Scholastically Qualified

Thanks 69. I agree the best way for alleviating anxiety is good communication between the candidate and the BGO. Sounds like you are the "gold standard" for Blue and Gold Officers. You really know the process, your candidates' records, their status in the process, and communicate that to them. BZ! Wish all did.
 
everyone here seems to be mentioning not being academically qualified and getting into naps. (i honestly haven't read every post here though)

lets not forget about those of us who did not get sqed yet are strong academically and still get naps. (me)

i have an extremely high gpa, class rank, i'm in lots of extracirriculars, and am running track this year, goos sat's (1320).... but no sq.
i have been told though that i could go to naps for the physical training.

does anyone find this weird, because, like i said, everyone seems to only mention that those not academically qualified get naps?
 
69 will be the go-to guy for a definitive answer. I just wonder if the Admissions Committee has not bothered to SQ you in light of your not yet being Qed physically... even though you may in fact be scholastically qualifiable?
 
i thought it was weird too, like they could look at me without my cfa's.

but they did have really crappy one's from nass.
my ro told me that i did not participate in enough sports in high school. i was really into everything band (marching band, concert band, any honor band i could get into) until junior year, when i took it a little easier to focus on ap chemistry. then this year, i'm running varsity track and my coach has told me i'll get a letter (apparently, the academy overlooked this one detail in my app, because i totally said that i was going to run track this year). when i reminded my ro of this, she told me to send her all my updates and they might get me off the naps list and on the wait list for usna direct admin. :confused:

anyways, she told me that if i could get my mile under ten mins (about my nass score) i would prob be moved off the wait list for naps and be accepted there.

weird.....
 
oh and by the way.... i did get it under ten.... 8:56 and i nearly maxed the sit ups and push ups.

sit ups:91
push ups:44

not bad for a girl, huh?

in my earlier post i said i was in lots of extracirriculars.... i meant like beta club (i'm the treasurer), band, nhs, i do lots of service hours, i work about three days a week during the school week.... stuff like that. i pretty much have no free time at all.
 
navy_clarinet said:
everyone here seems to be mentioning not being academically qualified and getting into naps. (i honestly haven't read every post here though)

lets not forget about those of us who did not get sqed yet are strong academically and still get naps. (me)

i have been told though that i could go to naps for the physical training.

does anyone find this weird, because, like i said, everyone seems to only mention that those not academically qualified get naps?
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I do not know enough about your record to comment. However a few general comments. Here is the list from USNA on the reasons candidates are recommended for NAPS. The typical candidate will fit in one or more of the following categories. The necessity for physical training is not one of them.

• HIGH GRADES / LOW SAT’s
• HIGH SAT’S/ LOW GRADES
• AVG GRADES / GOOD LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL
• HIGH GRADES/ WEAK LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
• AWAY FROM ACADEMICS FOR YEAR OR MORE
• NO CHEMISTRY OR PHYSICS

navy_clarinet said:
i have an extremely high gpa, class rank, i'm in lots of extracirriculars, and am running track this year, goos sat's (1320).... but no sq.
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Typically 90% or so of all successful candidates have varsity letters. Going out for track the first time in the spring of senior year could perhaps be construed as a last ditch effort to become qualified.

The average SATs for successful candidates directly from high school is typically in the 1350-1375 range.

USNA does not consider GPA but class rank. That class rank is then weighed considering the competitiveness of the high school itself.

Good grades in the highest level of chemistry, physics, and calculus the school offers is important.

Demonstrated leadership or measurable leadership potential is important.

The majority of NAPS recommendations have two things in common. The first is a concern of the Board for the potential of graduation. The second is a strength somewhere in the package that makes the candidate desirable.

Good luck. My recommendation is work with your RD and accept NAPS. Very very few have regreted it.
 
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As in virtually every case, excellent, wise counsel, 69er! With both personal experience, BGO training, and USNA policy as your foundation.

clarinet ... IF you want USN, NAPS is a great opportunity and entryway to USNA.
 
USNA69: you've been more of a help to me than my own BGO. thanks so much. your help here is appreciated more than you know. :shake:

one more question.... my RO told me that i was in the NAPS pool becuase of my fitness scores. is that as weird as it sounds to me? i mean, she told em that specifically.

oh well, no matter the reason, getting my to USNA, even taking an extra year, would be amazing. that's all i want to: to go to USNA and become an officer.

thanks again for all your help.
 
navy_clarinet said:
one more question.... my RO told me that i was in the NAPS pool becuase of my fitness scores. is that as weird as it sounds to me? i mean, she told em that specifically.
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Yes, it is weird. It is not as per the general information which is promulagated by USNA concerning NAPS candidates. Furthermore, the NAPS website itself states that USNA physical and medical requirements must be met as a prerequisite to NAPS.

However, your RO is driving the boat. She knows your package, all the rules, and furthermore, what is waiverable. Do what she says. It sounds like you have surmounted the CFA hurdle so something should break as soon as they get that info. More than likely there is something in your package which makes you a desirable candidate. Use it to your advantage.

Good luck.
 
:thumb: thanks again USNA69.
i just talked to my RO about my newest CFA scores and she said that she didn't know whether or not they will get me off the list for naps and actually in, but she'd make sure they went to the right people. she said i passed this time (yes!) and hopefully they'll help.

anyways, thanks again. i know if i had called my BGO i wouldn't have gotten this much info.
you guys are great.
 
guess what!? guess what!? guess what!?


i just found out, kinda unofficially, from my RO that i'm in the prep school!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:shake: :biggrin: :yllol: :wiggle:

yessssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

can you tell i'm excited?



but i have a serious debate... i now what some of you think from the other forum, but i've got some hard core cash coming in if i choose to go to the citadel. i'm talking a nrotc scholarship, v.a. benefits, and a complete full ride.
i could graduate from there with $40,000 in the bank.
what to do? probably naps.. but walking away from all that? hmm.....
 
well, you sure sound excited about the Prep School. If you are not that excited about the Citadel then the $$$ should not be a factor, in my opinion.
 
This is a no brainer. You know the answer, unless your bookie is barking @ the back door. Think lifetime, long-distance running.

While all kinds of arguments can and may be made, this is like wondering if you'd like to pitch for the Toledo Mudhens or the Yankees. Now Toledo's nice and all, but ...

Good luck in RI and hearty congrats. I'm confident any clarinetist worth his licorice knows the answer to his own question.

Btw, while it makes no diff to the answer, how would you net $40K being @ the Citadel? Inquiring minds are dying to know.
 
well.....
in november, the citadel told me i was going to compete in the citadel scholar's comp. i didn't know what it was, but i was like "hey, i get a free pre-knob visit, why not". i wrote an essay, did a kick a** job of debating on it and in late november they told me i got a full ride (everything: tuition, books, lab fees, room and board, uniform) and basically i didn't have to pay a cent to go there. sweet deal, perfect back up plan. well, we figured out that my v.a. benefits go straight into my bank and not to the citadel.... on a nine month per year plan, i would get a little more than $32K over four years.
then, last friday, i found out i got a nrotc scholarship to the citadel. while i don't need it to pay for college, it would get me some summer training and hopefully get me higher on list for my slot for commission (i want to be a pilot or flight officer). with that pay check, again on a nine month per year plan, i could make about $11,700 in four years.

sorry that was so long. but that's how it works. hopefully, i could live off only my rotc pay since everything else is paid for.
 
so i've basically decided i'm going to naps, barring any freak thing that would dq me back to the citadel.

go navy!

usna c/o 2012
 
navy_clarinet, great news! Many congrats on making a very important decision. Even though you have had some great opportunities, I feel sure that you will have no regrets in going with NAPS. Be sure to begin checking on the NAPS parent's page for their forums. Lots of great up to date info there. Let me know if you need the website address. Best of luck to you!!!! Keep in touch here on how things are going & what steps you'll be taking next.

We've got one more kid to be proud of here! Three cheers!!
 
Indeed congrats on your decision! Lest you need any post-decision selling, think of it this way ... a mere few on the face of this earth, virtually none of whom are or will attend your plan B school, have the opportunity you've been offered and plan to accept. There are ample reasons why that's so, none of which are particularly important now.

You can now be certain though that you're among a completely distinct and distintive cadre. Congrats once more and do all you can to continue to make your family and your countrymen proud of you.
 
Confused

My son spoke to his appointed LT. He was initially offered NAPS But he changed his school schedule adding pre calc and other AP classes. He then sent them his first and second marking period report cards showing that he excelled in Pre Calc. The LT then withdrew his NAPS appointment and re introduced him to the board with his updated academics. The LT told him that he passed the board by one vote. Now, does this one vote mean scholastically qualified or accepted into the acacdemy. Thats how it was left. Someone please advise.
 
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