2Steaktacos
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Does anyone have any idea how many of the NASS acceptances have gone out?
Call USNA or USMA. It may not be difficult at all for either of them to move you to another session. I took an Amtrak between USMA and USNA, and had an awesome two weeks.
Thanks! I contacted them and am going to get SLS moved to week 2. Gonna be a fun first 2 weeks of summer.
Would I need to get an official transcript from my school for NASS or do they not require it?
I understand the need to give little or no info and/or accomodation to the NASS applicants. I appreciate the task at hand for the admissions dept. The deliberate impression given is that everyone is treated the same.
DS wrote a nonpresumptuous request about the possibility, if accepted, of doing exactly what nuensis and alex1o1 are discussing. All he has gotten is a boilerplate response to wait like everyone else until May 1.
Not everyone is waiting until May 1. Sounds like many have already been informed and are already negotiating their week of attendance.
DS applied 12 hours after the app became available. It is not a leisurely drive for us to Annapolis. It will be even more complicated to do both NASS and USMA's SLS. SLS was very communicative and helpful, but no plans can be made nor plane tickets booked until he hears something from NASS, hoping that he got the week he asked for. All the while he waits, unable to make a committment to SLS, potentially losing his spot there. Or he guarantees a spot at SLS by paying $350, doesn't get the NASS week to make them both work and the $350 goes down a rathole since USNA is his first choice.
As he wrote to the USNA admissions department, many attendees will have a more difficult time than my DS making it work. That is the reason for having a set standard to follow. If there reason that some applicants are shown favor then admit it, give the reason why and let's move on.
There is zero resentment towards any applicant, simply wonderment at the process.
p.s. I did what I have always advised my kids. I wrote this last night in a moment of frustration and slept on it before sending it.
If it were me I would take the bird in the hand and hope it works out. If USNA doesn't come through then I'd plan a separate visit there. The travel plans can wait a while but I wouldn't let the slot he has slip out of his fingers. (I know I'm preaching to the choir). This whole process can be extremely frustrating. You're just encountering the tip of the iceberg. Get ready for a long ride for the next year.
I understand the need to give little or no info and/or accomodation to the NASS applicants. I appreciate the task at hand for the admissions dept. The deliberate impression given is that everyone is treated the same.
DS wrote a nonpresumptuous request about the possibility, if accepted, of doing exactly what nuensis and alex1o1 are discussing. All he has gotten is a boilerplate response to wait like everyone else until May 1.
Not everyone is waiting until May 1. Sounds like many have already been informed and are already negotiating their week of attendance.
DS applied 12 hours after the app became available. It is not a leisurely drive for us to Annapolis. It will be even more complicated to do both NASS and USMA's SLS. SLS was very communicative and helpful, but no plans can be made nor plane tickets booked until he hears something from NASS, hoping that he got the week he asked for. All the while he waits, unable to make a committment to SLS, potentially losing his spot there. Or he guarantees a spot at SLS by paying $350, doesn't get the NASS week to make them both work and the $350 goes down a rathole since USNA is his first choice.
As he wrote to the USNA admissions department, many attendees will have a more difficult time than my DS making it work. That is the reason for having a set standard to follow. If there reason that some applicants are shown favor then admit it, give the reason why and let's move on.
There is zero resentment towards any applicant, simply wonderment at the process.
p.s. I did what I have always advised my kids. I wrote this last night in a moment of frustration and slept on it before sending it.
If it were me I would take the bird in the hand and hope it works out. If USNA doesn't come through then I'd plan a separate visit there. The travel plans can wait a while but I wouldn't let the slot he has slip out of his fingers. (I know I'm preaching to the choir). This whole process can be extremely frustrating. You're just encountering the tip of the iceberg. Get ready for a long ride for the next year.
I was in the same situation, but I didn't want to risk not being able to go anywhere this summer so I accepted West Point. But I got the acceptance for NASS 2 weeks ago on the same date as SLS. I called West Point and they said it shouldn't be a problem to move me to week 2 and to just email them. I emailed them and they responded by saying there's no room, so as of now im on a waiting list for SLS week 2, and going to NASS week 1. So no, there isn't any real preference or special accomodation. I just spoke too soon, and im really hoping my $350 doesn't go down the "rathole"
Do anyone have any clue when the next traunch of NASS acceptance letters goes out?
DS just got this email this AM.
Dear West Point candidate,
According to my system, our SLS team has offered you a spot at our Summer Leader Seminar but we have not gotten an answer from you yet. The offer you received has a deadline on it and for many people this deadline is April 1st.
Be advised that if our SLS team does not get your acceptance back by your published deadline, they will withdraw your offer.
SLS attendance has no impact on our eventual admissions decision. We run it to help give you a preview of what being a cadet might be like. If you cannot make it to SLS, please let the team know.
**Please note I do not deal directly with SLS admissions. I am sending this note as a courtesy reminder because I’d like to see as many of you at SLS as possible. You should communicate with the SLS Team directly at SLS@usma.edu
It is unfortunate that DS has to hold a spot which could be offered to another deserving kid, while waiting for a letter which was sent weeks ago to other kids.
FYI - They have extended the deadline for SS until April 7th. So far 1550 invites have been sent out of the 2250 spots. So 700 more kids will get picked. Not sure why they extended the SS application another week?
Congrats to all you guys who have already been accepted to NASS!! I put in my application two days after window opened and haven't heard yet. Still hoping!
I'm a US citizen living overseas. Does anyone have any thought/experience on acceptance to SS if you live abroad?
FYI - They have extended the deadline for SS until April 7th. So far 1550 invites have been sent out of the 2250 spots. So 700 more kids will get picked. Not sure why they extended the SS application another week?