USNA Summer Seminar Results

Just heard also! DS in session #2!! Congrats to you sfbc2024! Very exciting news!!
 
I haven't heard back yet as of today 12 FEB. How do the notifications get sent out exactly? Is it by mail or email?
 
It came to my (mom) email as well as DS's. The emails that are included in the application.
 
Congrats! Do you know if this is a rolling notification? My DD has not received a response yet. Hope she is still in the running.
 
Yes it is. Apps don’t close until the end of March.
 
Congrats to everyone getting accepted into NASS and SLE right now! Just know that it has no bearing on admission, but it is still an amazing experience connecting with mids and candidates from across the country. I had a blast when I went. To everyone waiting for a summer program decision, try not to be distracted by all the posters announcing their acceptances. It's okay if you aren't invited. Just keep working on your academics and sports so you can put together the best admissions packet possible when the time is right! Good luck 2024.
 
Does anyone have any insight on what the NASS admissions team is looking for in a good application for summer seminar? Are they looking for the same attributes and accomplishments that the regular admissions board will be looking for? My gut tells me that they're looking to attract fresh faces and not just the high schoolers who, regardless of summer seminar, would apply to USNA . In other words, perhaps they're not necessarily looking for the creme of the crop candidates for USNA but the best group of young men and women who would benefit from the week of marketing and USNA immersion and, perhaps as a result it, become interested in applying? Is that the prevailing logic here or is the goal to simply award admission to the candidates with the best (albeit very abbreviated) applications?
 
IMO, based upon what I read on the forums as I am not in the know, it’s recruiting. So people who aren’t able to ‘visit’ easily geographically. Or whatever criteria they use to increase exposure.

Altho I believe it’s been stated as fact that it IS a recruiting tool.

Lots of statistics about ‘how many in USNA class of xxx attended SS’. Or how many attendees of summer seminar were offered appointments.

In DS USNA‘22 class, only one other person that he knew from SS is with him at USNA.

To attend SS, you do still have to meet basic criteria BC you also become a candidate. But it’s not an LOA situation, where you are offered BC they want you to attend UNSA.
 
aidanrockne said:
Does anyone have any insight on what the NASS admissions team is looking for in a good application for summer seminar? Are they looking for the same attributes and accomplishments that the regular admissions board will be looking for? My gut tells me that they're looking to attract fresh faces and not just the high schoolers who, regardless of summer seminar, would apply to USNA . In other words, perhaps they're not necessarily looking for the creme of the crop candidates for USNA but the best group of young men and women who would benefit from the week of marketing and USNA immersion and, perhaps as a result it, become interested in applying? Is that the prevailing logic here or is the goal to simply award admission to the candidates with the best (albeit very abbreviated) applications?
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There are a lot of opinions, but the only group that would know the real answer is admissions. Many people say NASS is strictly a recruiting tool used to invite kids who otherwise are showing no interest, and/or live outside the region, but appear to be qualified. We live only 3 hours away from Annapolis and my kid visited there about 8 times over the years, including several sports camps. He was accepted to NASS, even though he didn't fit that profile I just described. Why did he get accpted and his friend a mile away did not? I don't have a clue. All I know is that it is great to get accepted to NASS for the experience, but it doesn't mean a thing as far as getting an appointment.
 
cars22 said:
When did everyone submit app? I didn’t get mine in till end of Jan. Waiting on class ranking.
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Looked in my email. Last year I waited til the end of January as well and got a response at the end of February (27th).
 
I don't think my DS heard until April or May...and Session 1, so I think he probably got a slot someone else gave up. We are across the country so I do believe the "marketing" aspect of it. I think the biggest benefit is to see if the student likes the Academy "life". Most of these threads say NASS has no bearing on admission and perhaps in most cases, it's true; however, I think it was one of the biggest factors for my 2021 mid. He didn't have the classic, perfect candidate package, at all. Don't get me wrong...he is smart but never was a stellar test taker. At NASS, his detailer saw his GRIT. Named him candidate of the squad (or whatever it's called) and along with MOC principal nomination, is what I believe got him in. Is it a coincidence he ended up in his detailer's company? Well, maybe.
 
Happy2BaNavyMom said:
I think it was one of the biggest factors for my 2021 mid. He didn't have the classic, perfect candidate package, at all. Don't get me wrong...he is smart but never was a stellar test taker. At NASS, his detailer saw his GRIT. Named him candidate of the squad (or whatever it's called) and along with MOC principal nomination, is what I believe got him in. Is it a coincidence he ended up in his detailer's company?
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> Great story, but unlikely. NASS detailers do prepare an evaluation , as much for training the detailer on how to do evaluations as to provide input into the Admissions process, but I wouldn't expect that the detailer input has that much weight. Like the BGO interview, its only part of the input. It was the MOC principal nomination that counted ....

With respect to getting put in detailer's company, I would call that pure coincidence. Highly unlikely that any Midshipman has input into company assignments, other than keeping siblings apart. (Yes, coincidences occur -- odds of getting into a NASS detailers company are 1:30; much better than the odds of my getting assigned to my Plebe Year room when I attended initial BGO training --yes, that happened!)
 
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