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Is it possible to find out if your states slate reviews have been processed? Just curious, we are from Kentucky and I have noticed several appointments on the "Class of 2016" Thread. The waiting is so hard! I also assume that the academy will send out rejection letters so you are not held in limbo. Also how does the "waitlist" process work?
 
I'm on the NWL for WP, and I'm sure that USNA and WP have similar processes for the waiting lists but it was explained to e that waitlisted meant fully qualified but they don't have a slot, so you're basically at the mercy of accepted candidate's who decline their offer or if the admissions team can find another slot for you.
 
Don't confuse the "National Pool" which is a regular part of their process every year with the "Wait List" that USNA has in some years, there are two totally different things.
 
KY Hillbillies

TChase,

Hang in there. We live in Kentucky also.
We need more "hillbillies" on the sea!!! LOL
Here is a quick story:

Son was triple qualified last year and we were all sure he was going to be accepted to the USNA. Even our MOC's office was calling us and rooting him on asking if we had heard anything. Got home from Spring Break about 3am, checked the mail... and the house got real quiet. TWE. This was about the second week of April 2011. Our MOC even fought to get him a slot at USNA or the prep school after the TWE. No Luck.
Sucked it up, embraced Plan B and kept his eye on his goal, dreams, etc.
He took plebe level courses at state U, straight A's, and received principal nom from our MOC.
I believe this one year at University has helped him tremendously. He has even said he will be more prepared academically than coming out of a very good public high school. (it is KY, so that ain't saying much :shake:).I tell you this because he got put in the National Pool last year. I figure it's a bit less than a 50/50 chance, depending on certain factors.
Never give up and stay true to your dream. Hope you get the BFE.
Wishing you the best of luck and hope we meet you at USNA!!!
 
Just received word from BGO that my application has been reviewed from the admissions board... I am so anxious plus its finals week so that doesn't help too much either :eek:
 
so I just called USNA and my status is pending right now. I feel like I am on the bubble because my strengths are leaderships, athletics, and english. i am NHS president out of a class of around 650, student council all 4 years, have had 3 editor positions for my newspaper (currently the managing and news editor), varsity skier for 4 years being a state qualifier and captain for 2 years. My ACT math is a 27 and English a 30 with a gpa is 3.66 Everyone who I have talked to has said i would do really well at the academy, especially when i went to the junior candidate visit weekend and am still in touch with the midshipmen i stayed with. for a girl does this keep me in the running for USNA or qualify me for NAPS? I really want to be a naval officer for my career, and I am just worried. Do they typically send the same percentage of females to NAPS as at the academy? At this point I am just thinking no news is good news but any feedback would be extremely appreciated. Its just this has been my dream for years now and I am just getting really nervous. Also is it good thing that I have a good relationship with my contact at the MOC office? thanks in advance :)
 
I have been waiting since September, but I have had two dreams in which I got appointed. I really hope those dreams are foreshadowing of an extremely great day in my near future.
 
The waiting is killing me more than my DS. This article makes me think that there are 169 appointments left to be made, not including those on the waitlist. Do you agree? Other posts have said, from reliable sources, that the review process is hardly over. Do you suppose that the offers the Dean referred to in the article have all been received by the candidates or could they still be in transit? The waiting is starting to drive me insane. And now that I've found this forum, I can't get enough information :).
 
A few facts for the mailbox stalkers . . .

Based on past history, GENERALLY, MOST offers of appointment go out in Feb. and March and thus a good number are still to be made.

Again, based on history, if you haven't heard good news by the end of March, it's less likely you'll get good news. That said, people do still receive appointment letters in early April so don't totally despair come April 1.

Everyone is supposed to hear by April 15. At that time, most who haven't heard already will be turned down. Some will be placed on the Waitlist. Very, very few receive offers of appointment on April 15 (just being honest here).

Historically, the Waitlist has not been officially "ranked." IOW, if there are 100 people on the waitlist, you won't get a number telling you where you stand and USNA says it doesn't have such an internal ranking. There is no fixed number for the Waitlist -- USNA has said it's been as high as 150 although they've never taken more than 50 off the WL.

Whether you get accepted off the Waitlist depends on the acceptance rate vs. the anticipated acceptance rate (the "yield" for the class) and that is beyond USNA's control.

There is no timetable for hearing whether you've been accepted from the Waitlist. Last year, they took almost no one and so most/all WL people got turndown letters in May. A couple of years ago, they did take some off the Waitlist but most people didn't hear either way until mid-June.

If you get a turndown letter, it is permanent. USNA won't suddenly send you a letter saying they've changed their minds. It won't help to show up in Annapolis on I-Day, hoping to take the place of someone who doesn't show up (which happens) or who quits on Day 1. So, proceed with Plan B and consider reapplying.

If you are put on the Waitlist, proceed with Plan B. Do NOT forego Plan B hoping you'll receive an appointment. If that appointment does come through, you'll have two great choices.

Good luck to all still waiting!
 
Kwaz2012 said:
I have been waiting since September, but I have had two dreams in which I got appointed. I really hope those dreams are foreshadowing of an extremely great day in my near future.
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I think I've had two dreams so far about I-Day...
 
usna1985 said:
A few facts for the mailbox stalkers . . .

Based on past history, GENERALLY, MOST offers of appointment go out in Feb. and March and thus a good number are still to be made.

Again, based on history, if you haven't heard good news by the end of March, it's less likely you'll get good news. That said, people do still receive appointment letters in early April so don't totally despair come April 1.

Everyone is supposed to hear by April 15. At that time, most who haven't heard already will be turned down. Some will be placed on the Waitlist. Very, very few receive offers of appointment on April 15 (just being honest here).

Historically, the Waitlist has not been officially "ranked." IOW, if there are 100 people on the waitlist, you won't get a number telling you where you stand and USNA says it doesn't have such an internal ranking. There is no fixed number for the Waitlist -- USNA has said it's been as high as 150 although they've never taken more than 50 off the WL.

Whether you get accepted off the Waitlist depends on the acceptance rate vs. the anticipated acceptance rate (the "yield" for the class) and that is beyond USNA's control.

There is no timetable for hearing whether you've been accepted from the Waitlist. Last year, they took almost no one and so most/all WL people got turndown letters in May. A couple of years ago, they did take some off the Waitlist but most people didn't hear either way until mid-June.

If you get a turndown letter, it is permanent. USNA won't suddenly send you a letter saying they've changed their minds. It won't help to show up in Annapolis on I-Day, hoping to take the place of someone who doesn't show up (which happens) or who quits on Day 1. So, proceed with Plan B and consider reapplying.

If you are put on the Waitlist, proceed with Plan B. Do NOT forego Plan B hoping you'll receive an appointment. If that appointment does come through, you'll have two great choices.

Good luck to all still waiting!
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Great post and the exact information relayed to me during a meeting with a member of USNA Admissions in November. Class number has been decreased, completed applications are at an all time high, as are early acceptances.
 
Timeline

For anyone interested...DS was notified by the MoC office of his appointment on 3/5. He received the BFE yesterday, 3/14 (9 days). We're in Texas. It was in a regular large Manila office envelope with a return address from USNA. The offer of appointment is in a rigid presentation folder, so it won't fit in a regular roadside mailbox, or in a normal post office box at the post office. So if you get a notice to pick up something at the post office, it might be your BFE.
 
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