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Wait a second... Let's not forget that the 3 "big" academies are D1 schools - sports are competitive and most are recruited. My older brother wrestled in high school, placed in top 5 in states, and wasn't spoken to by any college coach (he now attends USNA). I would check out goarmysports.com...

While SLE gains you no advantage with West Point's admissions committee, it may be seen as a plus when interviewing for nominations etc. I was able to incorporate my experiences at SLE in every interview I had. Don't be bummed out if you aren't selected, but if you are chosen - I highly...

Looks like you have a strong profile. It's all going to come down to where you live and what kind of applicants your district produces if you are competing solely for Congressional Nominations. Your profile looks better than the *national* average of all accepted candidates; however, your...

I went hunting through last year's threads and found that notification on the portal was seen under the Application Overview tab and then under the box that says any manually processed items may take 3 weeks for processing. It makes more sense to me for them to put it under the Official...

A little off topic, but has anyone been notified of an appointment via the online portal yet? I thought maybe that was what the shutdown of the portal was for a few hours ago but it seems that nothing has changed... at least for me.

Perhaps your assumption is true (I can offer no definitive statement either way). But I do personally know a candidate that received an LOE and was not appointed on the first "wave". I think I've seen a few parents on here sharing similar stories. I saw somewhere on this forum too that...

Very interesting - I never knew Liaison officers had access to information like this but thanks for sharing! I'm surprised to see 374 appointments have already gone out, I was expecting a much smaller number.

My portal was shut down for approximately 1 hour, but is now back up again. I don't see any offer of appointment. Perhaps this was to just fix some kinks in the system?

I personally have not received a BFE yet, but my MOC said that they would be mailed (I assume from West Point) today or tomorrow. The Candidate Portal says it will be shut down tomorrow from 1630 to 1900 - perhaps some portals will be updated then?

Just to reiterate what tugboat said, if you attend SLE, your portal opens early (mine actually ended before the junior school year ended so I was able to ask teachers for recommendations before they left for summer). Realize that West Point doesn't have rolling admissions any longer so...

NC-06 Appointment: Y LOE: Y LOA: N Nomination Sources: MOC (1 Sen. & 1 Rep.) File Completed Date: Early December Special Status: Male Notified By: Both Sen. and Rep. via phone GPA: 3.86 U / 5.03 W Class Rank: 1/221 Varsity Athlete: Y (Soccer & Golf) BS/GS: N (Gov. School)...

@USNA18 I haven't gotten an email since Friday. This is what the email read: "Senator Burr’s Nomination Board has selected you for an interview for the Military Academy Nomination. The interview will be on 1/25/14 in Winston-Salem. Please let me know immediately if you are planning to...

Finally heard from Burr on Friday 1/10 via email requesting an interview in Winston-Salem on Saturday 1/25 - however, he asked for an email back asking if we would be able to attend and he would disclose more details (probably time and address). Has anybody received a second email from him...

Still haven't heard from Burr Has Burr's staff sent an email to anyone for an interview yet? Seems like it should be getting around that time...

The "official" interview that occurred at SLE this past summer was a very unofficial "official" interview. Basically, at the end of the week, the squad leader came in and asked a few questions (5 or 6 at the most) - he/she made some notes and then went on to the next person. Our squad leader...

Haven't heard anything from Burr either. I think Hagan's staff is calling the nominees today to congratulate them.

Haha, I see now. My fault Jayceguy. By the way, good luck and work hard!

There have been nine 5-star generals in the United States, although in the 80's (I think) they got rid of that rank.

A little off-topic, but televisions are allowed (probably not to plebes). My brother is in his 3rd year at Annapolis and he and his two roommates bought a 50 inch tv to put in their room.

I received a nomination from Hagan dated 20 DEC - however, this is to West Point, not USNA. I have not received a phone call or letter from her, but the nomination can be viewed in my application portal (not sure if USNA uses a similar program). If anyone is in the 6th district, you can...