From Waitlist to this??

He was the #2 in Admissions when I was a BattO, his last AD tour. He is everything you have heard that is good. He has devoted his life to the Navy and to USNA, and his experience and insight are immeasurable.
 
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DS will go to Northwestern Prep and then to UVA in the spring. Barring injury he will be USNA class of 2023. He’s looking forward to spending the fall in California, trail running at 5000 feet, surfing several weekends, maintaining his academic skills in order to validate some plebe year classes and bonding without likeminded young adults. His father and I are thrilled. Thanks for all of the encouragement and advice.
 
mommydoc said:
Update:

DS will go to Northwestern Prep and then to UVA in the spring. Barring injury he will be USNA class of 2023. He’s looking forward to spending the fall in California, trail running at 5000 feet, surfing several weekends, maintaining his academic skills in order to validate some plebe year classes and bonding without likeminded young adults. His father and I are thrilled. Thanks for all of the encouragement and advice.
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Just so I understand the process, as my DS is in it now. Your DS will attend NWP for 1/2 semester and then UVA 1/2 semester? Is that how the foundations scholarship works?
 
It does for NWP. NWP is a one semester program with direction for foundation students to attend a 4 year or community college with a recommended set of classes to take. There are a list of schools that are approved by foundation. Unless things have changed, I believe NWP is the lone one semester program. Each has its own nuances, but they all have a solid relationship with USNA and prepare the candidates for USNA. NWP, among with many of these schools, have been partners with foundation for decades.
 
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mommydoc said:
Update:

DS will go to Northwestern Prep and then to UVA in the spring. Barring injury he will be USNA class of 2023. He’s looking forward to spending the fall in California, trail running at 5000 feet, surfing several weekends, maintaining his academic skills in order to validate some plebe year classes and bonding without likeminded young adults. His father and I are thrilled. Thanks for all of the encouragement and advice.
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Very good news.
 
believe2023 said:
mommydoc said:
Update:

DS will go to Northwestern Prep and then to UVA in the spring. Barring injury he will be USNA class of 2023. He’s looking forward to spending the fall in California, trail running at 5000 feet, surfing several weekends, maintaining his academic skills in order to validate some plebe year classes and bonding without likeminded young adults. His father and I are thrilled. Thanks for all of the encouragement and advice.
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Just so I understand the process, as my DS is in it now. Your DS will attend NWP for 1/2 semester and then UVA 1/2 semester? Is that how the foundations scholarship works?
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This is correct. USNA Foundation will let you take a max of 2 courses at a community college; the rest must be at a four year college. The required second semester courses are chem with lab, physics with lab, calculus, English. NWP has three levels of these classes for the fall semester. Classes are taught by Cal State professors. They will help you determine which levels of these classes you should register for for the spring semester.
 
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In addition to the academics, some benefits of a Foundation year include: learning to live on your own, getting over "homesickness," traveling independently, learning to live with a roommate, learning to study on your own (w/o your parents nagging you), meeting folks from all over the country, and just living another year (maturity and confidence). Some folks directly out of h.s. have some of these skills; most do not.

I-Day is typically not "as" stressful b/c NAPS/Foundation students have already done the whole "leave mommy and daddy" thing and have already been largely on their own for a year.
 
usna1985 said:
In addition to the academics, some benefits of a Foundation year include: learning to live on your own, getting over "homesickness," traveling independently, learning to live with a roommate, learning to study on your own (w/o your parents nagging you), meeting folks from all over the country, and just living another year (maturity and confidence). Some folks directly out of h.s. have some of these skills; most do not.

I-Day is typically not "as" stressful b/c NAPS/Foundation students have already done the whole "leave mommy and daddy" thing and have already been largely on their own for a year.
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I am learning so much from this thread. Please post a link to the research concluding most folks directly out of high school don't have the following skills:

- learning to live on your own, getting over "homesickness," traveling independently, learning to live with a roommate, learning to study on your own (w/o your parents nagging you), meeting folks from all over the country, and just living another year (maturity and confidence).

Thanks in advance.
 
Soldiergriz said:
usna1985 said:
In addition to the academics, some benefits of a Foundation year include: learning to live on your own, getting over "homesickness," traveling independently, learning to live with a roommate, learning to study on your own (w/o your parents nagging you), meeting folks from all over the country, and just living another year (maturity and confidence). Some folks directly out of h.s. have some of these skills; most do not.

I-Day is typically not "as" stressful b/c NAPS/Foundation students have already done the whole "leave mommy and daddy" thing and have already been largely on their own for a year.
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I am learning so much from this thread. Please post a link to the research concluding most folks directly out of high school don't have the following skills:

- learning to live on your own, getting over "homesickness," traveling independently, learning to live with a roommate, learning to study on your own (w/o your parents nagging you), meeting folks from all over the country, and just living another year (maturity and confidence).

Thanks in advance.
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IMO, it seems to be a pretty accurate description of an average high school kid, mine included.
DS never lived on his own in HS, or had a roommate , so he learned both
NASS was his first time flying alone, and got to meet kids from all over the country (ok still in HS)
I'm sure he was homesick to some degree at BEAST
Living another year maturing etc...obviously
I still nag him about studying, even though he's 1,000 miles away( jokingly )
DS did not do prep, but there is no doubt that it benefits those who attend.


No link found or necessary.......
 
shock-n-awe said:
Soldiergriz said:
usna1985 said:
In addition to the academics, some benefits of a Foundation year include: learning to live on your own, getting over "homesickness," traveling independently, learning to live with a roommate, learning to study on your own (w/o your parents nagging you), meeting folks from all over the country, and just living another year (maturity and confidence). Some folks directly out of h.s. have some of these skills; most do not.

I-Day is typically not "as" stressful b/c NAPS/Foundation students have already done the whole "leave mommy and daddy" thing and have already been largely on their own for a year.
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I am learning so much from this thread. Please post a link to the research concluding most folks directly out of high school don't have the following skills:

- learning to live on your own, getting over "homesickness," traveling independently, learning to live with a roommate, learning to study on your own (w/o your parents nagging you), meeting folks from all over the country, and just living another year (maturity and confidence).

Thanks in advance.
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IMO, it seems to be a pretty accurate description of an average high school kid, mine included.
DS never lived on his own in HS, or had a roommate , so he learned both
NASS was his first time flying alone, and got to meet kids from all over the country (ok still in HS)
I'm sure he was homesick to some degree at BEAST
Living another year maturing etc...obviously
I still nag him about studying, even though he's 1,000 miles away( jokingly )
DS did not do prep, but there is no doubt that it benefits those who attend.


No link found or necessary.......
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Thanks. That's my conclusion as well. My guess is the vast majority of those who do prep, the vast majority of those who enter directly out of high school, and the vast majority of those who enter from the Field or the Fleet will do just fine at the academies. I don't know why we have such a need to put these exceptional, young folks into groups or sub-groups.

Personally, I am just thankful for the collective group of them for volunteering for service to the Nation during a time of war.
 
Soldiergriz said:
such a need to put these exceptional, young folks into groups or sub-groups
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Please post a link to research that says young folks are grouped and sub grouped.

Just kidding!!

I think a lot of what you read on here is based on collective experience and not based on documented research. (Now don't ask me to post a link to the research supporting this statement. :):)) Oh man, I'm such a smart aleck. I better quit now.:zip:
 
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In fairness, I did preface my comments with "my guess." I have no data or knowledge of research on these matters, and I certainly don't pretend to.
 
mommydoc said:
Update:

DS will go to Northwestern Prep and then to UVA in the spring. Barring injury he will be USNA class of 2023. He’s looking forward to spending the fall in California, trail running at 5000 feet, surfing several weekends, maintaining his academic skills in order to validate some plebe year classes and bonding without likeminded young adults. His father and I are thrilled. Thanks for all of the encouragement and advice.
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You're DS will be joining my DD this August! Congrats! There's a group chat, so I'll get my DD or one of the others to get in touch!
 
Ptsv said:
You're DS will be joining my DD this August! Congrats! There's a group chat, so I'll get my DD or one of the others to get in touch!
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Is the group chat for Northwestern only, or for all Foundation kids? My DS is foundation but destined for Kiski.
 
To reinforce what others have shared... DD is USNA Foundation sponsored and headed to Marion Military Institute (MMI) in AL. We continue to hear nothing but endorsements for the prep model, be it Academy prep schools, Academy sponsorship programs (USNA Foundation, etc.), or self-prep. The resounding feedback is these kids will be better for it - academically, militarily, emotionally, and socially. At USNA (and I assume the other SA's), we continue to hear that of all ascension sources, the Foundation kids consistently have the highest graduation rates and the strongest performance within the brigade. Saw a talk where Vice Admiral Carter said this, and DD hears it from current Mids she has come to know through NASS, CVW, and sports camps. She was a little put off when this was first presented to her (late last fall), but has come to look forward to MMI and the additional preparation and experience she'll gain. With "long-term goggles" on, there is really no downside.
 
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