Has anyone gotten accepted to Summer Seminar yet?

Last year i got in around mid/late february, you could hear any time! good luck to all who applied/got in, it's an amazing experience!
 
My DD applied last March after a visit over Spring Break. She was accepted to SS 4 days later.
 
One of my students also just received word of his NASS selection today. He applied in early January.
 
Acunaalbies said:
It was quite a day today as my son was accepted to both Summer Seminar and invited to a CVW within a few hours of each other. He is over the moon! He applied in early January.
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May I ask what CVW is and what kind of qualifications you need to get it? Thank you!
 
NPFAM said:
May I ask what CVW is and what kind of qualifications you need to get it? Thank you!
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A CVW is a candidate visit weekend, they send out invitations by email. From my understanding, CVW invites just go to qualified ish candidates, i'm not sure it requires any special qualifications. Seems to me like most people I know got one.
 
NavyGirl06 said:
A CVW is a candidate visit weekend, they send out invitations by email. From my understanding, CVW invites just go to qualified ish candidates, i'm not sure it requires any special qualifications. Seems to me like most people I know got one.
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Thank you! What is the difference between NASS and CVW? My son was accepted to Summer Seminar yesterday but didn't mention anything about CVW.
 
NPFAM said:
Thank you! What is the difference between NASS and CVW? My son was accepted to Summer Seminar yesterday but didn't mention anything about CVW.
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NASS is a summer program you have to apply for. It serves as your preliminary application to USNA. a CVW is just emailed to candidates to come visit the yard. Does not take any application from what I can tell. Random.
 
NPFAM said:
What is the difference between NASS and CVW?
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NASS is a much less intense version of what Plebes go through during Plebe Summer. I think it lasts 5 days. CVW begins on a Thursday evening with an orientation session for both the prospective Mids and their parents (if they accompany their kids). After the orientation the CVW attendees are paired up with Plebes and they shadow the Plebe until Saturday morning. So they'll probably get up early, work out, eat in King Hall, attend classes, possibly participate in sports and other extracurriculars. Sometimes the CFA is offered on Saturday morning. The CVW ends late Saturday morning. CVW is by invitation only. I know that there's at least one video on Youtube about the CVW and there's probably some about the Summer Seminar too.
 
One piece of advice. . .If you would like a CVW, request one through your BGO or Admissions counselor. It is not a guarantee, but let's them know you are truly interested.
 
NPFAM said:
Thank you! What is the difference between NASS and CVW? My son was accepted to Summer Seminar yesterday but didn't mention anything about CVW.
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Former CVW attendee/host, and NASS Detailer here.

As others have said, NASS is a summer Admissions outreach program. Its main purpose is to bring in candidates from less-represented backgrounds and show them what USNA is all about. The intent is they go back to where they came from, talk about USNA, and generate more interest while keeping the candidate themselves interested. Take rural Wyoming for example. If Candidate Timmy goes to USNA, he will tell his friends that he’s going, then he’ll come back, talk it up, and now his friends are interested. Later on, Timmy gets into USNA and people who have never heard of USNA hear about Timmy, and now USNA is on their radar.

This is just a made up anecdote just to demonstrate intent. This is in no way to imply that NASS acceptance is indicative of future appointment chances. NASS Admissions is a more about where you live and other demographics than simply what your GPA is and stuff like that. There are water walkers that do get in every year, but that is likely more of a product of USNA wanting to keep those people interested and also some might also have another quality USNA is looking to target. 40% of each USNA class went to NASS, so that means the majority of us get in without it. I got rejected from NASS and ended up detailing it, so NASS rejection is hardly a showstopper and NASS acceptance is not a guarantee.

NASS is also again more about showing off the cool parts of USNA and less about the rigors of Academy and military life. So enjoy yourself, but know that Plebe Summer is a lot less summer campy than NASS.

On to CVWs. CVWs are shadowing opportunities. “Drags,” as we call them, are assigned to Plebe hosts on a volunteer or voluntold basis. Drags will follow their Plebe around for then next 1.5 days. They’ll sleep in Bancroft, go to class, eat in King Hall, etc. Liability has become a concern of late so sports and PT have restrictions for drags, if they are allowed to do them at all. However, I’m sure they are allowed to come to practice and watch. If your host doesn’t do the thing you want to see, there is usually someone in company that does, so you might get passed off to someone temporarily. You’ll end the day on Saturday morning, so you’ll see the flow of a typical weekday evening, a Friday, and a how things change on a weekend. None of it is controlled by Admissions outside of the schedule they have for you (check in, check out, etc.). You will get a pretty unadulterated view of what being a Plebe is. For parents, I recommend going to the CVW. Don’t helicopter your DD/DS, but take some time to see the Yard for yourselves and attend all the parent events Admissions will put on. Those include presentations, panels with faculty, staff, and MIDN, and tours of the academic spaces and things like that.
 
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