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For those waitlisted: This is advice from Bear's Day last year given by a cadet at the USCGA. This cadet had been waitlisted but USCGA was his dream school so he decided to do whatever he could to get off the waitlist. He was in constant communication with his Admissions Officer (AO) and he...

For those waitlisted: This is advice from Bear's Day last year given by a cadet at the USCGA. This cadet had been waitlisted but USCGA was his dream school so he decided to do whatever he could to get off the waitlist. He was in constant communication with his Admissions Officer (AO) and he...

For next candidate update or addition, please click on reply from here and then delete the quote and add your input. 1) TexasAggie204 / DS / 12/10/2019 / PA / Mechanical Engineering / Declined 2) SwimMom24 / DD / 12/10/2019/ LOA/ Cyber Systems/ WA / Awaiting DODMERB waiver 3) HCopter / DD /...

For next candidate update or addition, please click on reply from here and then delete the quote and add your input. 1) TexasAggie204 / DS / 12/10/2019 / PA / Mechanical Engineering / Declined 2) SwimMom24 / DD / 12/10/2019/ LOA/ Cyber Systems/ WA / Awaiting DODMERB waiver 3) HCopter / DD /...

I have noticed that emails from the "USCGA Admissions Office" and the "U.S. Coast Guard Academy" end up in my junk/spam folder. Since a lot of people are awaiting communication from the USCGA, I thought this might be helpful to share. Best of luck to everyone and I hope this helps!

I have been having the same problem as well, but I've found that accessing the website on an "incognito" window gets rid of the problem.

Last April I attended "Bear’s Day" at the Coast Guard Academy. Since Bear’s Day is coming up this April, I thought I’d make a thread about some important things to know/bring/wear. PRE-BEAR’S DAY If you are reading this far enough in advance, I’d highly recommend reaching out to someone at the...

I'm so glad she found my advice useful—hearing that made my day! I hope she had a wonderful time at CVW!

Thank you so much! I did not get an email stating that it was being sent for review. Nor I did not get an email informing me of an admissions decision. In fact, the "Cadet Candidate Evaluation Board Review Complete" checkbox on my bear's den account isn't even checked as completed! On 2/20 I...

First review. I did not apply EA. Thank you so much!

1) TexasAggie204 / DS / 12/10/2019 / PA / Mechanical Engineering / Undecided 2) SwimMom24 / DD / 12/10/2019/ LOA/ Cyber Systems/ WA / Awaiting DODMERB waiver 3) HCopter / DD / 12/10/2019 (call from coach) / No LOA / TX / Cyber Systems / Declined 4) ProudMom7/ DD / 12/10/2019 / MES / (granted...

These are some good points! I believe that the NROTC interviewer has access to your file as well, and I am positive that when you fill out the application, you mark any service academies/other ROTC services that you are applying to.

I agree in general about the nom letters. However, in my case I felt that they were important for two reasons. 1. I found out about NROTC late. I didn't want my interviewer to think that I knew nothing about the military and was only interested in NROTC for the money. 2. The female retention...

Before my NROTC Interview I was looking through the forums for any advice I could find. Most threads weren’t up to date and there wasn’t a lot of information about what women should wear for the interview, so I thought that I’d drop my two-cents here. Interview Tips Be overqualified This may...

About a month ago I was fortunate enough to attend a CVW at the Naval academy. It was such an amazing experience, and it assured me that USNA is where I want to go. Before CVW, I searched everywhere for information about what to wear to CVW (as a female), and I found next to nothing. I decided...