Recent content by Pattonsghost

I get to tell my favorite story again. I think it was last year, an applicant was 3q but got a rejection in Feb. Total stone cold, try again next year rejection. He had won a 4 year AROTC scholarship so for a month he made plans to go somewhere else. Then, I think in mid April, all of the sudden...

Most people never find out what nomination was used. Even if you only got one, you can never be sure

With sources like that, what could go wrong? lol

It's amazing how much stuff people just make up. Look, I know it's almost impossible not to read the tea leaves, but the truth is that nobody really knows how all of this works. Trust me, I have seen the other side of the admissions curtain at a service academy. The information is siloed, even...

By the way, for anyone who may be curious, a rejection from SLE has no impact on potential acceptance to an academy. MOST cadets did not participate in any of the summer programs.

I don't know (admissions can tell you) but I would plan on it just to be on the safe side

I know it sucks, but there is no way to calculate chances. Even in regions that do send out these letters, they don't always send them to everyone. You just have to wait now. I know from personal experience how much this sucks, but it is the reality. You're still in the fight until they tell you...

It's true that the prep school won't take people who are academically qualified for USMA. But just because you haven't heard anything yet doesn't mean anything. The acceptance season is just getting started

I know, I know. You're right. But I'm a dad and I can't help but think of my own kids.

I think about this kid all the time. I wish he would return and let us know how things are going

I can't remember but I think he got an email telling him to check it.

It's not over until it's over, and even sometimes it's not over then. See my other comments about the applicant last year who got a bona fide rejection letter in February and then, with no notice or explanation, found an appointment letter in his portal in April. He is currently heading toward...

They did it to Benjamin Davis (later USAF general) his entire time at WP because he was black. This was in the 1930s. https://www.upi.com/Archives/1987/06/08/Black-general-recalls-silent-treatment-at-West-Point/8450550123200/

I've had this OP on my mind a lot. Not sure why, but I really feel for him(?). If you're reading this, just remember that whatever you choose, you are still so young, so thoughtful, so bright, that you have many contributions to make to people in this world. Maybe not in uniform, but so what? If...

It doesn't necessarily mean that he didn't win his slate. They might not have even considered his slate yet. Some people get the letter your son did. Others don't. When I was applying in the past, I didn't. I contacted my regional officer and she said there is no such thing as a 3q letter OR a...