Craziest thing you've done to manage 'The Waiting Game?'

I actually broke down and called MOC office...they had actually not heard from USNA about anyone on their slate as of middle of last week so that gives us hope.
 
I broke down and emailed my region advisor. He said my application is "still under review". What does that even mean? Just tell me if I got in!
 
USANavy said:
It's maddening, isn't it? I play all nonchalant and can manage a couple days with the attitude, "well, if it happens, that would be awesome, if not, my DS has a solid Plan B. It's all good". And then, from nowhere, a weak moment hits me with this insane thought process: "Well it's March, that's not good. People get the TWE's in March. But they also get their BFE's. What do those stand for anyway? So he should have had a call from his MOC by now. But since he hasn't, then he must be going into the National pool. So then we won't get a call from the MOC if he goes to the national pool. So I should switch teams from those that jump at a phone call to the Mailbox Stalking Group. Those Mailbox Stalkers are crazy. I'm crazy now too. But apparently a BFE won't fit in the mailbox. So I need to become a Porch Checker. Ugh...the Appointment thread is slowly growing. Is there a pattern? Are they getting calls on a certain day of the week? Do the BFEs arrive on a certain day of the week? Is that more snow on the way, will the mailman be delayed?" And on and on. And god help the person who casually asks what my son is doing after graduation. How would I even answer that right now? Hang in there everybody...time to head out for a ski weekend..away from the ills of the mailbox!
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If someone could write the thoughts that are in my head, these are my thoughts! I would also add "FORGET IT! I DON'T WANT HIM TO GO THERE ANYWAY!" to the weekly thought list :rolleyes::D
 
USANavy said:
It's maddening, isn't it? I play all nonchalant and can manage a couple days with the attitude, "well, if it happens, that would be awesome, if not, my DS has a solid Plan B. It's all good". And then, from nowhere, a weak moment hits me with this insane thought process: "Well it's March, that's not good. People get the TWE's in March. But they also get their BFE's. What do those stand for anyway? So he should have had a call from his MOC by now. But since he hasn't, then he must be going into the National pool. So then we won't get a call from the MOC if he goes to the national pool. So I should switch teams from those that jump at a phone call to the Mailbox Stalking Group. Those Mailbox Stalkers are crazy. I'm crazy now too. But apparently a BFE won't fit in the mailbox. So I need to become a Porch Checker. Ugh...the Appointment thread is slowly growing. Is there a pattern? Are they getting calls on a certain day of the week? Do the BFEs arrive on a certain day of the week? Is that more snow on the way, will the mailman be delayed?" And on and on. And god help the person who casually asks what my son is doing after graduation. How would I even answer that right now? Hang in there everybody...time to head out for a ski weekend..away from the ills of the mailbox!
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^^^ This. As a college reapplicant I know the pain. Last year I got my TWE on March 22nd, right after I came home from a nomination ceremony. Talk about irony. I know that another reapplicant from my area already got the BFE, so that makes me very unhopeful. I keep thinking "Well, it's March now. That means it's probably gonna be another TWE. Only TWEs come out at this point." And then I wonder if I get the TWE, will it be worth it to go through the app process for a 3rd time, or just finish school where I'm at? I mean, I'm going to be turning 20 in April. If I got the TWE and applied for the THIRD time, would I want to be entering a class with 17 and 18yr olds, with me being aged 21? My first semester grades were OK. I'm a MechE major and I swim for the varsity team (D3) and the club water polo team. While they were great things to do, I had trouble balancing my time, but this 2nd semester, I'm doing really great. Maybe it's too late for that though. I don't know, I don't want to be a pessimist, but it's sort of hard to keep your head up at this point. At least for me. And it doesn't help that I always have overcast weather w/ rain or snow. :rolleyes: It's just such a long process.
 
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