LOA Questions

[teach4purpose]

Originally Posted by SonNo2of4

Son received his LOA today, yeah. He was so excited, what a big hug I got when I came home. It has been a long road and he still needs to receive the appointment. He difinitely started early and fits most of BigNick's stated criteria. Best wishes to all.

Did your son receive an LOA or an LOE? What did the letter say, if you don't mind me asking?

[prest477]

Originally Posted by SonNo2of4

Son received his LOA today, yeah. He was so excited, what a big hug I got when I came home. It has been a long road and he still needs to receive the appointment. He difinitely started early and fits most of BigNick's stated criteria. Best wishes to all.

is your son a recruited athlete? or minority?

[SonNo2of4]

Yes, he is being actively recruited by a number of Big 10 teams in addition to other academies. Somehow despite the 21 hours a week, 50 weeks per year he has trained for the last six years (gradually stepping up from when he first competed at age 5), he has managed to do well in school etc. All of the Big 10 teams will be making their offers in the next few weeks and will be pressuring to complete their rosters.

[jrangitsch]

For the Class of 2017 and forward, LOAs will be few and far between....USMA is moving away from issuing LOAs as they have in the past. The rationale for using LOAs has been overcome by the increased competition for Service Academy slots as well as economic realities.