Apparently she wasnt thorough enough in her letter. However, if the academy is requesting her to be a bit more thorough does that mean I have made it to a certain level? Are there levels each applicant must acquire in order to either be accepted or denied? I guess what I am getting at is, is it a good thing that they are questioning my pre-cal teacher ?
USNA requested further info from my Pre-Cal teacher
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To expand a bit ...
SURE it's a positive. Consider if they were not interested in knowing more when less was provided, then your goose'd be cooked.
Does it mean they're hot on your candidacy trail anymore than the next guy/gal? Not necessarily, but maybe.
So there are 3 possibilities ... ignore and reject no matter what might have been ... simply won't be bothered, don't ignore and seek more info (which they'd not do, if they'd already determined you a "thin enveloper") to give an unknown every shot, or an otherwise attractive candidate with incomplete and/or confusing information on the math component.
In any and every case, seeking more info ... a GOOD thing albeit not necessarily an indicator of a GOOD candidacy. Put more simply, getting more information absolutely beats the alternative of NOT seeking more complete information. THAT would likely be a certain deal-breaker. Make sense?
SURE it's a positive. Consider if they were not interested in knowing more when less was provided, then your goose'd be cooked.
Does it mean they're hot on your candidacy trail anymore than the next guy/gal? Not necessarily, but maybe.
So there are 3 possibilities ... ignore and reject no matter what might have been ... simply won't be bothered, don't ignore and seek more info (which they'd not do, if they'd already determined you a "thin enveloper") to give an unknown every shot, or an otherwise attractive candidate with incomplete and/or confusing information on the math component.
In any and every case, seeking more info ... a GOOD thing albeit not necessarily an indicator of a GOOD candidacy. Put more simply, getting more information absolutely beats the alternative of NOT seeking more complete information. THAT would likely be a certain deal-breaker. Make sense?
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Actually, I might have mis-spoke.
If the Admissions Board was asking for it...then WP is correct.
If it was the examiner/reviewer asking for it...then what I originally said is correct since your record hasn't even reached the Admissions Board.
If the Admissions Board was asking for it...then WP is correct.
If it was the examiner/reviewer asking for it...then what I originally said is correct since your record hasn't even reached the Admissions Board.
I believe it was the Adm Board. Just spoke with BGO and he found it to be very encouraging. Of course, he couldnt share much with me and I believe that would have been his answer to any situation. Thank you for the replies.
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Honestly, I've seen it work both ways. In one case, the teacher said something that appeared to be negative. USNA asked for clarification and it turned out that the teacher had stated something in a way he/she had not intended. Clarification helped the applicant.
So, it may simply be that the teacher said something in the rec that is unclear, etc. and USNA wants to ensure it understand what was meant.
So, it may simply be that the teacher said something in the rec that is unclear, etc. and USNA wants to ensure it understand what was meant.