Biting my Tongue While Waiting

ZutAlors! said:
When will this rumored wave materialize? Trying to model stoic patience for child while secretly chewing what's left of my cuticles. What makes it worse: child's classmate who daily brags he's already been admitted to USNA (NaNa NA NANa!), and gloats that he didn't even report his kinda serious disciplinary issue when he beat a classmate for mocking the IQ of his GF. (The other guy's jaw turned out not to be broken, it just bled a lot.) I realize life's unfair, this process is unknowable, jerks sometimes get ahead, this too shall pass (and other bumper stickers.) I tell my kid I'd rather see you at a JC than lying, bragging, or getting into fist fights. I'm not asking for this process to be all AmazonPrime, but dang, it's been a minute. And no, I'm not calling the Blue and Gold officer to tattle, that poor guy has his hands full. I'm just biting my tongue (and my cuticles) and...waiting. Praying. And waiting.
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You need patience let the process play out. If the other student is gloating and has issues the detailers in Plebe Summer will change his views. Just trust the process.
 
Old Navy BGO said:
Rescue#1 said:
I don’t understand why CPR’ers will be notified of something by 4/15 yet appointees aren’t required to accept appointment until 5/1. What if your DS/DD is #2 on a slate and #1 decides on 5/1 to decline
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USNA actually makes more Offers than they have slots available, knowing that some will not accept the offer. Not all declines will result in an offer to another person.
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So that could be a reason why an MOC has 2 appointments back to back years. That is a bit discouraging. So even though the #2 on a slate could be equally as qualified as person who basically gets his/her MOC appointment. For the first time in the process, I feel that is unfair. USNA picks the winner of a slate. That person has no real desire to attend, a candidate from Anywhere, USA. gets the spot.
 
Rescue#1 said:
So that could be a reason why an MOC has 2 appointments back to back years
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There are several reasons that a MOC can have two appointments back to back, including no one accepted the year before, or one of the Midshipmen who accepted got separated.

Rescue#1 said:
So even though the #2 on a slate could be equally as qualified as person who basically gets his/her MOC appointment. For the first time in the process, I feel that is unfair. USNA picks the winner of a slate. That person has no real desire to attend, a candidate from Anywhere, USA. gets the spot.
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While I certainly understand the sentiment, I think someone hit it on the head here a few weeks ago when they pointed out that the #1 person on the MOC slate has earned the right to make that choice of accepting or declining an Appointment. In a perfect world, the decision would be made promptly, and leave time for USNA to make the offer spot to the #2 person, but there are often other factors involved, including waiting for decision from their first choice school. Declining an offer from USNA doesn't really mean the person doesn't , or didn't have a real desire to attend. The application process is difficult enough that I don't think people are applying simply for bragging rights, although I have heard it is actually a significant problem at some of the big name Ivy schools. I forget the figures, but USNA's "yield" , or ratio of offers to acceptance is very high, and interestingly, other Service Academies are not the primary alternate school.
 
Yeah, I guess I was wrong to assume they were just waiting on another SA. I also agree that appointee has earned the right to take his/her time to make right decision. I Just feel that the difference between a #1&#2 in 99% of districts would be minuscule and #2 should at the very least have first shot at it. Maybe they do. Like we hear so often “nobody really knows” I say all of this with peace and love!
 
Same here and we are only on the SLE and NASS stage. Patience is a virtue...... I know my DS is anxious and I’m just reminding him to be calm, but inside I’m super anxious for him!
 
ZutAlors! said:
When will this rumored wave materialize? Trying to model stoic patience for child while secretly chewing what's left of my cuticles. What makes it worse: child's classmate who daily brags he's already been admitted to USNA (NaNa NA NANa!), and gloats that he didn't even report his kinda serious disciplinary issue when he beat a classmate for mocking the IQ of his GF. (The other guy's jaw turned out not to be broken, it just bled a lot.) I realize life's unfair, this process is unknowable, jerks sometimes get ahead, this too shall pass (and other bumper stickers.) I tell my kid I'd rather see you at a JC than lying, bragging, or getting into fist fights. I'm not asking for this process to be all AmazonPrime, but dang, it's been a minute. And no, I'm not calling the Blue and Gold officer to tattle, that poor guy has his hands full. I'm just biting my tongue (and my cuticles) and...waiting. Praying. And waiting.
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We are waiting too. Approximately how many have been accepted so far?
 
....it feels so much better to know that I'm not IMpatiently waiting alone =). DD has started making pro/con lists for her backup schools, which are great options for sure. A healthy way to use the neverending wait to hear from USNA, I think. Did I mention we are waiting to hear from NROTC as well? :blowup:
 
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