2010 Summer Dates

Thanks everyone! He's always wanted AF and always been interested in flying. Did a couple flight camps and has several hours of flight time in a Cessna. Went to the sports camp at AF and for an Army/AF game out there and for a visit this year.

However, this summer he did the summer seminars at all three academies and although he still wants AF, I think it really opened his eyes to what Navy had to offer, both in flying and in engineering and academics. As I said too, everyone he's come into contact with from Navy has just been super helpful, motivated, and enthusiastic, which has to rub off. Incidentally, I spent a semester at Navy as an exchange cadet so could tell him a little about it.

He's just never been as impressed with WP. He would still take it over a civilian school because I think he really wants the academy experience and wants to be in the military. I am confident the Army would be his last choice of the three, and he certainly believes the aeronautical engineering programs and opportunities to fly would be way better at one of the other two academies. He also didn't have a great experience at summer seminar there - it was okay, but he met a lot of people that didn't seem to want to be there and had some negative attitudes overall (cadets, not other high-schoolers). Not much that he did there appealed that much to him. He wasn't even that sure he wanted to go to the summer seminar there - think dad and I convinced him WP was worth another look (he'd also gone to soccer camp there).

So as sad as we as parents/grads are about it, it's all about what's best for him. Honestly, the biggest reason I'd love for him to go to WP would be just to go back for football games and to hear how much "the corps has"! Probably not a really good justification for him! Far better for him to have the academic and career options he wants.

Incidentally, he has a good friend that he met through these boards that he went to all 3 summer seminars with. He desperately, 100 percent wants Navy and today was given an LOA from West Point! So they're both rejoicing on one hand and stressing out on the other!
 
LOA arriver yesterday

My Son received his LOA from the Naval Academy yesterday - we're doing the happy dance.

The certificate is really nice!
 
Congratulations! :thumb:

My son is still waiting for his certificate. His B&G officer stopped by on Thursday night and dropped him off a couple Blue Angels posters and congratulated him again and said he should have it soon. But we'll be really happy too when he has it in his hands!

Good luck!
 
LOA

Congrats on the LOA. My son received his in September last year, but only received a letter so indicating. He never received a certificate until he received the Appointment package. He is now in Day43 of Plebe Summer; we just returned from PPW.
Remember, apply for ALL nominations available to you. If the Congressmen fall through the NA can only use the VP if you have applied! Some state Senators and Reps purposely do not give noms to LOA holders, believing they can maximize their slate by assuming the NA will find a nom for the LOA holders. It usually works, BUT there are stories of those with LOA's that do not receive Appointments. Apply for every one you can!
 
Yeah, it's been two weeks and still nothing. He emailed his regional director who replied back to him that it had been approved and he was welcome to indicate it on his nomination applications (he's been holding them waiting for it), but that he may not receive it actually until September. He said the nomination sources would allow him to add it in later once he physically received it. Maybe those folks saying that they were never actually sent until September were correct. He now knows two other people from summer seminar who received LOA's to West Point and is kind of miffed that he hasn't gotten one from them! :rolleyes: (Although he definitely wants Navy far more).
 
My son got an LoA last week from USMA but didn't receive a certificate, just a letter.
 
USMA loa

We were told we were to receive an loa from USMA via email, but have not received anything. How long should we wait until recontacting admissions.
 
My son never got an email about the LOA from USMA, just the letter in the mail. The admissions officer had called us to have my son's transcripts faxed (as he said he wanted to take him to the board for an early LOA). Within a few days of that he got the letter. Who did your email come from? If it was from admissions, I would probably wait until it had been a week from your email and then send them an email stating you hadn't received anything yet.
 
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