Current Plebe - Ask Away!

Goal2004 said:
This just crossed my mind, what if you get thirsty in the middle of the night? Can you have a water bottle by your bed? At hone we have the habit if drinking a full glass of water as soon as we wake up. It does the body good I heard
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I thought that was milk's slogan? :)
 
Goal2004 said:
This just crossed my mind, what if you get thirsty in the middle of the night? Can you have a water bottle by your bed? At hone we have the habit if drinking a full glass of water as soon as we wake up. It does the body good I heard
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yes you can have a water bottle.....my DD always has one full of water
 
Even over plebe summer, you will always have access to a water source. Just try not to make too much noise at night when you are supposed to be asleep :)
 
And don't eat too many goodies and sweets from the care packages of your classmates during plebe summer! Ended up in the head at 0130 from WAY too many cookies, and it was not fun!! ;)
 
Flip flops, crocs, Birkenstock’s can you wear them while you relaxing in your room? Or do you go barefoot
 
Probably not much relaxing in the room during plebe summer. For the rest of plebe year
it would be a "possibly" but your upperclass could judge it to be out of uniform.
 
Old Navy BGO said:
They issued flip flops (shower shoes) and slippers back in the day (about 100 years ago).
If you want to be comfortable, I recommend pink bunny ear slippers - you will be popular with the upperclass)
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Planning actually on gold ballerina slippers
 
OldRetSWO said:
Probably not much relaxing in the room during plebe summer. For the rest of plebe year
it would be a "possibly" but your upperclass could judge it to be out of uniform.
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Not but I’m for real. Being on clise toe shoes all day brings humidity = fungus = smell I guess just socks?
 
Goal2004 said:
Not but I’m for real. Being on clise toe shoes all day brings humidity = fungus = smell I guess just socks?
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Plan on being in closed toe shoes for the vast majority of your waking hours during plebe summer.
 
Hi! I'm currently a freshman at my civilian university who's planning to apply in the coming cycle. I wanted to ask you, what do you think you did in your third application that made USNA accept you? Also, when it comes to the personal statement, you had to make a new one 3 different times, correct? Were there any difficulties with that for you, particularly on the third try?
 
@Dragomir The third time I applied I went all out and decided that I was not going to get rejected again. In college I took on every leadership opportunity that came my way and volunteered for everything in my NROTC unit. Academically, I got an excellent GPA and was taking around 20 credits. Outside of college I worked two jobs, played two sports, and organized a lot of volunteer opportunities to do work in the community. Over the summer all of the summer trainings got cancelled for NROTC, so I volunteered on a non-profit farm for 10-12 hours a day and that is honestly the reason I believe I was appointed. The man who owned the farm had a nephew who came to the Naval Academy and a son who went to Coast Guard and he wrote a really meaningful letter of recommendation that changed the course of my application.

The third time I applied I almost gave up. Knowing that I had done all these things beforehand and the Naval Academy did not want me was frustrating. My family and friends pushed me to finish the application and it was hard to complete the application. Even after all those things, plus 4 nominations from the state of Maryland which is absolutely unheard of, I still ended up being waitlisted. However, I received the call and now I am at this incredible institution making the most of this opportunity.

It is easy for me to say continue pushing because I eventually achieved my dream. I would be lying to you if I said it was an easy process to pick yourself up after rejection. However, I motivate you to work hard, make the sacrifices, and continue to apply if it is your dream. This place is the best decision I have made in my life and it is absolutely worth the grind to get in and the grind to stay here.
 
fullspeedahead said:
Knowing that I had done all these things beforehand and the Naval Academy did not want me was frustrating
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First, nobody who gets the TWE should ever assume " the Naval Academy does no want me ." Sure, there are some candidates who simply don't meet USNA admissions standards (i.e. Admission Board, Medical or CFA , aka 3Q), but I suspect that most who get this far are 3Q-- they are fully qualified, but then it becomes a function of filling the class with the "most qualified."

USNA looks favorably upon those persistent enough to reapply...see the very detailed Reapplication sticky above. However, persistence alone is not enough to get in...re-applicants should carefully consider where their application can be strengthened or "beefed up" and try to improve their application on Round 2.
 
@Old Navy BGO Thank you for adding this and it is an important aspect to consider.

However, being on the outside looking in was one of the most challenging things I have ever been through.

Adding salt to the wound that when I did get here, my roommate dropped out on induction day.
 
fullspeedahead said:
@Dragomir The third time I applied I went all out and decided that I was not going to get rejected again. In college I took on every leadership opportunity that came my way and volunteered for everything in my NROTC unit. Academically, I got an excellent GPA and was taking around 20 credits. Outside of college I worked two jobs, played two sports, and organized a lot of volunteer opportunities to do work in the community. Over the summer all of the summer trainings got cancelled for NROTC, so I volunteered on a non-profit farm for 10-12 hours a day and that is honestly the reason I believe I was appointed. The man who owned the farm had a nephew who came to the Naval Academy and a son who went to Coast Guard and he wrote a really meaningful letter of recommendation that changed the course of my application.

The third time I applied I almost gave up. Knowing that I had done all these things beforehand and the Naval Academy did not want me was frustrating. My family and friends pushed me to finish the application and it was hard to complete the application. Even after all those things, plus 4 nominations from the state of Maryland which is absolutely unheard of, I still ended up being waitlisted. However, I received the call and now I am at this incredible institution making the most of this opportunity.

It is easy for me to say continue pushing because I eventually achieved my dream. I would be lying to you if I said it was an easy process to pick yourself up after rejection. However, I motivate you to work hard, make the sacrifices, and continue to apply if it is your dream. This place is the best decision I have made in my life and it is absolutely worth the grind to get in and the grind to stay here.
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This is amazing! Thank you for the response, I'll make sure to keep grinding! I absolutely want to attend the Academy with all my heart.
 
80 days until I-Day (tentatively)!!!
Biggest piece of advice? I there anything you wish you had done/not-done in the final months before I-Day? Any and all advice, anecdotes, or random commentary about your final days of civilian life are appreciated.

Thank you so much for lending your perspective and experience!
 
It’s crazy that there is only 80 days left until I-Day. It flew by, but also took forever to get to this point and you will know exactly what I mean.

My biggest piece of advice is to give yourself time before reporting for I-Day. Make sure to run and get your paperwork done, but take time to relax and spend time with your family and friends before you leave. I had a month between my last day of school and my report day and I spent time going to St. Louis to visit family, going to the outer banks with my friends, and watching movies with my parents every night. You’ll thank yourself when you get here that you didn’t burn yourself out before plebe summer. I don’t regret anything I did before coming here.

@LT360 I also had my PCB this morning! Nice to just get it out the way.
 
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