Loosing Hope šŸ˜”

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Hi guys, I wanted to come on here and ask if anyone was in the same boat as me. I am currently loosing any hope of getting into USNA as a re applicant. At this point I have accepted my fate and am getting more serious with a back up college nearby and to try OCS. I know that not all appointments have been sent out yet, but I haven't heard anything from my nomination source, who has recently given students their appts, and my status on the portal is still pending. Is there still hope for this, or should I just start to unfortunately move on? I just need some advice at this point šŸ„².
 
wmap said:
I have heard they have only admitted 50% of the class and that these are mostly LOAs. Don't worry, there's plenty of time.

Also, if you should have heard about Nom status by now, consider reaching out respectfully.
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I have a confirmed nomination from the Congressman for my district, but I keep seeing his Facebook posts about congratulating students on USNA, and a few West Point acceptances as well. I guess it makes me self conscious/doubting in a way.
 
pay10 said:
Hi guys, I wanted to come on here and ask if anyone was in the same boat as me. I am currently loosing any hope of getting into USNA as a re applicant. At this point I have accepted my fate and am getting more serious with a back up college nearby and to try OCS. I know that not all appointments have been sent out yet, but I haven't heard anything from my nomination source, who has recently given students their appts, and my status on the portal is still pending. Is there still hope for this, or should I just start to unfortunately move on? I just need some advice at this point šŸ„².
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Thereā€™s absolutely hope, most years 150-170 people post on this forum, and weā€™ve only seen like 80 so far? I would say thatā€™s a good indicator that appointments are certainly not finished. It is a possibility that the population of people using service academy forums compared to people applying to usna in general is skewed this year, but thatā€™s highly unlikely. I have a 1570 SAT, a 3.8 gpa and Iā€™m from a rural area where only two people applied to usna. And no one from my district has heard back šŸ˜”. So I would just say, have hope until you canā€™t, itā€™s better to think positively and then face disappointment than to never have had hope at all or expect the worst and then actually get it.
 
pay10 said:
Hi guys, I wanted to come on here and ask if anyone was in the same boat as me. I am currently loosing any hope of getting into USNA as a re applicant. At this point I have accepted my fate and am getting more serious with a back up college nearby and to try OCS. I know that not all appointments have been sent out yet, but I haven't heard anything from my nomination source, who has recently given students their appts, and my status on the portal is still pending. Is there still hope for this, or should I just start to unfortunately move on? I just need some advice at this point šŸ„².
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Same, I feel you as a college applicant who submitted my app in October. Something you do need to realize (I did) is that there is no one here that can tell you whether or not to lose hope. If you look at past apportionment threads, you see people getting appointments into May. Although most appointments do come out this month (also from other app threads). But again appointments come until April 15th and after. I know this sucks because Iā€™m in the same boat as you, and it suckā€™s to wait and just hope that ā€œtoday is the dayā€. But we only have a little over a month until you for sure know if youā€™re denied, accepted, etc. Donā€™t lose hope until you get a TWE, but I would agree that at least make sure you have a solid backup plan, in the case that USNA falls through. Youā€™ve got this, and weā€™re all in this together!! Lots and lots of candidates hear this month so hoping you and I hear as well!! Best of luck to you.
 
pay10 said:
I have a confirmed nomination from the Congressman for my district, but I keep seeing his Facebook posts about congratulating students on USNA, and a few West Point acceptances as well. I guess it makes me self conscious/doubting in a way.
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Just remember that if youā€™re not a slate winner, they can still charge your nom to another source if they want to give you an appointment, if not they can still give you NAPS/foundation!
 
pay10 said:
Hi guys, I wanted to come on here and ask if anyone was in the same boat as me. I am currently loosing any hope of getting into USNA as a re applicant. At this point I have accepted my fate and am getting more serious with a back up college nearby and to try OCS. I know that not all appointments have been sent out yet, but I haven't heard anything from my nomination source, who has recently given students their appts, and my status on the portal is still pending. Is there still hope for this, or should I just start to unfortunately move on? I just need some advice at this point šŸ„².
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If your hope is "loose" just grab a wrench and tighten it up!

Now as far as losing hope....chin up! Still over a month until notification deadline. Trust the process and tend to plan B!
 
wmap said:
I have heard they have only admitted 50% of the class and that these are mostly LOAs. Don't worry, there's plenty of time.

Also, if you should have heard about Nom status by now, consider reaching out respectfully.
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Yeah a huge chunk of the kids who received appts on this thread had an LOA/presidential nom
 
jrpoint21 said:
Same, I feel you as a college applicant who submitted my app in October. Something you do need to realize (I did) is that there is no one here that can tell you whether or not to lose hope. If you look at past apportionment threads, you see people getting appointments into May. Although most appointments do come out this month (also from other app threads). But again appointments come until April 15th and after. I know this sucks because Iā€™m in the same boat as you, and it suckā€™s to wait and just hope that ā€œtoday is the dayā€. But we only have a little over a month until you for sure know if youā€™re denied, accepted, etc. Donā€™t lose hope until you get a TWE, but I would agree that at least make sure you have a solid backup plan, in the case that USNA falls through. Youā€™ve got this, and weā€™re all in this together!! Lots and lots of candidates hear this month so hoping you and I hear as well!! Best of luck to you.
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thank you so much! I am glad someone else shares this experience. Good luck to you!! Maybe we will both get in šŸ¤žšŸ»
 
pay10 said:
Hi guys, I wanted to come on here and ask if anyone was in the same boat as me. I am currently loosing any hope of getting into USNA as a re applicant. At this point I have accepted my fate and am getting more serious with a back up college nearby and to try OCS. I know that not all appointments have been sent out yet, but I haven't heard anything from my nomination source, who has recently given students their appts, and my status on the portal is still pending. Is there still hope for this, or should I just start to unfortunately move on? I just need some advice at this point šŸ„².
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I talked with a BGO about this and he told me back in February that Navy will start working on appointments late February and the appointments will be sent out gradually. Another BGO told me that back when he applied that they reviewed your application based on when it was turned in (for non-LOA's). The takeaway, don't worry about what you don't have control over.
 
pay10 said:
thank you so much! I am glad someone else shares this experience. Good luck to you!! Maybe we will both get in šŸ¤žšŸ»
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Yes, we're definitely not the only ones! We will hear soon, and yes hopefully we both make the cut!
 
IronmanDaremo said:
They generally do NOT give out NAPS or Foundation to re-applicants.
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Thatā€™s strange. Especially with the changing dynamic that is college athletics, as well as the fact that NAPS also reaches out to the fleet doesnā€™t it? I just figured they wouldnā€™t limit someone over age, with so many factors at play
 
IronmanDaremo said:
They generally do NOT give out NAPS or Foundation to re-applicants.
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I didnā€™t know thatā€¦ my back up is to go to a local university and live at home to save money and finish my bachelors šŸ˜ then Iā€™ll either enlist or apply to OCS.. whichever comes first I guess!
 
Going NAPS via the fleet is different than going NAPS from a college as a re-applicant. Many people that apply from the fleet had not applied before. Or, they come from nuke school, which is a proving ground for rigorous academics and an easy marker for whether someone can stand it or not.

I applied during high school, got a TWE. Then I joined the Army and applied again. I guess they considered my active duty status when they awarded me NAPS. But I did not go to any college at all before that.

(Of course, that was also 30+ years ago).
 
pay10 said:
I didnā€™t know thatā€¦ my back up is to go to a local university and live at home to save money and finish my bachelors šŸ˜ then Iā€™ll either enlist or apply to OCS.. whichever comes first I guess!
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Why enlist after graduating college? Nothing wrong with that of course. Are you interested in being a Marine officer at all? Check out the PLC/OCC program. Go to OCS, commission, and then six months of The Basic School. The navy will give you E-3 or E-4 for your degree and then put you in the barracks or you'll live on a ship. Nothing wrong with that of course. As an officer, Navy or Marine, you'll be paygrade O-2 not long after MOS school and get paid BAH regardless of being married or single.

I was a corpsman for 26 years and my son is a Marine major and the difference in his status compared to when I had been in 12ish years is huge. If you don't get into the academy, so what. Do you want to be an officer? If so then take the road that leads you there.
 
Devil Doc said:
Why enlist after graduating college? Nothing wrong with that of course. Are you interested in being a Marine officer at all? Check out the PLC/OCC program. Go to OCS, commission, and then six months of The Basic School. The navy will give you E-3 or E-4 for your degree and then put you in the barracks or you'll live on a ship. Nothing wrong with that of course. As an officer, Navy or Marine, you'll be paygrade O-2 not long after MOS school and get paid BAH regardless of being married or single.

I was a corpsman for 26 years and my son is a Marine major and the difference in his status compared to when I had been in 12ish years is huge. If you don't get into the academy, so what. Do you want to be an officer? If so then take the road that leads you there.
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Iā€™ve talked to the marines about going that route if I choose to after I finish my bachelors since Iā€™m only 25 credits/hours away from it. But I do want to be an officer bc my long time goal is to be in aviation for the Navy, or if something else peaks my interest at least I can be in the upper rank area.
 
pay10 said:
Iā€™ve talked to the marines about going that route if I choose to after I finish my bachelors since Iā€™m only 25 credits/hours away from it. But I do want to be an officer bc my long time goal is to be in aviation for the Navy, or if something else peaks my interest at least I can be in the upper rank area.
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You can still do Navy air, I suppose. The Marines have planes as well I bet you know. One flew past my house just this morning. A big green helicopter with a white top. You sound all down and long-faced. Stay motivated. Dang, you're close to being a college graduate. Go for it whatever it is.
 
Kentucky9 said:
Thatā€™s strange. Especially with the changing dynamic that is college athletics, as well as the fact that NAPS also reaches out to the fleet doesnā€™t it? I just figured they wouldnā€™t limit someone over age, with so many factors at play
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Generally, for a re-applicant, they would be taking a year of college courses. Plebe like schedule. Where any academic ā€˜boostingā€™ would already occur. I believe thatā€™s why a generic college re-applicant would not generally receive a prep offer. By definition, they have already completed a self-prep year.

Iā€™m not sure what you are wondering about along the lines of college athletics? And a fleet application may very well need a prep year. Initially thatā€™s what NAPS was for, according to SAF historians.

USNA can do whatever they want of course. But generally, a college re-applicant has already done what prep would do, and a re-applicant would be appointed to USNA. Not prep.
 
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