1. I did my nomination interviews in early December and heard back from my congresswoman in late January. My congresswoman told me over the phone that I got the principal nomination (WA-08), but I have heard some do not tell the nominee they just let the academy know who their principal is. I checked my portal every day and saw that I had a couple of nominations on there, but no one had informed me of the type or from whom, so I waited. Then a week later I got a phone call.
2. My classmates and I discuss this every day, we have no idea. The upperclassmen constantly reassure us that this is not the typical academy life and it will be better when things are back to normal. We do not even know the plans for Thanksgiving or Christmas break yet, and that is not too far from now. My personal opinion is no. I think out of precaution and to keep cadets at the academy, we will continue to wear masks and have restrictions here until the rest of America and other colleges are back to normal.