Question for those in the know. . .

I did not get nomination. But is prep school still an option? Nothing is happening in my portal.
 
AZBOY said:
I did not get nomination. But is prep school still an option? Nothing is happening in my portal.
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AZBOY, I'm new here too just a mom, I only can ask question or answer those referring to my daughter waiting to hear. But someone will answer, I've learned so much in just these past two days of reading on these forums. Honestly wish I had seen them last year.
 
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Falcon A said:
2020 -- here is an input from 845something from the USMA thread. 845 knows something about USMA admissions. This input most likely also applies to USAFA (NOTE: "QNS" below stands for "Qualified, Not Selected." About half of the 2400 candidates that have a nomination and are deemed "qualified academically and in physical aptitude" by the SA become QNS):
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Question re: above. If there are 10 candidates on an MOC's competitive slate and candidate #1 has the highest WCS, but has a medical DQ awaiting submission for waiver, is candidate #1 overlooked because of DQ for next candidate with next highest WCS?
 
Eagle -- no. 845's note says #1 never became medically qualified. I would imply from that the waiver review was initiated but the waiver was not granted by the SA waiver authority.
 
Falcon A said:
Eagle -- no. 845's note says #1 never became medically qualified. I would imply from that the waiver review was initiated but the waiver was not granted by the SA waiver authority.
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Falcon, I'm sorry I didn't make myself clear and I probably should have started a separate thread. If this were a separate scenario from 845 above, does a candidate with highest WCS on a competitive MOCS slate get looked over because waiver has not yet been initiated? Or is the SA required to start waiver process for that candidate who is most qualified?
 
Eagle -- I think there are subtleties.

I do not think the SA is "required" to start a medical waiver review for a candidate with the highest WCS score on a MOC's slate. I don't think the official rules are written that way.

My guess is, as a matter of practice, if the MOC identifies someone as a principal nom (that the SA has determined to be "qualified academically and in physical aptitude"), or the candidate is identified as #1 from the MOC's slate by the SA (I assume that would be the highest WCS score as determined by the SA), the SA would initiate a medical waiver review. Again, I think they would do this a matter of practice, but I also believe there are always exceptions and exceptional circumstances.

Others that know more may be able to share
 
Falcon A said:
Eagle -- I think there are subtleties.

I do not think the SA is "required" to start a medical waiver review for a candidate with the highest WCS score on a MOC's slate. I don't think the official rules are written that way.

My guess is, as a matter of practice, if the MOC identifies someone as a principal nom (that the SA has determined to be "qualified academically and in physical aptitude"), or the candidate is identified as #1 from the MOC's slate by the SA (I assume that would be the highest WCS score as determined by the SA), the SA would initiate a medical waiver review. Again, I think they would do this a matter of practice, but I also believe there are always exceptions and exceptional circumstances.

Others that know more may be able to share
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Your Guess would be correct. I happened to go through a medical waiver process myself due to remedial, and it was initiated by the Admissions board. The word from my ALO was that a remedial medical indicates either you have received an appointment, or the Academy intends on assigning one upon successful completion of the waiver. The applicant has no power in initiating his/her own remedial medical.

-c/o 2018
 
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