April is a great month!

i also got my TWE today and it was dated the 8th. AFROTC at St Thomas in MN for me next year.
 
Big picture -- the Armed Forces will benefit from some great midshipmen and cadets a few years down the line, all to the good. I appreciate their decision to serve and wish them luck as they navigate SA disappointment and persevere via another route. :thumb:
 
Got my TWE today! I am currently a NROTC Midshipman on scholarship so this news is a slight bit less disappointing than it could have been. It is still a tough pill to swallow though! I really can't say if I will be applying for a third time or not...?

Good Luck to those who are still waiting to find out. Congratulations to a tremendous group of lucky young men and women who successfully gained appointment. We shall all meet in the Fleet!
 
Sad to say, we just got home from vacation and our son's TWE was waiting as well. Thanks to all that have been so positive on this forum. We'll try again for next year. Best wishes to all that have posted.
 
Plan B

My son got the TWE yesterday. Obviously just as everyone else here, he was very disappointed. On checking in to say good night last evening he asked, "where is that letter now?" I told him in the LR on the table, he said, "good, I am going to pin it up where I can see it in my room and keep that as a fresh reminder while I work hard to get in next year" Wow, great response on his part even in the face of the heavy heart and disappointment.

Good luck to all whether the academy, ROTC or other universities. Round two for us here starting now.
 
[QUOTE][/QUOTE]good, I am going to pin it up where I can see it in my room and keep that as a fresh reminder while I work hard to get in next year"

As a parent you must be proud, I would be. These young men and women have been faced with great disappointment this week, and so many have decided to not be deterred. What a proud feeling!

Rise above the disappointment and you will be rewarded. Finally, when you do receive your appointment it will be that much sweeter!

Good Luck to everyone still waiting!
 
No news today...

Nothing in the mail today in the Chicago area; I guess my son will have to make a call to admissions to see what his status is. Talk about nerve racking...
 
Curious?

Unfortunately my Daughter got the TWE a couple of days ago. QQQ'd max physical fitness, 3 varsity sports captain, 2 nominations, standard scores in the acceptable range, such is her fate. She has been accepted at two very prestigious (NESCAC) colleges and has yet to hear from the UCGA.

Here is my question: Why are some applicants who are deemed not qualified for admission offered the prep option, and those who are deemed qualified (QQQ'd) not. My perception (I stand to be corrected) is that the applicants (in general) who are early on deferred to the prep option are not as qualified as the those that make it to April 15 and are three Q'd.

Someone in the know, or even a guess is appreciated.

Thank you
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go-n-nuts said:
Unfortunately my Daughter got the TWE a couple of days ago. QQQ'd max physical fitness, 3 varsity sports captain, 2 nominations, standard scores in the acceptable range, such is her fate. She has been accepted at two very prestigious (NESCAC) colleges and has yet to hear from the UCGA.

Here is my question: Why are some applicants who are deemed not qualified for admission offered the prep option, and those who are deemed qualified (QQQ'd) not. My perception (I stand to be corrected) is that the applicants (in general) who are early on deferred to the prep option are not as qualified as the those that make it to April 15 and are three Q'd.

Someone in the know, or even a guess is appreciated.

Thank you
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I have the same question you do because my son is in a similar situation, although he is wait-listed.
 
ditto here - seems like naps should be for those close but not chosen - its confusing - while my son asked about naps, wanting to make it clear he would accept that if admissions deemed that appropriate - yet BGO told him repeatedly that NAPS wasn't for him - that it was for dummies.
 
yet dummies that the ACADEMY has chosen to go to the prep school to be at the academy later..now i'm curious, why would a BGO ever say something like that about NAPSTERS?
 
There is a preliminary application review board. Most NAPSTers who applied were not academically qualified, and were rejected from that preliminary review board. Those rejected applications start an entirely new applicant pool, and kids with a lot of potential but still need academic help are chosen for NAPS. My guess is really qualified kids who got TWE were still in the running for academy appointment when NAPSters were rejected initially. But the admissions didn't see them as competitive enough for the actual academy. It's an odd system, and I don't really see how it works but I'm almost positive that's what happens. I got my offer to NAPS in February, so I know my application was eliminated from the academys pile quickly.
 
the board sees something that they like in all of us here now, that's why they sent us here..yes we all needed a little more ac prep, but by referring to NAPSTERS as dummies is quite an insult as we all work hard to earn our appointment
 
larry2013 said:
ditto here - seems like naps should be for those close but not chosen - its confusing - while my son asked about naps, wanting to make it clear he would accept that if admissions deemed that appropriate - yet BGO told him repeatedly that NAPS wasn't for him - that it was for dummies.
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While it's hard to believe a BGO would say such a thing, it's equally hard to believe a parent would repeat it on a forum for USNA candidates.

Apparently the WPQ concept is unclear to you. If you're comparing your child's test scores and GPA to NAPS candidates, and you find the NAPSters wanting, you are not getting the 'W' element of the equation. The interview? The essay? The CFA?

USNA knows what it's doing. It may hurt to hear it, but right now, the candidates who got NAPS have something your child does not have. Otherwise NAPS would be strictly limited to recruited athletes and prior enlisted.

Should your child continue w/ the process, apply again, and gain admission, I urge you to discourage him or her from repeating this kind of statement at the Academy. He or she may be speaking to one of the former NAPSters I know, such as one on the Dean's list, one on the Supe's list, or one headed to the London School of Economics.

Or maybe it'll be a "dummie" like Sen. John McCain. Or his son, Jack.

Good luck to all the candidates and applicants.
 
HANNAH1212 said:
There is a preliminary application review board. Most NAPSTers who applied were not academically qualified, and were rejected from that preliminary review board. Those rejected applications start an entirely new applicant pool, and kids with a lot of potential but still need academic help are chosen for NAPS. My guess is really qualified kids who got TWE were still in the running for academy appointment when NAPSters were rejected initially. But the admissions didn't see them as competitive enough for the actual academy. It's an odd system, and I don't really see how it works but I'm almost positive that's what happens. I got my offer to NAPS in February, so I know my application was eliminated from the academys pile quickly.
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I apologize - this is much more tactful explanation.
 
Also I believe Prep schools help diversify the Academies. Especially in the case of a candidate who is applying coming from a not so strong school, they will be offered Prep in order to be academically qualified.
 
NorthernCalMother said:
Apparently the WPQ concept is unclear to you. If you're comparing your child's test scores and GPA to NAPS candidates, and you find the NAPSters wanting, you are not getting the 'W' element of the equation.
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NorthernCalMother, please explain the acronym "WPQ" - I do not understand what it means.

Thank you.
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Sorry, NHUSNAhopeful.

WPQ is the Whole Person Score (Quotient? Quantifier? Help me, BGOs?). It's how USNA scores applicants, and includes much more than test scores and class rank.
 
NorCalMom is right...there seems to be this vast misconception that NAPS is taking the short bus to the academy. I'm gonna be a NAPSter and I think there's something to be said about spending 5 years in military school, rather than the traditional 4. Maybe the kids at NAPS weren't completely qualified but were so rich in character and everything else that USNA looks for that they couldn't be turned down. I know how bad I wanted this, and I also know that the academy has a better idea of whats going on than any of us.
I'm inconceivably proud to say that I was chosen for a reason, and I am by no means a "dummie". Afterall, look where I'll be headed a year from this very moment.
 
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