Does anyone know if no call comes is there a last minute club for possible no shows or last minute cancellations wondering if I should get shots or what else I can do? Hoping and dreaming for the phone to ring.....
Although May 1 was the "deadline" for those who had appointments before May 1, a candidate who has received a "late appointment" is given 2 weeks to accept/decline (although they push for a decision much sooner).
Late appointment "declines" could produce 2 outcomes:
- Begin with a smaller class than the anticipated 290 swabs.
- Continue to groom & fill the class as needed to reach 290, based on accept/decline notifications, up to the last possible moment.
In reality, for some candidates it could come as late as June 1.
As long as you have not been notified that you are OUT, you are still IN.
Historically speaking, doesn't USCGA always goes to the wait list to fill the class?
Historically speaking, doesn't USCGA always goes to the wait list to fill the class?
Yes...since establishing the Alternate Pool/Wait List about twenty years ago, we have always tendered some appointments from this group of applicants; however, as of this afternoon, no appointments have been offered to the Class of 2014 from the wait list. We're currently forecasting 292 accepts, but there are several scenarios which could occur between now and June 1st to create vacancies in the class. The wait list will be reduced to ~20 applicants on Monday/Tuesday and those individuals will be notified/asked via email if they are still interested in accepting a late appointment. All other applicants on the wait list will receive a non-acceptance letter in the mail.
As Luigi, Boss, and others have said, this has been an extremely competitive year with an unusually high yield...if our current forecast holds true, we will have offered only 376 appointments for 292 accepts (78% yield) compared to the following for the last four classes:
2013: 411 / 290 (71%)
2012: 411 / 294 (72%)
2011: 391 / 272 (70%)
2010: 394 / 277 (70%)