Hi all,
I originally received a nomination to the naval academy, but I noticed that it was gone from my portal last night.
After frantically contacting my admissions counselor my congressman's office contacted me to let me know they had rescinded my nomination. At first I was taken aback and thought that I was going to have to reapply in a few months and spend a year at local U, but to my surprise their reason for it was not because they made a mistake or thought I wasn't a good candidate.
My congressman's office told me that the pool for USNA candidates is very competitive in my district this year, and because I'm homeschooled and my act wasn't exactly stellar (33 English, 26 math, 31 science, 32 reading, 30 composite) they were concerned about my academics and thought that I wouldn't receive a direct appointment.
But apparently I made a really good impression on the board and some staffers, and they have been in contact with the USNA about how to get me in and what is the best course of action. For the first time ever for their office, they (my congressmans office) recommended me to the prep school and have been pushing for me to get in.
I'm still unsure as to why they rescinded my nomination (maybe so someone else could use it?). My congressman's office said they think I have a very good chance at getting into the prep school, but I am very cautiously optimistic. I'm really thankful to have a congressmans office that cares about their candidates so much.
In all of your guys experience, is this a good thing? Does a congressman's office recommendation to a prep school carry some weight? (I understand theres no such thing as an official Congressional recommendation to a prep school) And when do most people find out if they get into the prep school? Am I reading way to much into this?
Thanks in advance for all your help!
I originally received a nomination to the naval academy, but I noticed that it was gone from my portal last night.
After frantically contacting my admissions counselor my congressman's office contacted me to let me know they had rescinded my nomination. At first I was taken aback and thought that I was going to have to reapply in a few months and spend a year at local U, but to my surprise their reason for it was not because they made a mistake or thought I wasn't a good candidate.
My congressman's office told me that the pool for USNA candidates is very competitive in my district this year, and because I'm homeschooled and my act wasn't exactly stellar (33 English, 26 math, 31 science, 32 reading, 30 composite) they were concerned about my academics and thought that I wouldn't receive a direct appointment.
But apparently I made a really good impression on the board and some staffers, and they have been in contact with the USNA about how to get me in and what is the best course of action. For the first time ever for their office, they (my congressmans office) recommended me to the prep school and have been pushing for me to get in.
I'm still unsure as to why they rescinded my nomination (maybe so someone else could use it?). My congressman's office said they think I have a very good chance at getting into the prep school, but I am very cautiously optimistic. I'm really thankful to have a congressmans office that cares about their candidates so much.
In all of your guys experience, is this a good thing? Does a congressman's office recommendation to a prep school carry some weight? (I understand theres no such thing as an official Congressional recommendation to a prep school) And when do most people find out if they get into the prep school? Am I reading way to much into this?
Thanks in advance for all your help!