Being academically qualified is a slippery slope at best as too many candidates want to assume that it means they have it made and can rest now. There are levels of qualification from barely to appointment competitive (my terms). IMHO, most candidates should have an idea of how strong they are in this respect by looking at their standing in their own school, getting some idea from forums such as this, and there's this little feeling you get internally that lets you know when you're doing really well.
USNA has pretty much discarded GPA as having become too complex to be useful, and using Class Rank in conjunction with SAT/ACT as determinants. They also are looking at the types of courses being pursued in school. There truly are several factors in earning the qualified designation, and now is not the time to backdown - in some instances the difference between receiving the dreaded TWE and the fat packet is the first semester senior year transcript.
I really don't think the exercise in semantics is terribly productive... stick to the basics. Best wishes to all of you who are stroking away to be the best you can be!