NASS 2010 Acceptance Thread

For women, from the USAFA website, maximum and mean scores (I just had to type them since I couldn't get them to copy/paste without losing formatting):

Basketball 66/41 ft.
Pullups 7/3
Shuttle 8.6/9.7 sec
Situps 95/79
Pushups 50/40
Mile 6:00/7:44

I know the academies vary some, but the max scores seemed about the same for all the academies. I couldn't find the averages listed looking quickly for USNA, but this should give you an idea of what you're striving for.
 
Never mind, I just checked my ticket again! I leave LAX at 10:55 and arrive in Michigan at 6:13, where I'll have a two hour layover until I get to BWI at 9:45! Fun!

I'm just disappointed that I don't get any food on the airplane :thumbdown: I always look forward to airplane food/snacks :biggrin:

Where's your layover in, Drew?
 
Items i'm bringing to session 1 -just to see compare what i'm bringing and if i need it.

-Twin sheets and blanket
-pillow
-alarm clock
-camera
-ipod
-phone
-basic toiletries
-2 sets of civies ?
-2 sets of backup workout cloths
-10 pairs of sock (like the website said)
-night cloths?
-3 towels
-swim trunks
- swimming goggles?
-extra pair of shoes
-extra bag to put dirty and wet cloths in
-binder with paper pens pencils

anyone whos gone before or has suggestions on what to bring let me know please.
 
My daughter received her e-mail yesterday that she's attending session 1. She was on the waitlist, so there's still hope for those of you waiting to hear from NASS. We're from Ohio.
 
Session 1: June 5th-10th
Vignesh56 - Maryland
KveTina - Southern California
NorCalGirl - Northern California
kallienc - North Carolina
gonavy2015's son - Illinois
Drew_22 - Utah
CroatanMom's son - North Carolina
EHSWashington'11 - Washington
1191 - Nebraska
Offside1022's daughter - Mississippi
Drillgasm - Southern California
Kikoman- Florida
USNA'15 - New Hampshire
WestTexasmom's son - Texas, obviously!
Daughter - Texas
navymidshipman2015 - Georgia
Maverick - Houston, Texas
petermcd123 - Washington
gonavy11 - Missouri
PAHopeful - Pennsylvania
juniorj - Louisiana
MiriamH - Texas

Session 2: June 12th-17th
cylee1208
midshipMAN33 - Southern California
marciemi's son - Wisconsin
scottdw92 - Illinois
mjomom's son - Nevada
jtoye - North Carolina
DiscusThrower - Georgia
FutureNavyPilot- Florida
smac's daughter - Michigan
tarbe's son - Texas
bentobox - Northern California
mammothchick67 - Indiana
MASTERMIKE - Texas
FUTUREMID2015 - Florida


Session 3: June 19th-24th
AKH - Virginia
mattkurtas - New Jersey
sturner11 - Ohio
Ahart7 - North Carolina
manufan21 - Kentucky
stillyslalom - Minnesota
onee's son - Ohio
Sheffski31 - Connecticut
lance- Georgia
doctorwaffle - Vermont
Gilmancoach's son - Wisconsin
CRonaldo4everxx - Connecticut
R I- Rhode Island
Ally -Maine
Superfly - Texas
JBrittain - Pennsylvania
Texasblues son - Texas
ohio361 - Ohio
Apoure25 - Ohio
Sutter93 - California

Hey! :) My name is Miriam. I'm from Texas. I just happened to stumble upon this website recently. I will be attending Session 1!
 
Hello! I'm Harry from Pennsylvania and I'm in session three. Hope to meet some great people!
 
Session 1: June 5th-10th
Vignesh56 - Maryland
KveTina - Southern California
NorCalGirl - Northern California
kallienc - North Carolina
gonavy2015's son - Illinois
Drew_22 - Utah
CroatanMom's son - North Carolina
EHSWashington'11 - Washington
1191 - Nebraska
Offside1022's daughter - Mississippi
Drillgasm - Southern California
Kikoman- Florida
USNA'15 - New Hampshire
WestTexasmom's son - Texas, obviously!
Daughter - Texas
navymidshipman2015 - Georgia
Maverick - Houston, Texas
petermcd123 - Washington
gonavy11 - Missouri
PAHopeful - Pennsylvania
juniorj - Louisiana
MiriamH - Texas
Cabarle's daughter - Ohio
mkthesailor - Florida

Session 2: June 12th-17th
cylee1208
midshipMAN33 - Southern California
marciemi's son - Wisconsin
scottdw92 - Illinois
mjomom's son - Nevada
jtoye - North Carolina
DiscusThrower - Georgia
FutureNavyPilot- Florida
smac's daughter - Michigan
tarbe's son - Texas
bentobox - Northern California
mammothchick67 - Indiana
MASTERMIKE - Texas
FUTUREMID2015 - Florida


Session 3: June 19th-24th
AKH - Virginia
mattkurtas - New Jersey
sturner11 - Ohio
Ahart7 - North Carolina
manufan21 - Kentucky
stillyslalom - Minnesota
onee's son - Ohio
Sheffski31 - Connecticut
lance- Georgia
doctorwaffle - Vermont
Gilmancoach's son - Wisconsin
CRonaldo4everxx - Connecticut
R I- Rhode Island
Ally -Maine
Superfly - Texas
JBrittain - Pennsylvania
Texasblues son - Texas
ohio361 - Ohio
Apoure25 - Ohio
Sutter93 - California
HMart15 - Pennsylvania
USNA2015hopeful - New Jersey
 
Do we let them know our travel plans?

I lost my letter that told me basically everything about the seminar, and I'm in session 1 ! :(
Does anyone know if we have to email them our flight arrival times?
 
My packing list!

-pillow
-blanket
-twin size bedspread
-camera + charger
-phone + charger
-three sets of clothes (khaki shorts, jean capris, a skirt, and three tank tops)
-pullover hoodie and a zip up hoodie
-five pairs of athletic shorts
-fourteen pairs of socks
-two small towels and a big towel
-fourteen pairs of underwear (not including the disposable underwear my mom got :yllol: but I have about six twelve pairs of those)
-two one piece swimsuits
-wallet w/ confirmation&acceptance letters, school ID card, and money
-two pairs of running shoes

For toiletries, I am not sure what airlines allow you to bring on the plane (liquids and stuff). So I am going to list stuff I'm planning to bring along. If anyone could give some advice on what to leave home, I would really appreciate that. Thanks! :biggrin:

-a can of spray sunblock
-20 oz jar of lotion
-face moisturizer
-6 oz bottle of face wash
-face wipes
-cotton pads, q-tips
-6 oz bottle of toner
-travel toothbrush, toothpaste, mouthwash, dental floss
-shampoo, conditioner, body wash. I'll probably bring three travel sized bottles of each.

I'm thinking, I could bring face wipes only and leave the face wash and toner at home. However, I imagine I'd want to wash off the dirt and sweat each day with face wash.

Other stuff:
-big garbage bag for dirty clothes
-travel packets of laundry soap
-notebook+pen
-sunglasses
-duffel bag, for the stuff they'll be issuing us

:thumb:
 
mkthesailor said:
I lost my letter that told me basically everything about the seminar, and I'm in session 1 ! :(
Does anyone know if we have to email them our flight arrival times?
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I never read anything that said we had to. On the NASS Instructions PDF, it said to call your admissions counselor if you would be arriving after 4:30 PM.

Which letter did you lose?
 
Tina-Your packing list sounds quite thorough! I will probably use it to help me pack :)
As for airline restrictions, I know that all of your liquids have to be in bottles 3.4 oz or less, and all bottles must fit together in a single one quart ziploc bag. I doubt that we will have laundry access, so you could leave the laundry soap at home if you want.

PS-what time is your flight arriving? Id love to meet up with the people I've gotten to know from this site :)
 
gonavy11 said:
Tina-Your packing list sounds quite thorough! I will probably use it to help me pack :)
As for airline restrictions, I know that all of your liquids have to be in bottles 3.4 oz or less, and all bottles must fit together in a single one quart ziploc bag. I doubt that we will have laundry access, so you could leave the laundry soap at home if you want.

PS-what time is your flight arriving? Id love to meet up with the people I've gotten to know from this site :)
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You won't have laundry access as in a washer/dryer but my son said that last year they washed their PT shirts out each day when they got back to the room. I'm sure he just used bar soap or whatever they had but this is a kid who would never think of something like that on his own, so I'm guessing they had to. So it may not be a bad idea!

Tina, agree with gonavy11 above that anything over 3 ounces (I always play it safe and go with 3 because I've seen people get a hard time on the 3.4 vs. 3 issue), including the lotion, will need to be in your checked luggage. I don't think you'll need to bring the hoodie because 1. It'll be way too hot to wear it and 2. You'll be issued one anyway. My son didn't bring one and came home with his issue one still crisply folded up. The sweat pants he was issued were trashed from Sea Trials though. You'll also be issued athletic shorts which he said were all he wore (or was allowed to) the whole week other than khaki shorts to class/dinner and a pair to sleep in. And I think the blanket and bedspread will be overkill. The dorms are warm. My son brought one of those thing polartec sleeping bags and never used it. Son 2 will just bring a sheet set and a really lightweight blanket (think the kinds you used to get on an airplane). Although he can sleep in his boxers in the camper when it's 40 degrees so maybe he's not a good comparison!

One more bit of advice that I know is common sense, but since it evidently wasn't to my son last summer, thought I'd share. If you take a picture inside - USE THE FLASH! :rolleyes: How you can be 17 years old and not have figured this out I have no idea. He said the flash "annoyed" people so he didn't use it. Well, guess what? We have 3 weeks worth of pictures from 3 summer seminars in which every picture inside is dark and nearly impossible to make out. Just thought I'd throw that PSA out there for anyone else who was equally clueless!
 
Not sure if this was mentioned before, but I'm wondering if anyone has any advice on what to do if we're coming from AFA summer seminar straight to NASS. Will my son have a ton of dirty socks and underwear etc from AFA??? After reading the list of things to bring I just now realized my dilema.

Any suggestions??
 
Texas - personally I'd probably buy him some cheap ones at Walmart and just have him toss them as he goes. I just got my son some no-name 4 packs for $6 for the boxers and you can always get a cheap 10 pack or so of socks anywhere. Might be easier than him (and you) dealing with the smell for a week and they may never (especially the socks) be totally clean. Better than the other way around though - I really don't think my older son's stuff from AF was bad but I know the stuff from Navy (Sea Trials Day) was really bad - we ran it through the wash twice and still tossed some of it. If you don't want to go the "disposable" route, I'd at least send some large ziplocs for him to seal anything really grungy off when he throws it in with his clean clothes for the next seminar!
 
marciemi said:
You'll also be issued athletic shorts which he said were all he wore (or was allowed to) the whole week other than khaki shorts to class/dinner and a pair to sleep in.
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The packing list on the USNA website says to pack 4 pairs of athletic shorts.

Evidently they no longer issue those?


Tim
 
putting it out there...
the TSA website says size limit is 3.4 oz volume but i would suggest putting all toiletries in your checked bags except for a small amount of necessary stuff like soap toothpaste just incase, you never know when your bags can be lost. I've heard that we meet down in baggage claim at BWI and look for the Midshipmen. :welcome1:
Also i heard from a friend who went last year that your company leader or what ever the group commander is called may wash your cloths for you, but don't count on it. BRING TRASHBAGS FOR SEA TRIAL DAY CLOTHS. THEY WILL BE FILTHY!!!! And actually bring laundry soap my not be all bad, you can always wash stuff in the sink :biggrin:

PS gonavy11 my flight should get in about 10:45 local time from houston

and if anyone knows about haircut regulations please let me know
 
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