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    How much does community college hurt your chances?

    I have had candidates who attended small community colleges to prepare them for their second try at NAVY, for economic reasons. They completed the course to the satisfaction of Admissions, evidenced by their receiving an offer of appointment. The issue is not going to be the size or prestige...
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    Sports at USNA. Tryouts?

    Just some general information on sports at USNA: NAVY supports an unusally large number of varsity sports, generally unmatched by all but a few (fewer than 10) civilian universities - 32 varsity sports! Add several club sports - the count was 10 recently. From the Class of 2018 Profile, 90%...
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    Sports at USNA. Tryouts?

    Not to get hopes too far up, but there have been a few instances of which I am aware that Sprint standouts got some trial time on the varsity squad. BUT - the posts above is correct, most of the squads have been filled with recruits, very few walk-ons - even when I was a midshipman, back in the...
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    ACT question for second timers

    If you go through the forum, you will see that several second timers have been required (or strongly recommended) to re-take the SAT and/or ACT as part of their re-app process. I never have heard of a limit to the number of SAT/ACT scores that will be accepted or considered - usually it is...
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    It may be Way Too Early to be asking these questions...

    Your sons' early decision is very important to their preparation for pursuing offers of appointment to any service academy, and it is important that they start laying the foundation. You have received an abundance of excellent information in the posts, and you should carefully consider it. A...
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    Foundation offers yet?

    1985 is on the mark re Foundation scholarships. The selection is made by Admissions, so recipients can be assured that they are considered prime candidates for USNA, so there is a commitment being made here - essentially the Prepsters have to meet the criteria set by Admissions to secure their...
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    BGOs

    As an addendum: I always have considered presenting the certificate to successful candidates as the payoff for being a BGO. It is a great positive event for us as well as for the candidate and his/her family. It doesn't get old or routine. And as an Area Coordinator for several years, input...
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    How many nominating sources?

    Take out your copy of any Class Profile as published by Admissions around July each year and you will have the answers to many of your questions regarding nominations, fully qualified candidates, offers of appointment, and class size as of I-Day. Generally, each year there are about 6400...
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    Wait list question

    I believe you just answered your own question. Only Admissions knows for sure, and to my knowledge they don't publish that information.
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    Overseas

    Have you had chemistry with lab yet? It is important that you get that because it is considered the grim reaper of plebes. If you have yet to take it, try to get it as AP if possible. Also it would help to have had algebra II, geometry, and trigonometry; your first two years at NAVY will be...
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    Overseas

    Checking in with some more information for you. CDR Hartline's email is <Thomas.w.hartline@nasa.gov>, as the Area Coordinator for Northeast Ohio he assigns BGOs to the schools, so he will have some of the information you are seeking. The MOC's for the area of your interest would be U.S...
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    Letters of recommendation

    Not only would it be prudent to advise the teachers to expect notification via email therefore provide you with an email address to submit to the SA's, but also to check their spam folder(s) if the notification has not arrived by a certain date, and also to notify you of any problems they are...
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    Overseas

    Your BGO will vary based upon the school you attend, but your Area Coordinator will be CDR Hartline from the Cleveland Area ( once you know what school you are attending he will be able to tell you who will be your BGO, otherwise you will be contacted when you become an Official Candidate.) You...
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    Nominations per state

    If you were to look at the last 4 or 5 USNA Class Profiles you would note that there have been something in excess or 15,000 applications each year (there is a question about how those numbers are derived, but that is not germane to this discussion). Further, you would discover that each year...
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    Snow Day...

    I see by the USNA site that at least some of the mids were shoveling snow out in town, part of the MAG program I suspect. Hope they got some of the senior walkways in the mix.
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