Given the pattern from years past, I would guess responses may come out anywhere from mid-April to mid-May. A few years ago admissions said April 1 would be the decision date and a lot of people freaked out when they didn’t have a decision in their In Box by COB that day. Welcome to the military people. About a week later, in a very Everybody Gets A Trophy move, they uniformly placed all unaccepted applicants on the wait list. I guess they took a few from the waitlist, and then about a week later the denial e-mails came out. All of this to say that you will hear back when you hear back.
The move to virtual this summer is interesting, and necessary given what is happening on the Yard right now. But to only drop the cost from $900 to $600? I understand that they will be mailing the swag and some needed experiment material to each participant, but that is still a lot for a week of virtual. (NASS dropped down to $300.) As sitting in front of a laptop has been school all year, DS has zero interest in doing this camp virtually this summer. We’re putting our money toward camps that will be in person and he said he’ll apply to STEM again next year. Part of his trip was going to be visiting family in the area, plus the amazing facilities at USNA are part of the draw. But for those that still wish to attend, I hope it is a worthwhile experience! I'm sure USNA will make it great!
