For all those waiting for any small bit of information that might signal that a change in status is coming...I feel your pain. For those who were ready for the first board and are now waiting for the second board results, well, I can only imagine.
I'll share a bit of what it was like around our house. My son was ready for the first board. One of the ROO's called him just before the board met on Oct. 25th and said that he would call him around the 27th and let him know what he had heard. Well, we never got a call and my poor son was checking the status regularly, we later found out the ROO was new and really had no idea how long the process could take, no fault of his. We kept checking, one week went by, then almost 2 weeks. Finally my son said he was just getting tired of being stressed about it and stopped checking, as did I.
About a week later I arrived early at my office and for some reason decided to check this board to see if anyone had heard anything, it had been a week since we had checked. This was the morning of Nov. 15th. I about fell off my chair when I saw a post by Clarkson saying "Let the games begin" and I saw a thread started by someone who's status had just changed.
I think I mistyped our log in code out of nerves about 3 times before I finally logged in. There it was, the golden phrase "You may check your Dodmerb Status" I checked our email and there was an email from the ROO at his #1 school saying he had received the scholarship....by the way don't expect that call, they were later told not to inform anyone until it became official, so I don't think they will be calling like that this time. I texted my son at school, I'm sure everyone was wondering why he was dancing in the halls.
I guess my point to all this is that it can really consume you, the waiting and checking status. There were the same glitches during the first board as well. One thing to keep in mind is that Cadet Command has now just finished moving to Ft. Knox. I'm sure this has been a difficult move and they are struggling to get everything up and going, it might just make the updates take a little longer.
The time from when the board met on Oct. 25th to the first status changes on Nov. 15th was exactly 3 weeks. If this board follows suit that means the first notifications of any status change won't happen until around Jan. 25th about a week and a half from now.
Remember, nothing is final until you receive the official letter and you see the status page say that he has been selected and it shows the school list of selected schools.
The best advise I can give is to take a break for about a week, I know how hard that is to do, it was hard for us. Plan something or some event that takes your family's mind off this whole mess. It can sure drive you crazy.
We have been through this agonizing process twice now, our first son applied in the Fall of 2007. The system was different then, the individual batallions made the selections which made getting information a lot quicker and easier. Now that the whole process is centralized we all wait togeher and are at the whim of Cadet Command..Oh Joy.
My younger son was actually a bit surprised when he was offered the first round. He was told by 3 of the ROO's that he would probably be a second round selection. They told us that most of the applicants to the USMA also applied for the scholarship as a plan B in case they did not receive an appointment. A lot of the first round selections are still waiting for appointments, those that receive them will decline the scholarship leaving more slots for everyone else. The stats of the first round selections were high, again still surprised our son was selected, from what I have seen reading on this board there should be a lot of smiling faces come the 25th.
So hang in there the best you can, take a breath and back away from everything a few days, if nothing else just to save your sanity, it helped for us.
Good luck to everyone.
So helpful!
So glad we are in this boat togather. Great site for all of the applicants, cadets, and parents! Thank you to Mr. Mullen too!