MI candidates 2017 -2018
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Greetings, we're from MI-03. We knew the big, rigid envelope propbably wasn't a fancy rejection letter... We hadn't heard anything about NAPS before. She is disappointed at not being able to get right to it, but it seems to me this is basically acceptance to a 5-yr NA program.
I think this also gives her a chance to have more communication with NA coaches that she didn't want to bother until she knew she was appointed (cross country & lacrosse).
I am not sure exactly what led to NAPS vs appointment (maybe mid-level SATs? I think upper 500s / Lower 600s). She does AP classes mostly A's, some B's. Or could it be a lack of formal leadership positions? Not sure if NAPS is just academic prep or prep for the other elements of success at NA. Maybe it's because she took the foreign language / life-sciences approach rather than expressing an interest in engineering? She's a multi-sport varsity athlete, and hung on the bar for max time but no pull-ups, would that be enough to delay appointment?
Is it worth checking into - re-taking SATs, etc? Any chance for appointment this year once NAPS decison made? I am thrilled with her 5-yr apportunity, but I am not sure she is yet. And I swore that I would not really get involved with her academy decision because it is so life changing and such a commitment. But I don't want her to dismiss it because it's NAPS and not NA at this point. Do you know of any Michiganders that she could talk to?
Thanks for your help.