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Direct appointments are from your congressional rep, senator, VP that indicate that you are their choice for appointment. Instead of sending in 10 or so nominations for applicants and allowing the academy to choose, they are dictating the individual that gets the appointment, this guarantees the...

I believe that the appointments made already are applicants that are recruited athletes with LOA’s, recruited academic students, and direct appointments. It makes sense for the Academy to get the appointments that are guaranteed out of the way first, so they know what/how many spots are open...

Received Hartzler's Principal Nom to USMA.

DS just received a nomination to USMA and USNA from MO-4. He has a LOA to West Point, but not USNA, so now it’s all about deciding which is the best fit for him. Pretty exciting times!

Getting an endorsement does help. My DS has committed for baseball and was initially told last summer that he would not be blue chipped as they felt his academic record would be competitive for admission, but would be endorsed by the program. I assumed that would mean a LOA....but he never...

I am currently a junior and wondering what the exact date I can begin the application process. I completed the questionnaire on 1-1-17 and see that I can apply for SLE on 1-17-17. Feel like I'm missing something but can't figure out what it is. Thanks for the help.