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My admissions counselor requested for the CFA push-up/pull up videos and I submitted them on Jan 3
You may not have been qualified physically in time for this wave. DD got email from her RC around that time saying her file was complete and going to board to be fully qualified, 3Q letter didn't show in portal until same day first wave of appointments went out. She was hoping it would come this time but realistically second wave more likely.
 
Okay, thank you for the input! Do you think I should still be expecting a 3Q letter then? It's been almost 3 weeks since I've heard anything
 
Okay, thank you for the input! Do you think I should still be expecting a 3Q letter then? It's been almost 3 weeks since I've heard anything
You're welcome! Never hurts to follow up, DD has found her RC to be very helpful.
 
I sincerely apologize if this has already been said and I skipped over it, but will USMA begin to send out more appointments/waves of appointments each week? Thank you.

That seems to be the case (offering more apts each week). There was a thread that indicated the selection committee meets on Tuesdays. My DD was not in the wave from Jan 17. On Jan 23 her portal changed to qualified, and on Jan 25 she got a call from her MOC with the news of an offer of appointment. BFE has not arrived yet.
 
DD is applying to USMA she attends an Independant school in another city. A girl from our local high school is being recruited as an athlete to the USMA .
Will this make the girl a MOC principle nomination to the academy and will it affect my DD chances of getting an Appointment?
There is a sticky about recruited athletes that explains this in detail. The answer is maybe. It depends on what kind of recruited athlete she is and how your MOC does his nominations. If she is truly a "Blue Chip" athlete then she will get a different type of nomination and not affect your DD at all. We have a football player in our congressional district that didn't even apply for a congressional nomination. If she does not get this (They are few and far between for most sports), then she competes for a nomination and appointment just like everyone else. Your MOC decides how he submits his nominations independently of the ranking by the academy. He can chose to submit anyone of the candidates as a principal or can submit a competitive slate and then the academy will rack and stack them. The recruited athlete will get a few more points in the athletic section of the WCS but it is not enough that it cannot be overcome by a strong applicant.
 
DD is applying to USMA she attends an Independant school in another city. A girl from our local high school is being recruited as an athlete to the USMA .
Will this make the girl a MOC principle nomination to the academy and will it affect my DD chances of getting an Appointment?

Others more well-versed in USMA will reply, but here are some general comments, because I sense your stress:
- All appointees need a nom. Variety of sources.
- Recruited athletes need a nom. It can come from any of the usual sources, including MOC. There are also a number of noms that cannot be applied for which belong to the Superintendent, which can be used at his/her discretion. These can be used for highly desired candidates, which can include athletes.
You probably don't know what noms the athlete is eligible for and for which she has applied.
- The MOC has a choice of methods to fill out a slate, ranked or unranked, with or without a principal nom identified. USMA will evaluate candidates using their own criteria. Only if you know for sure what method is used, and who got the principal, if that method is used, can you speculate that the candidate with the p-nom and is triple-'ed will get an appointment.
- Your DD, assuming she has an MOC nom and is triple-q'ed, is competing against those on her MOC slate. If she does not get an appointment off her MOC slate, she will go into the national pool, competing against all others in same situation. USMA can fill out a certain percentage of the class with selections from that pool, and those appointments may or may not be charged to the MOC quota.
 
USMA 1994 and Capt MJ

Thanks for posting, great info.
DD received call from Senators office today. Beat Navy!
 
Except for the Beat Navy part.
 
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