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1) delta28/NROTC-MO/CU Boulder 2) mackandcheese1667/NROTC/Georgia Southern 3) Thegirlinthefireplace/NROTC/USC 4) FlyNavy26/NROTC/Notre Dame 5) FrozenUndertheTundra/NROTC/Texas A&M 6) Holden100/NROTC/Vanderbilt 7) EngineerMom/NROTC/Purdue 8) gniyji/NROTC/Berkeley 9) takedown28/NROTC/Virginia Tech...

Kudos to you for working hard. If your dream is to serve, this is not a dead end. One of my boys got rejected from everything his senior year (NROTC, USNA, USMA) but did not give up. He went to Marion Military Institute for one year and is now in his second year at USMA. I now know others who...

Agree it depends. Two examples of maybe getting help: 1. DS was awarded 4yr AROTC and received a call from the PMS at Duke to ask if he really wanted to come to Duke - the implication being that he could help with admissions if he committed. DS had just received an appointment to USMA and turned...

Is it reasonable to expect they will meet this week?

Any sense as to whether applications are viewed in the order received? DD submitted hers well before the first board but portal still says no decision has been made.

Military Junior College. There are several which have programs specifically designed for service academy applicants. Georgia, Marion, Valley Forge, New Mexico, and I think one other.

Same here. DS2 was very competitive first time around but somehow did not make the cut. A year of self prep at a MJC was the best thing for him. Second attempt was successful. The extra year of experience was invaluable.

M USERNAME DS/DD/SELF LOA/No LOA APPT DATE STATUS STATE NOM SOURCE DIRECT/NON-DIRECT 1 Vogelsang Self LOA 3-Nov-21 Accepted ME Presidential Direct Appointment 2 nunz6 Self LOA 20-Oct-21 Will Decline NY Presidential Direct Appointment 3 TropicJustice DS LOA 22-Oct-21 Undecided VA...

DS1 only got a call from the MOC for the NOM. No call for the appointment. DS2 got the call for the appointment. Same MOC three years apart. Call came before anything showed up in the portal. Congrats!

Every state is different, but in some cases the MOCs coordinate with the senators to spread out the candidates between the slates and give the most opportunity to everyone. This is possibly a case in point, assuming you and your classmate are highly qualified and only one of you received a...

For A-Day in 2019 our DS was not allowed to stay with us all night. He had to report back at 1am, if memory serves. It could be different every year, but consider how far you want to drive at that time of night to return your cadet to post and then get yourself back to bed.

@Humey, I think what makes this scandal so sensational is that most of us can relate directly, in that we and/or our kids have gone through this process. Contrasted with shockers like Madoff (rich people lost money) or Enron (Wall Street greed took down one company), this one hits home. In our...

May mean nothing, but last year's DIY appointment thread had 132 lines. So far there are only 97 this year. Feels like room for more. Best wishes to all.

1) USMC-USMA-DAD / DS / LOA / 25-Oct-18 / Accepted / FL / Presidential / Direct Appointment 2) LWHW / DS / LOA / 26-Sep-18 / Accepted / TX / Congressional / College Re-Applicant 3) dieselvaden / DS/ LOA / 09-Dec-18 / Accepted / GA / ROTC, Congressional / Direct Appointment 4) upstateny2023 / DD...

In our state (MA) the senators coordinate with the Reps so as not to duplicate any noms and “spread the wealth.” You only need one nom, so the senators wait until the Reps submit their slates and award to additional applicants. My DS got calls from both senate offices with this message. Other...

Don’t worry too much about lack of APs. The Academy will consider what classes you take relative to what is available. If you continue to take the most rigorous course load offered at your school it will help.

Strong academics and lots of ECAs. I think you have already identified two areas for improvement, namely ACT (crucial) and sports. Varsity letters really help, as well as participation in some kind of team sport. Football has a position for everyone, for example. The other thing I didn’t see was...

Same here.

Actually that's not the best way to look at your situation. There are up to 670 slates submitted each year by MOCs/VP. Total class enrollment is about 2X that number, so only half of the class "wins" their slate. The other half come from a national pool of qualified, nominated candidates. Once...

If it is similar to USMA, my DS was contacted a few days after accepting to get fingerprinted. Then a week later with some admin questions. Then another week later with a huge questionnaire on background check, etc. This one seems to be more general to the DoD. He has been uploading all sorts of...