Recent content by EngineerDad19

Sorry to reply late. I have not been on the forum. Stork103 - you asked about stats and how he got the LOA and Appointment. He does have strong stats. 36ACT score. Eagle Scout with 2 palms. Lifeguard, captain of three HS sports teams (Track, Cross Country, Swimming). Tons of service hours...

Thanks for the help. I did post on other forums about a more detailed mapping from his optometrist. His deficiency is pretty mild. He sees red vs. green, but slides on the red/purple category mostly. He didn't have that in his initial application because he just knew he didn't get all if...

Thanks for the insight. My son did go in for more detailed color vision mapping. It turns out that he can differentiate Red/Green. It's a pretty mild case, but it's the red/purple that he misses. I don't know what colors they need to see, but if that got to the right person, would it help...

Thanks. This is helpful. He went to the optometrist to get a full color vision mapping. Turns out that he's mildly deficient. That's better than my color vision which makes sense because it's passed down on an X, not a Y. We're trying to get this into an appeal with the additional...

He actually didn't reach out right away. He thought it was not possible to look harder. He was also pretty destroyed for a bit after ... some alumni that had been coaching him told him that after admissions gave him the LOA and combined with being at the top of his congresswoman's list, that...

It has been several weeks. He reached out and the admissions officer offered to help. The DODMERB rep sent an email that was brief and didn't offer any insight. DODMERB didn't get his name right on the reply, so I doubt they looked it up. Just a short reply (looked like I typed it from a...

The Triple Q comment was from his B&G officer as I think it was the physical fitness part...said he just needed the waiver. The waiver denial showed up on his portal about a month after his LOA.

Thanks for the reply. I have to think there is a way. This young man is such a perfect fit in all ways other than his vision. It's not over until I-day I guess, but after giving him so much hope it's a hard blow. Don't get me wrong, he'll be a great engineer if he doesn't get in. He just...

Thanks for your help

Okay, this is helpful. Would this mean that the Superintendent is the only person who can grant a waiver? ... and correct, it did say it was upon medical qualification. This is tough because his B&G and other alumni had told him that he should easily get a waiver once he had a nom and an LOA...

Can anyone help understand the criteria for color vision waivers? Is there anything else from a health standpoint that impacts this? Is it political or alumni related? If a candidate has the following criteria, would they not be pretty deserving of a waiver: - Triple qualified - Principle...

Thanks for the explanation. So if he has the support from someone in admissions, then they should be able to help? They knew of his color vision impairment when they sent the LOA. It was on his nomination as well but his Representative still had him as her Principle candidate. Also, do you...

Can you help us with avenues to get the waiver since you have had that experience? Our son received an LOA and a nomination and he is looking for options to get the waiver for poor color vision. He has everything else: Triple Qualified, LOA, Nomination, letter welcoming him to the class of...

Hi Congratulations and thanks for sharing this. Our son received a letter of assurance welcoming him to the class but later did not get a color vision waiver. Can you let me know your experience on getting this? They had told him with the LOA that the waiver was a sure thing, but it seems the...

Hi, can you contact me or reply on what the criteria are for the color blindness waiver? My son received an LOA but not a waiver. He is trying to get that waiver now. His B&G officer thought having an example might help, but we have no information on what information is used to decide on a...