Summer Seminar Acceptances

Do they send out letters for people who weren't accepted to NASS? with the usual thanks but no thanks kind of thing?
 
a&w -- yes, they do send out a letter if you are not accepted to NASS. Both of my sons applied, one in 2006 and the other in 2009, but were not initially accepted and received the "thank you, but. . ." letter. However, they do put people on a waiting list, and both boys were accepted off the wait list less than 72 hours before the start of their first choice session in those years.
 
Just to remind you: They have received thousands of applications for 2,250 slots available. As others have noted here and elsewhere, in addition to selecting many conventional applicants, NASS also is used to attract rising seniors from areas that are considered attractive by USNA. Thus the note that not all who attend NASS will be offered appointments and many who do not get selected for NASS will be offered appointments - so don't give up prematurely. Finally, take a look at the sports camps offered at <www.navysports.com>; there are some very good programs available, and it will give you an opportunity to spend some quality time at USNA. Hedge your bets.
 
Another awesome program that Naval Academy offers is STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). It goes by what grade you will be in for the fall of the 2011-2012 school year. So you could be a freshman next year and still go or even a sophomore there is still time to apply. I didn't really want to go and had a blast it's very relaxed not unlike the Summer Seminar. You also get to see the SS kids there depending when you go and see what they are going through. So if your interested in the Academy or engineering I'd highly recommend this activity.

http://www.usna.edu/admissions/stem.html
 
If not accepted...

Remember guys, the Summer Seminars are just used as tools for recruitment by the academies. I know for sure that acceptances to the USNASS is based on where an applicant resides, not by their merits. They will most likely accept an applicant from California as opposed to an applicant from New York. The year I applied for the USNASS (2010), barely anyone from the East Coast got in. It wasn't an attack on their application, they just had easier means of travel to USNA as opposed to someone from the West Coast. I applied for the USMA and the USNA SS's. I was not accepted to either of them. It was definitely a bummer, but a year later, I hold appointments from both West Point and the Naval Academy in my hands. I know another person who made it in to the USNASS, but did not receive an appointment to the USNA. A word to the wise (though I'm sure you know this): get your actual academy applications done as early as possible!

Good luck and I wish you all the best in pursuing a career in the United States Military!
 
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