DD is applying to USMA she attends an Independant school in another city. A girl from our local high school is being recruited as an athlete to the USMA .
Will this make the girl a MOC principle nomination to the academy and will it affect my DD chances of getting an Appointment?
Others more well-versed in USMA will reply, but here are some general comments, because I sense your stress:
- All appointees need a nom. Variety of sources.
- Recruited athletes need a nom. It can come from any of the usual sources, including MOC. There are also a number of noms that cannot be applied for which belong to the Superintendent, which can be used at his/her discretion. These can be used for highly desired candidates, which can include athletes.
You probably don't know what noms the athlete is eligible for and for which she has applied.
- The MOC has a choice of methods to fill out a slate, ranked or unranked, with or without a principal nom identified. USMA will evaluate candidates using their own criteria. Only if you know for sure what method is used, and who got the principal, if that method is used, can you speculate that the candidate with the p-nom and is triple-'ed will get an appointment.
- Your DD, assuming she has an MOC nom and is triple-q'ed, is competing against those on her MOC slate. If she does not get an appointment off her MOC slate, she will go into the national pool, competing against all others in same situation. USMA can fill out a certain percentage of the class with selections from that pool, and those appointments may or may not be charged to the MOC quota.