USNA Class of 2028 Waiting and Speculating

anom said:
Probably more of a practice for midshipman. Unless they write a report about really poor character, they won't view that over LORs and what not. I highly doubt midshipman can alter the decision unless it was really in the negative.
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My squad leader essentially said unless you have really done something to cross the midshipmen, most candidates get a pretty positive review.
 
Seems like portal updates are now once every two hours — wonder if the rate reduction signals a large dump soon to come or that they’re tapering off.
 
gniyji said:
We believe USNA just does not like his profile (we truly believe so) but his stats are so perfect -- they just kept him on pending long enough to make him feel better.
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Reality isn't that different with other top tier schools. Oldest who is an off the charts math guy got deferred EA than rejected at MIT. Would it have been nicer for them to just reject him in December instead of waiting until March? Of course. He got a regular decision courtesy wait list (along with 3,000 other people) at wife's ivy alma mater instead of an outright rejection in the hopes that she would keep giving them money. Fact is that the colleges hold all of the cards in the admissions process. They are going to play them to their advantage.
 
mike1979 said:
In my DS experience the kids in his group ranged from enthusiastic to being completely not interested. This was especially evident in the events where participation was not mandatory. NASS and CVW are great opportunity to observe candidates and their interactions. Why would academies ignore that?
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I agree with this
 
At SLE they told us that statistically ~50% of us would receive appointments to either USMA or USMAPS. So far a good amount of my squad has recieved an appointment to USMA.
 
justdoit19 said:
IDK the statistic but it’s a small portion of the admitted class, that even attended NASS. It’s not a competitive candidate program. It’s a ‘spread the awareness’ program. As well as training Midshipmen how to be future Officers.
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Why do we keep doing this. One can have their opinion but it needs to be based in facts. 40% is not a small proportion. Also, I wonder what the actual proportion of students at NASS actually apply to the Naval Academy or are medically qualified etc
https://www.usna.com/document.doc?id=206
 
Waitandsee said:
Why do we keep doing this. One can have their opinion but it needs to be based in facts. 40% is not a small proportion. Also, I wonder what the actual proportion of students at NASS actually apply to the Naval Academy or are medically qualified etc
https://www.usna.com/document.doc?id=206
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I am not sure what your role is in this process.

But I can assure you, @justdoit19 has earned her bones.

The program is a marketing tool to get kids interested in USNA. Period. The percentage of kids that get appointed that went to NASS is IMMATERIAL. It has no bearing on appointments.

It seems logical to me that candidates that go to NASS are interested in USNA and have a high percentage of students will be qualified candidates.

Just like it seems logical to me that a large percentage of candidates/parents that post on SAF are great, qualified candidates/families. They are engaged in the process.

But to jump from percentages as a factor to appointments fails. It has no weight in WPS. Approximately half of the candidates inducted won their slates. Then add the number of candidates of presidential noms, naps, enlisted, athletes, etc.

There is small opening for candidates. There are many candidates that don’t get in that would have excelled at USNA.

The WPS nationally, while filling the needs of the navy, matters.
 
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ARMARINE03 said:
No where on USNA's website is the Summer Seminar listed as competitive. They have a minimum criteria for for HS Juniors for a limited number of openings for 3 seminars. Maybe competitive in the sense of first come first served with the correct criteria met. Your DS's strength of application & slate are competitive. I don't presume to know, but I do understand more. As hard as it is to accept, there's something in your DS's application/interview/essay that got him this far, but not far enough. Perhaps I'm wrong, but not going to SS did not result in a TD. An overwhelming number of appointments were made to applicants that did not go to SS for whatever reason. It seems the admissions process worked his application as long as they could.
Trying to equate two things that are not equal is a futile way on the SAF to find answers you may never find. Short of picking up a phone and asking someone who may have the answers you seek.
I understand he has an appointment to USMA, which is outstanding. Best of luck to your DS
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It did say "competitive" when the session was open. I think all SA summer sessions are competitive because seats are limited. Let's do the math, I believe each session hosts 800 students and three sessions means 2400. Assuming the same number applicants for NASS and for USNA (it is a reasonable assumption -- perhaps more applicants to USNA because re-applicants don't apply for NASS). If among 15000 USNA applicants, there are about 11000 high school students, that will be 21.8% acceptance rate. If you take out medical DQ (no waiver) and fail CFA and nomination, USNA application acceptance should be as high as 25%.

Of course, we are grateful for the opportunity to attend USMA -- DS is fully committed. Just try to make sense of this double TD. Good luck to your son at USNA as well -- maybe someday they can sit in the same classroom if my DS earns a spot as exchange student.
 
gniyji said:
It did say "competitive" when the session was open. I think all SA summer sessions are competitive because seats are limited. Let's do the math, I believe each session hosts 800 students and three sessions means 2400. Assuming the same number applicants for NASS and for USNA (it is a reasonable assumption -- perhaps more applicants to USNA because re-applicants don't apply for NASS). If among 15000 USNA applicants, there are about 11000 high school students, that will be 21.8% acceptance rate. If you take out medical DQ (no waiver) and fail CFA and nomination, USNA application acceptance should be as high as 25%.

Of course, we are grateful for the opportunity to attend USMA -- DS is fully committed. Just try to make sense of this double TD. Good luck to your son at USNA as well -- maybe someday they can sit in the same classroom if my DS earns a spot as exchange student.
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I don't believe there's a correlation between the SS TD and an appointment TD. The fact that your DS made it to the end of the process looks to me they gave him a very good chance. Good luck to your Son. Doesn't your Son have an appointment to USMA? Or is your Son going to re-apply
 
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