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My DS too - Gillibrand week of Nov 13th & Schumer week of Nov 27th. No feedback yet.

My DS had one last week & one this week from our NYS senators (both virtually). Congressman is this weekend in person.

Agree with @A1Janitor regarding Boys/Girls state. Also, you could create a club at your school or set up a charity drive.

Tried that first. Earliest we could fine one in an 1hr radius is 3 months out. I’m still trying though.

My DS received a response in early August (prob right around 8/16ish). He provided all the required information & then questioned their initial DQ. DS didn’t agree w/ rejection (appeared DODMERB used different dates? Idk but it didn’t make any sense). After the initial follow up, they sent a new...

praying for everyone involved

Same here. DS’ district nomination closes Oct 22nd.

My DS said the over night visit was extremely helpful in arriving at his decision. He really enjoyed the Calc & Chem classes. Hope your son enjoys it too!

My DS was asked to provide the same info. Definitely stressed about it for him. Don’t know MFR either & asked the same question. Like the idea of visiting the DODMERB website.

Congrats!

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My DS received his waiver request this week from USMA but he now has to respond to his new AMI. It took about 1 month from DODMERB’s initial response for USMA to initiate the waiver request, however, he is considered a competitive candidate which may have played into USMA’s decision.

Tips - find someone to “interview” you, preferably a teacher, mentor or parent. Have them ask you questions around the following (first link): why a SA, why this particular SA, an example of how you exhibited leadership, etc… Try to stick to a STAR format as best as you can but don’t stress...

Thank you everyone. All the responses were very informative.

How would I know if DS lives in a competitive district? I have read a handful of threads that discuss the challenges of living in one but I can’t tell if it applies to our district. We’ve tried researching it but either we are not using the right search words or it’s just something that is known...

Thank you for sharing. My son received both - first the LOA & then the LOE. I understand the goal is the appointment but was definitely confused as what it meant and if one supersedes the other.