Naval Academy Inspire Program

Air13 said:
Has anyone heard of this program? I got an email today that's supposedly from the naval academy office of admissions but the email name doesn't match up with previous emails and the email itself is from an @gmail address. The link to register leads to a google form, but the part to submit an essay doesn't accept pdfs...

I just want to be cautious and don't want to be scammed or anything.
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Did you end up applying and/or going to this event? Im trying to figure out the age requirements of applicants. My son is 17 but not yet a Senior in high school.
 
redraider2022 said:
Awesome experience. Check my profile, I think I made a post about it. I was given an LOA in person by the Dean of Admissions Mr. Latta during the formal dinner program they had and now I’m appointed to USNA, so I can definitely say it was a great trip.

In terms of acceptance you have to write a small essay and you are put on a wait list if you are someone they want to attend. I got a call from an Annapolis number which turned out to be a USN Captain who works at USNA. He asked me a few questions and we had a nice little conversation before he told me I would be able to attend and I was on the go list. The call came at around 9PM at night though, fair warning.

I’m not quite sure what factors got me in entirely. I’m a demographic minority but there were non-minorities present as much as minorities during my weekend so demographics I think might have played a part but not a integral part. During the formal dinner one of the speakers basically mentioned that every candidate in attendance has something USNA wants in a candidate, and every candidate is bringing some value to USNA. Basically USNA sees something valuable and wants to lock the candidate in so your son is probably considered a priority for USNA.
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What are the age requirements of applicants? I’m thrilled for the invitation for my son but have no clue how he was selected to be invited. He is 17 and not yet a high school Senior.
 
julianwesly said:
What are the age requirements of applicants? I’m thrilled for the invitation for my son but have no clue how he was selected to be invited. He is 17 and not yet a high school Senior.
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Juniors are offered spots. It is not uncommon, also as people have said this is a new and dynamically changing program. I recommend reaching out to admissions with questions
 
julianwesly said:
What are the age requirements of applicants? I’m thrilled for the invitation for my son but have no clue how he was selected to be invited. He is 17 and not yet a high school Senior.
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From other comments from those who were invited it seems a perfect time for your DS to reach out to admissions or the point of contact for the program and grab it with both hands.
 
julianwesly said:
What are the age requirements of applicants? I’m thrilled for the invitation for my son but have no clue how he was selected to be invited. He is 17 and not yet a high school Senior.
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Respectfully, does it even matter WHY he was selected? And, pretty sure, that query won’t be answered with a specific answer. But rather a general response, as already provided here.

Absolutely recommend attending. No doubt. It may seem early, but it’s not. And gives him a look at what USNA is all about. It will help him in his decision making about if he can see himself there. Or not. And either are productive outcomes of the program. BONUS is that a parent can attend!

You/he won’t regret going. There isn’t a downside. There could be a regret if you/he dont attend. Even if he doesn’t have USNA on his radar at this time….a LOT can/will change in the next year and a half until he graduates high school.

I hope you/he attend. And report back to us!
 
I received an email today that invited me to apply to the Inspire Program. I am obviously very excited about the prospect of attending. However, I have a very important cross-country meet that same weekend (Oct. 27th). The Inspire Program runs from the 26th to the 28th. Should I still apply? I feel that it would be very beneficial to me as it would allow me to experience life as a Midshipman during the academic year. At the same time, this cross-country meet is very important, as it is the meet that decides if my team advances to the State meet.
 
If it were me and i was making a recommendation to my kid? X-Country and teammates. You get to states, and are one of the top 7 actually running in the meet (or an alternate), then you can put that into the "accolade" box for accomplishments on your applications.
 
redraider2022 said:
It's an official program. I actually was approved to be an attendee this November (Nov 11-13 weekend) so I can provide any information from a candidate's perspective on it if it's wanted.
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It sounds like it’s the USNA equivalent to West Point’s Minority Visitation Orientation
 
This invitation is sent to everyone USNA has email address of. It looks rather suspicious coming from a gmail account.
 
gniyji said:
This invitation is sent to everyone USNA has email address of. It looks rather suspicious coming from a gmail account.
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My DD did not receive it. And she is, I *think* mostly done with her application
 
My DS, just got the invite. He did complete his application and actually attended the Inspire program in May. I wonder if he has mistakenly received another invite? Has anyone else who previously attended Inspire received this invite? Thank you.
 
gniyji said:
This invitation is sent to everyone USNA has email address of. It looks rather suspicious coming from a gmail account.
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I agree. DS is a recruited athlete and is currently at NAPS (and loving every minute!) He's doing some digging to see how this opportunity may slot in with his current path. He was also surprised that it was from an @gmail address and has not clicked on any embedded links. Maybe its trivial, but we'd feel better if it was from an official USNA Admissions email domain.
 
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