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That’s alright, obviously nothing is absolutely necessary for acceptance. You’re on the right path and doing everything you can do to make it. In my opinion that’s the biggest part is your dedication and your drive to succeed. Keep up the good work!

Dang I’m sorry. Like you said, at least you tried and that’s all you have the power to do. As has been said many times, SS has no effect as far as points on your actual application, so definitely don’t get discouraged. However, as has also been suggested, try to attend boys/girls state because...

Hello all. Very excited as I just received my candidate packet to continue with my USNA application. Just wanted to inform the forum that these are being sent out currently for class of 2024 and applicants should be on the lookout.

^^ definitely second that from ekb. As has been stressed often on this forum, being accepted into AIM or SS has pretty much no bearing on whether one is ultimately appointed to an academy.

For sure contact admissions. I was originally rejected from USAFA SS this year, no waitlist or anything. However, I contacted admissions a few days later and somehow they ended up reviewing my application and offering acceptance. I say don’t give up. I know my situation with that was very...

Thanks, been viewing the forum for a while and finally decided to join. Felt like I provided good comments until this post. Obviously facts only come from admissions and I am not trying to sell myself as them. Will rectify that in the future. Also there are clearly people more knowledgeable than...

^^ agreed. My apologies for speaking when I didn’t need too. I wanted the best answer for the thread and saying something controversial often motivates people to answer your question with the best information possible, like A6E in this case. Thank you for the help, I will try to not make...

Agreed. Nobody really understands the correlation, one just has to keep trying their hardest and hope for the best when application time comes around.

@THParent Thank you. I did not wish to mislead anyone and should have looked at my information and phrasing more closely. Sadly, of all the BGO's and admissions officers I have spoken too, the tongue in cheek truth of NASS seems to be that it is a great step towards being appointed, and a much...

Thanks to everyone for clarifying, sorry my information was misleading. Obviously there is no fast track but I meant that if you were accepted to summer seminar admissions liked what they saw and will probably want to offer you if you can get your application done. Obviously nothing is...

If I am wrong please correct me but this is the information I have gathered about NASS and summer seminar generally.

I mean people say there is no correlation between being accepted into summer seminar and the academy, and there may not be, but the fact of the matter is there is hardly anyone who goes to NASS and then finishes out the USNA application process who doesn't get an appointment. The acceptance rate...

Very interesting. Commandant Goodwin is one of the kindest and most inspiring people I have ever met. Wonder what the issue is

@in_co_24 what does that religion section look like? I would wonder also why people don't list themselves as a considered "minority" religion to improve their chances, or do they?

@Yohan Congrats! I'm going session 1 so maybe I'll see you there!

@TexasAggie204 my HS also does not class rank, however my ACT is a 35. So same question, would you think taking the SAT would help in my case? Obviously it cannot hurt taking it unless I do poorly on it and have to send my SAT scores to USAFA, but I don't think I would have to do that. Also, my...

I have asked myself the same question @usafahopeful2024, as I am in a similar situation. I would love to know the answer if anyone can provide it.

Thanks! Hopefully I could have the same problem you do @FreshSquid23 in choosing between USAFA and USNA. Congratulations on your appointment to both.

@FreshSquid23 the same thing happened to me this year. USNA was very helpful in getting my NASS session switched because of the timing of boys state. I would also add that I have talked to many SA admissions officers about this specific conflict (I was accepted into USAFA SS, NASS, WPSLE and...

You're welcome! Happy to have at least offered some advice from personal experience. I really hope you can get off the waitlists, too. I can't wait to see what SS actually looks like because I can only find so much information on it from YouTube, the academy website and the forum, but I'm sure...