What does being the most competitive, or only applicant to a specific service academy in your district do to your chances of getting an appointment?
If you are the most competitive and your MOC does not give a principal appointment to someone else, or someone else more competitive doesn't suddenly come along, then you are in. Of course, when someone is told they are the most competitive, then that's normally in the view of whoever told them. That does not necessarily reflect the view of Academy Admissions who makes the final decision for a competitive slate.
If you are the only person on the slate, and you are qualified (and ablove paragraph makes the same assumption about being qualified) then you're in... unless someone more competitive come along.
"It ain't over 'til it's over" - Yoggi Berra
I don't think this quite right. If a candidate is fully qualified, and their MOC names them as number one, then they do get the Appointment. But few MOCs name principals. If you are number one from a slate of 10 and not named a principal, the Academy COULD take you, but they don't have to. That's where all the National slots come from......Districts that didn't have a principal, and were not selected.
If a MOC has more than 1 spot open at an academy, how does the academy go about choosing qaulified applicants from that district for the appointment?
I believe two separate slates are submitted. Of course there is nothing to prevent one or more people from being on both slates. Of course, all of that is up to the MOC.
NOMINATIONS 101
1) IF your MOC submits a Principal/Numbered Alternate or Principal/Competing Alternate slate:
a) If you are the Principal nom and are fully qualified - by law, West Point must offer you the appointment.
b) If you are not the Principal and are fully qualified - you will be placed on the NWL.
2) IF your MOC uses the Competitive slate:
a) If you have the highest WCS on the competitive slate and are fully qualified then you are that MOCs vacancy winner and you will be offered an appointment.
b) If you are not the Vacancy winner on a competitive slate and are fully qualified, you will be placed on the NWL.
Correct
Do candidates know, or can they find out what their WCS is?
My MOC uses the competetive process, and will have 2 or more vacancies. So if I am understanding correctly WP will send appointments to the top candidates with the highest wcs for those 2 or more vacancies?
Do the amount of MOC vacancies effect a candidates possibility of being considered for USMAPS?
Interesting Question in response to GoBlue: Let's say at the end of everything you were third on your slate and your MOC submitted two slates because there were two vacancies. One of the two people above you chose a different SA, leaving you in second for USMA. I know by law USMA isn't required to give you the appointment, but if your competitiveness was solid, would you get the appointment? Or is that "murky water?"
Right, it was just a scenario I thought of, not one that I am in. I was hoping to help clarify for DCHillin. Would USMA go back to the third place man on that slate or look to the NWL for the spot? Now I am just curious!
Right, it was just a scenario I thought of, not one that I am in. I was hoping to help clarify for DCHillin. Would USMA go back to the third place man on that slate or look to the NWL for the spot? Now I am just curious!
This really clarifies it. So its better for the MOC to send more then one slate!
This really clarifies it. So its better for the MOC to send more then one slate!