What the H**l is a Waldolf Education? Three kids at Prep Schools. One USNA (Marine Captain}, second now USNR LT, third still working on it for nursing. It was worth every dollar and sacrifice. According to your assumed definition of your "child" she should have gone to a more urban school rather than applying to a SA . I think they only did "DOR" in "Officer and a Gentleman". I think you can just leave NAPS unless you still have some enlisted commitment?
Over the years, we’ve sponsored 2 mids from Waldorf Schools, along with New England boarding schools, small rural high schools, home-schoolers, Catholic and Christian schools, military prep schools, and regular public high schools in urban and suburban settings.
One of the Waldorf mids played the cello, sang in the Glee Club, majored in math (that music-math connection), participated in all the USNA Masqueraders musicals, plays and concerts, went on to be a happy helo pilot. She is creative, funny, insightful, and was also called to a life of service and discipline with like-minded folks.
Our two Waldorf mids didn’t wither away; they thrived. I think thriving at an SA has more to do with a fundamental alignment with serving as part of a team, exercising leadership and being part of a larger purpose. Those for whom it is not a good fit leave somewhere along the way, and are still not teetering on the edge of the grave when they do, with plenty of time to explore other paths.
The diversity of home states, high school educations, affluence (several of our sponsor mids have come from below the poverty line, being able to come to USNA with just what they were wearing was a blessing, and a playing field leveler, and most of their classmates had no idea), faith community, along with gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and other factors, makes the SAs a relatively rich group of young minds, and each year, more so.
I am sure Trackgirl’s DD has been given a wonderful start to life, and if she is called to serve, she has her shot at USNA via NAPS. If it is not her path, there will always be other options.