Weathergirl12
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What exactly does it mean that you’re an official candidate after being to NASS? Does that bypass some of the requirements for the application process? Thanks so much!
If I am wrong please correct me but this is the information I have gathered about NASS and summer seminar generally.I mean people say there is no correlation between being accepted into summer seminar and the academy, and there may not be, but the fact of the matter is there is hardly anyone who goes to NASS and then finishes out the USNA application process who doesn't get an appointment. The acceptance rate for those who attended summer seminar is around 40-50 percent, and I would guess that the only reason a summer seminar attendee would not get an appointment is if they decided on another college or are in a super competitive district and could not secure a nom. I definitely think acceptance to summer seminar puts you on the fast track for an appointment.
I definitely think acceptance to summer seminar puts you on the fast track for an appointment.
This is false.thk24 said:...the fact of the matter is there is hardly anyone who goes to NASS and then finishes out the USNA application process who doesn't get an appointment...
This is also false. Well, at least I think it is. I have never seen or heard of any published data creating a relationship between these two.thk24 said:...The acceptance rate for those who attended summer seminar is around 40-50 percent...
And your guess would be wrong.thk24 said:...I would guess that the only reason a summer seminar attendee would not get an appointment is if they decided on another college or are in a super competitive district and could not secure a nom...
Nope.thk24 said:...I definitely think acceptance to summer seminar puts you on the fast track for an appointment...
It doesn't mean that at all. Filling out an application for NASS starts your preliminary application. You are then an "Applicant", not a "Candidate". If and when USNA finds that you meet the minimum qualifications to become a Candidate, they send you the ECandidate Packet Letter - which contains your official Candidate number - among other things.Weathergirl12 said:...What exactly does it mean that you’re an official candidate after being to NASS?...
I mean people say there is no correlation between being accepted into summer seminar and the academy, and there may not be, but the fact of the matter is there is hardly anyone who goes to NASS and then finishes out the USNA application process who doesn't get an appointment. The acceptance rate for those who attended summer seminar is around 40-50 percent, and I would guess that the only reason a summer seminar attendee would not get an appointment is if they decided on another college or are in a super competitive district and could not secure a nom. I definitely think acceptance to summer seminar puts you on the fast track for an appointment.
I mean people say there is no correlation between being accepted into summer seminar and the academy, and there may not be, but the fact of the matter is there is hardly anyone who goes to NASS and then finishes out the USNA application process who doesn't get an appointment. The acceptance rate for those who attended summer seminar is around 40-50 percent, and I would guess that the only reason a summer seminar attendee would not get an appointment is if they decided on another college or are in a super competitive district and could not secure a nom. I definitely think acceptance to summer seminar puts you on the fast track for an appointment.
Agreed. Nobody really understands the correlation, one just has to keep trying their hardest and hope for the best when application time comes around.I mean people say there is no correlation between being accepted into summer seminar and the academy, and there may not be, but the fact of the matter is there is hardly anyone who goes to NASS and then finishes out the USNA application process who doesn't get an appointment. The acceptance rate for those who attended summer seminar is around 40-50 percent, and I would guess that the only reason a summer seminar attendee would not get an appointment is if they decided on another college or are in a super competitive district and could not secure a nom. I definitely think acceptance to summer seminar puts you on the fast track for an appointment.
I think it’s important to go into this application process with a healthy dose of confidence and realistic expectations. There are exhaustive threads in this board about the correlation between NASS acceptance and USNA acceptance. In my opinion it would be cruel to let my kid believe that they had a better chance of acceptance because they attend NASS. There are amazing kids every year who are accepted to NASS and receive a TWE. Just as there are amazing kids who were declined and go on to receive an appointment. Don’t hang too much false hope in a NASS acceptance. This is more about your kid getting to spend some time on the yard and experience a taste of what plebe summer is like. Those lucky to be chosen for Nass should soak it all in and see if they want to begin their careers as naval officers in Annapolis.
I mean people say there is no correlation between being accepted into summer seminar and the academy, and there may not be, but the fact of the matter is there is hardly anyone who goes to NASS and then finishes out the USNA application process who doesn't get an appointment. The acceptance rate for those who attended summer seminar is around 40-50 percent, and I would guess that the only reason a summer seminar attendee would not get an appointment is if they decided on another college or are in a super competitive district and could not secure a nom. I definitely think acceptance to summer seminar puts you on the fast track for an appointment.
Thanks to everyone for clarifying, sorry my information was misleading. Obviously there is no fast track but I meant that if you were accepted to summer seminar admissions liked what they saw and will probably want to offer you if you can get your application done. Obviously nothing is guaranteed in this process
@THParent Thank you. I did not wish to mislead anyone and should have looked at my information and phrasing more closely. Sadly, of all the BGO's and admissions officers I have spoken too, the tongue in cheek truth of NASS seems to be that it is a great step towards being appointed, and a much higher percentage of NASS attendees are appointed to the academy as opposed to those who do not attend NASS. NASS is definitely not a prerequisite for admission and obviously does not give you points on your application, but admissions still reviews your file to be accepted into NASS, as it is used also as the preliminary application to USNA. This is why you become an actual candidate for the academy if you are accepted into NASS.