...

    Go to the admissions website, look up your region, and then contact the Candidate Technician for your region. Email that person and explain the situation. They will fix it and you'll be good to go for application to the class of 2019. Good Luck!
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    Waitlist for SLE

    Congrats. DS is still on the wait list. At this point, he'd be pretty busy if offered, though. He has Boys State the week after, and NASS the week after that.
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    this wks tip for Juniors SOEs

    It was my understanding that it was junior teachers, so thanks for confirming.
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    this wks tip for Juniors SOEs

    Is it any English/Math/Science teacher you've had in high school, or specifically the ones you had as a junior?
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    Waitlist for SLE

    Same situation here with DS. Portal says wait list. No notification even though an earlier communication said final offer (positive or negative) would be sent by 15 April. Waiting on making flight reservation because he has NASS Session 2 - the week after SLE. We were hoping he could do both...
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    Help please!

    I agree that you are a bit early, though there's nothing wrong with being eager to start knocking things out. I will say, unless it has changed in the last few days, that Senator Cruz's SAT code appears to be 0261, rather than 1261 (which is some college in Michigan) which is listed on his...
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    What a Joke

    Apparently, not getting a 700+ on critical reading isn't an "excuse" in some quarters, it's a "cultural handicap." Instead of studying the Blue Book or a list of 250 hard SAT vocabulary words, you can, instead, shrug such ignorance off on inner-city schooling or single-parent upbringing...
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    2 Candidates - Same High School

    Good question. I suppose it could happen, especially at a bigger high school. At my son's HS, they had two applying this year. Small school. Both males. Sports played and activities a little different between the two but each had a good resume. One got a nomination from the US Rep. I...
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    Class of 2018 Candidate portal

    NASS notification was via email. Now that I think about it, there was a candidate number, but no directions or password to a portal. That may come later. I'll have to go back and look at the email. ETA: Found this from Admissions to DS in response to an email from him regarding how to...
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    Class of 2018 Candidate portal

    I believe you are correct. Unlike USAFA and USMA, USNA does not assign a candidate number and provide access to a portal via a password until later in the process. It's a little bit confusing how each SA structures their process differently. DS also was accepted to NASS - session 2. No...
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    Eagle scout

    Quantitatively - I can't put a number on it. Qualitatively - Shows leadership, as all Eagles have had to serve in leadership throughout the rank advancements and also in the Eagle Scout Leadership Project. Provides numerous examples of participation in community service projects. Provides a...
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    USNA Marine

    There are those more knowledgeable than me, but I believe the percentage of Midshipmen who commission as Marine officers has risen to around 25%. It used to be about 17%.
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    I need advice

    I'll have to get onto my boy, I guess. He's about at the same level as the OP. I was just going by the class stats from recent years. I do understand that it's gotten even more competitive.
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    I need advice

    Those SAT scores look pretty good to me. Are they not?
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    SLE acceptance

    I don't, sorry. DS sent a portal message to admissions about status on or about 8 March, after Admissions had posted on Facebook both that offers had gone out and that everyone (accepted or rejected) would receive some kind of notification. As of that date, he had not heard anything. He...
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    SLE acceptance

    Yes, DS got the same notification on his portal. A post from Admissions on the SLE facebook page indicated that they did send out rejections, so being on the wait list is a good thing. How many are on the wait list, though, I don't know. Only 500 slots, so what's the turn down rate? 10%...
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