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Kentucky9

Kentucky9

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Son got an email saying his file was closed. He is going to call them from college. Is that the end of the line?
 
That notification usually means that the file has been closed due to lack of progress in completing the file. It is not unusual for candidates to to stop in the middle of the process and admissions assumes they have lost interest. A rejection letter (TWE) would be more specific.

As suggested above, if he is still interested, he should contact his RC right away.
 
And some years there is a flurry of mis-sent 'File Closed' emails and letters. So, yes, please reach out to the RC.
 
Kentucky9 said:
Son got an email saying his file was closed. He is going to call them from college. Is that the end of the line?
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... unfortunately Yes, it's the end.

I have a big problem with the regional commander deciding who to reject... daily quota of rejection numbers.
 
severn said:
... unfortunately Yes, it's the end.

I have a big problem with the regional commander deciding who to reject... daily quota of rejection numbers.
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Not true. RC will reopen file - not at all unusual if the candidate demonstrates an interest in completing file.

RC's do not decide who to reject or appoint.
 
jl123 said:
Not true. RC will reopen file - not at all unusual if the candidate demonstrates an interest in completing file.

RC's do not decide who to reject or appoint.
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... for jl223, unless you are a current and/or former Regional Commander, you are wrong.

Here's why, my Son's USMA application was rejected by his RC, not USMA admissions. I can give you proofs. USNA Admissions offered an appointment.
 
severn said:
... for jl223, unless you are a current and/or former Regional Commander, you are wrong.

Here's why, my Son's USMA application was rejected by his RC, not USMA admissions. I can give you proofs. USNA Admissions offered an appointment.
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USMA closed his application simply because USNA offered an appointment?
 
severn said:
... for jl223, unless you are a current and/or former Regional Commander, you are wrong.

Here's why, my Son's USMA application was rejected by his RC, not USMA admissions. I can give you proofs. USNA Admissions offered an appointment.
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Congratulations on your son's appointment to USNA. Some candidates receive appointment to all of their choices, while some do not. Each SA has its own criteria and competition varies by geography and other factors.

As a former FFR, I know this - RC's are admissions officers and do not create their own admissions rules.

As part of the admissions team and following established guidelines, RC's calculate WCS scores (which must be verified by another RC), open competitive first step files for the second part of the application, close files that are incomplete, and correspond with candidates.

Once a candidate is 3Q + NOM, the admissions committee makes the appointment decision, not the single RC admissions officer.
 
jl123 said:
Congratulations on your son's appointment to USNA. Some candidates receive appointment to all of their choices, while some do not. Each SA has its own criteria and competition varies by geography and other factors.

As a former FFR, I know this - RC's are admissions officers and do not create their own admissions rules.

As part of the admissions team and following established guidelines, RC's calculate WCS scores (which must be verified by another RC), open competitive first step files for the second part of the application, close files that are incomplete, and correspond with candidates.

Once a candidate is 3Q + NOM, the admissions committee makes the appointment decision, not the single RC admissions officer.
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...as a war college grad, please send the appropriate AR and/or DA Pamphlet, paragraph # so I can read it. Thank you.

My problem with your reasoning above is that the Regional Commander rejected my son on December during the appointment cycle. USNA offered an appointment the following spring, April. Two identical applications of one person. Two applications waiting for additional input (CFA, SATs). The Regional Commander sent us his POC introduction initially. He was a captain (O3) with only 6 years of Active Duty. I would like to ask him face to face why he rejected my son as early as December while USNA offered an appointment in April. This is personal because I retired after 30-years of service.
 
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The several Academies have differing selection criteria and unique needs they need to satisfy for each class. If you review these forums you will find multiple cases of individuals being rejected from one Academy but accepted by another.

Obviously, a candidate who is offered an appointment to any one of the Academies has presented an outstanding package. It just wasn't what the other Academy who rejected the package was looking for at that particular time.
 
FutureAcademyDad? said:
The several Academies have differing selection criteria and unique needs they need to satisfy for each class. If you review these forums you will find multiple cases of individuals being rejected from one Academy but accepted by another.
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... not the way I operate. I would like to have a face to face conversation with RC. This forum have lots of claims without supporting references. That's why I requested AR and DA Pamphlet references. Thanks.
 
FutureAcademyDad? said:
Sorry, but YOU are not entitled to anything from any of the Academies. Your candidate may be and it is up to them to request guidance on what their package was !missing in that particular admission cycle.
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... and who are you to declare this to me ---> "you are not entitled." Please.
 
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Sorry, but many of your posts reek of self-entitlement. It should not matter whether you are an E1 who served, or as an 08, the only thing that should matter, with regard to the benefit your kid receives in their application, is that you served at all. Period.
History is replete with the offspring of renowned individuals who couldn't maintain a basic level of performance. You are not entitled, whatsoever, to look in the eyes of whoever made the decision to accept or not accept your offspring. As I said before, your candidate is entitled to seek information as to what was lacking in their application with regard to that specific Academy.

But you, as the parent of that applicant, regardless of your prior service, have no such privilege. End of story.

Deal with it.
 
FutureAcademyDad? said:
Sorry, but many of your posts reek of self-entitlement. It should not matter whether you are an E1 who served, or as an 08, the only thing that should matter, with regard to the benefit your kid receives in their application, is that you served at all. Period.
History is replete with the offspring of renowned individuals who couldn't maintain a basic level of performance. You are not entitled, whatsoever, to look in the eyes of whoever made the decision to accept or not accept your offspring. As I said before, your candidate is entitled to seek information as to what was lacking in their application with regard to that specific Academy.

But you, as the parent of that applicant, regardless of your prior service, have no such privilege. End of story.

Deal with it.
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Non Concur. Period. Deal with it concept is a defeatist attitude.
 
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