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A few days before my son received an appt to USAFA, his Mandarin teacher had been contacted by someone in admissions. They were curious how fluent he was after taking 3 years of this language. The other academies did not inquire about languages to our knowledge.

Completely agree...the process is nuts! The presidential nomination is a wonderful thing for kids of service members, however I do think my son was relieved when nominations were earned by his own merit. He was incredibly grateful for the Pres nom and bc of that specific nomination he was able...

Sorry! I meant October 2018 and I have no idea how to edit my original post!

Omg...I am such a flake! Yes! I am talking about last year. :) It was a really nice surprise, it would have been awesome if he had accepted the appointment the very same day. He tortured us for months, making us wait out the USMA appointment. Even tho my husband is retired Army, we were rooting...

My kid was not one to "collect" noms to be cool. Despite my son's best efforts, his exciting news fell on deaf ears with many powers that be. It's a busy time of year for MOC's. He declined USAFA's appointment immediately following the USNA appt, changed his nomination preferences to West Point...

Because my son had a presidential nom, he received his appointment on October 26th, 2019. No LOA or anything prior to that. He eventually received the other MOC noms etc in January but from what I can tell, receiving an October appointment meant he was one of those 100 kids to get slotted for...

We went to a running store to have my son check out some shoes for Plebe Summer. Our sales associate was a mom whose kids attended the same high school. She had tons of questions, at the end of it all she was in tears, so proud and excited for him. She even gave him a nice military discount. It...

Congratulations! Go celebrate!

Not only do we not have a valedictorian, we no longer have a homecoming or Prom king and queen, reasons for not wanting to offend transgender students. I find this logic ridiculous as this does not help include any particular group...it just excludes everyone IMHO.

Thank you everyone! And I agree with every post. My son does not care if his appointment is recognized or not. I care because like A1Janitor mentioned, my son is choosing to defend everyone in that room. I think its a special distinction. I'm probably being selfish and braggy, but wow am I proud...

Thank you so much!

Hello everyone! Is it common to have cadets/midshipman recognized at this event? I tried doing a quick search bc I recall a chat about the USNA tuition being equated to a $450,000 scholarship. I would love to have my son recognized for this as they took away Valedictorian and several other...

Pulling for you a.lo1021! Keep us posted.

Hang in there @Saralee. April is right around the corner. I don't think anyone can be certain of the number of appointments given so far. For what its worth, I agree with Love4monsters, these forums are supposed to be a form of support and encouragement, not mockery and ridicule. Please remember...

Thank you so much!

Besides Parent/Plebe weekend, are there other designated weekends to visit mids before the holidays?

unfortunately, my son's lacrosse schedule makes a Spring visit near impossible, but we have seen the Academy in its warmer days. We also had a CVW last march and it snowed! I am very biased to the Yard, it's always breath taking to me. I also remind myself that the academy is his location for 4...

I can't thank you enough for all your insight. My son is struggling with choosing between USNA and USMA. My husband is a 20 year army vet (1 deployment) and he truly feels Navy is for my son. He has been certified to scuba dive since he was 10, loves the water, loves boats, loves to fly, loves...

Yes, thank you @OldRetSWO!