Our Congressman called my daughter before Thanksgiving and her BFE arrived on November 30th.Has anyone received an appointment for the class of 2020 yet?
Our Congressman called my daughter before Thanksgiving and her BFE arrived on November 30th.Has anyone received an appointment for the class of 2020 yet?
Just to double check, DS received NROTC to his 1st choice school. Deadline to accept is Feb 14. So there is nothing wrong or no penalty to accept scholarship & not attend and accept USNA instead? When do we tell NROTC he will not attend...after USNA first day?? Confused to proper process? Heard forum telling me to secure plan B just in case? Thx u
Great question but I am not sure? We prob won't change school cuz it's his plan B & honestly wouldn't go unless a crisis happens & couldn't goto USNA, but I assume you can change school. Say you accept NROTC in Feb but didn't get into 1st choice college, then I would think you would hv to request scholarship to 2nd school or any where u got accepted??If you accept by Feb 14th, can you still request to change schools after that deadline?
Congrats to all with appointments, and not to be a downer but...Just a word of caution about those "Plan B" schools...don't discount them, even after your DS or DD makes the decision for an academy. It was heartbreaking last summer when a few cadets at USCGA were injured or disqualified during Swab Summer, and were sent home after they turned down all their other scholarships and no alternative plan in place. This DOES happen. Think about keeping a deposit on their plan B, even if it is not refundable; think of it like an insurance policy. We kept a deposit down on our DS's plan B just in case, and we almost had to use it when he fractured an ankle and tore 2 ligaments 5 days into the summer.
Agree 100%! My DS received an offer of appt to USMA and is waiting to hear from USNA, but just today his "first choice for Plan B" sent a packet of acceptance and we have every intention of sending in the non-refundable deposit so that we can all sleep at night! I have heard WAY TOO many stories of the injury before I-Day/R-Day and the risk of not having a Plan B in place is simply not worth it. Good luck to all!Good advice! We've already discussed this as a family. It's a small price to pay in case the worst happens.
If a student is injured before or during I-day can they defer a year to USNA??Agree 100%! My DS received an offer of appt to USMA and is waiting to hear from USNA, but just today his "first choice for Plan B" sent a packet of acceptance and we have every intention of sending in the non-refundable deposit so that we can all sleep at night! I have heard WAY TOO many stories of the injury before I-Day/R-Day and the risk of not having a Plan B in place is simply not worth it. Good luck to all!
Technically there is no deferring. No two cases are the same in this situation. The most normal case if someone is injured and cannot make it to I Day is they are usually given an LOA for the following year and told to get healthy and take a Plebe like schedule at a college. They still have to obtain a Nom. But as I mentioned, every case is handled on its own and evaluated.