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    BGO Gender???

    I'm an AC in Massachusetts, and I am a civilian. In fact, 2 of the 3 Area Coordinators in MA are civilians. In my case, I am an Annapolis native and a Class of 2017 parent. I don't have data, but I would estimate about 25% of BGOs are civilian based solely on my unscientific observations from...
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    Reapplicants beware (all academies)

    Dean Latta has been very clear about his regard for reapplicants. When admissions is evaluating candidates, they are looking for evidence of an aptitude and capability for leadership, which can largely be demonstrated empirically. But of course they are also looking for evidence of the...
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    My observations on my son's admission to USNA

    Congratulations to your son (and to you) on his appointment. Some good observations, but I might offer that a couple of these things - specifically #2 and #5, in that order, carry much more weight than anything else on your list. #2 is probably 50% or more of the ballgame. Close behind that is...
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    Letter of Assurance (LOA)

    Basically, an LOA might be offered if Nominations and Appointments feels highly confident that a candidate will either win her/his nomination slate hands-down (hard to predict, particularly because they don't know nomination sources at that point) OR will be in the top 150 candidates nationally...
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    CVW or prom

    Regarding the CVW versus prom question, it sounds like you've already started to lean CVW, and you've gotten lots of advice from other posters. The best advice I heard was to try to do both. Your BGO should be able to help you change your CVW date. There is probably a candidate on the other side...
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    Change in Status

    Yes, it means that your BGO is failing to do his/her job properly.
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    Candidate as confused as chicken with no head.

    Ha! Correct. I'm moving too fast tonight. Thanks.
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    USNA engineering

    You indicated that you plan to major in Mech E this fall. Have you been appointed already? I assume you have and that you are trying to decide whether to accept your appointment. If so, your best bet may be to speak to a current Midshipman or professor. You might want to ask your admissions...
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    Candidate as confused as chicken with no head.

    Correct. The department is called "Nominations and Appointments" and is separate from the Board.
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    USNA Crew,How to Prepare?

    Do you row currently, for your school or a club? If possible, reach out to your current crew coach and ask for winter & spring training workouts. In addition, or instead if you don't attend a school or club that has a rowing program, you should contact the freshman coaches at Navy and ask them...
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    LOA versus COA

    They are the same. They are referred at various times as a "Letter of Assurance (LOA)", "Conditional Offer of Appointment (COA)" or "Guaranteed Offer of Appointment", the latter being the language that is actually in the email that you receive from Admissions. Which is interesting because, in my...
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    CVW .... Im Back

    Actually, drop me a line. I don't seem to have your current email. Best - Sam
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    CVW .... Im Back

    Hi Coach. Welcome back. Glad to hear that your daughter is pursuing her appointment. My best to you, her and Dan. I'll drop you an email. We should get caught up. Sam
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    BGO interview

    I have some thoughts. To my way of thinking, extraordinary candidates (and that could mean extraordinarily good or bad) necessitate a little extra research. I never assign a candidate the highest or lowest overall rating without speaking to another objective and independent adult first. As an...
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    BGO interview Response?

    As an Area Coordinator, I would find this unacceptable -- at least of a BGO. I can't speak for ALOs. It's a little odd to me that neither the BGO nor the ALO responded. It makes me wonder whether there is a problem with your email address or email server. In general, under no circumstances...
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    BGO interview impact on application

    I wouldn't say that. We know exactly how BGO input is used and how it affects the process. How much weight it carries is subjective and is at the discretion of the Admissions Board. We don't know and aren't told how much our observations affect any given candidate's application. We simply try to...
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    Memorizing Rates of the Day

    Perfect. They term what your son is experiencing "positive pressure with a purpose". Capt MJ just succinctly described the purpose.
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    Plebe summer numbers?

    I'm also reasonably sure that Tango company for 2020 hasn't even been formed yet. Or at least it hadn't as of the end of last week. So even if a Plebe has asked to drop, there is no out processing company in place yet. They will be watched, counseled, etc., but the actually drop process won't...
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    Does # of nominations increase chance of acceptance

    As usnabog08 already said, you are incorrect. In our portal, we see the status of each candidate's medical, physical and board qualification. Usnabgo08 was also correct in saying that was are asked not to inform candidates of their Board qualification status. And also, the correct term for the...
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