Early Action - Are they all LOAs or some MOC

My son was EA last year and received his LOA on Christmas Eve. I saw postings where others were deferred in Jan


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That would be so awesome to get it on Christmas Eve.
If they intend to give you an LOA, but you already have a nomination, they just appoint you, right?
 
There's only 3 reasons to get an LOA instead of an appointment.

1. You haven't received a nomination yet.
2. Your medical hasn't been completed or your waiting on a medical waiver.
3. Your application isn't 100% complete.

If none of these 3 things apply, you can't get an LOA. You either receive an appointment or you are rejected and won't receive an appointment.

Remember, thousands of totally qualified individuals are going to be rejected. The academy can only accept a certain number of individuals. Just like any university. Just because you're qualified and meet all standards doesn't men you'll get accepted. There may be others who are more qualified.
 
Unfortunately, I know you're right. Nothing to do but hope and pray that I am one of the lucky few. But as each day goes on, I get more and more worried that the acceptance letter will never come :(
 
Baileydb, hang in there, stay positive, and enjoy your senior year. Remember, MOST of the appointments aren't received until March. It really is the minority that is hearing this early. It just seems like a high number, probably because a high amount of individuals who seek information on this forum are your top tier candidates and those from military families (eligible for Pres. nom).

My DD is one of those holding up the slate with no CFA...She took it at NASS, and "passed" but didn't do any pull ups, so she hasn't submitted any scores to USAFA. She planned to retake in early October after working out really hard, only to tweak her ankle in a soccer game. So needless to say, she didn't want to take it again until she is back in running shape too. If all goes as planned she will retake first week of January and should be able to knock out at least 3 pull-ups.
 
falconchic88 said:
Baileydb, hang in there, stay positive, and enjoy your senior year. Remember, MOST of the appointments aren't received until March. It really is the minority that is hearing this early. It just seems like a high number, probably because a high amount of individuals who seek information on this forum are your top tier candidates and those from military families (eligible for Pres. nom).

My DD is one of those holding up the slate with no CFA...She took it at NASS, and "passed" but didn't do any pull ups, so she hasn't submitted any scores to USAFA. She planned to retake in early October after working out really hard, only to tweak her ankle in a soccer game. So needless to say, she didn't want to take it again until she is back in running shape too. If all goes as planned she will retake first week of January and should be able to knock out at least 3 pull-ups.
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I think at this point, the CFA is my biggest stumbling block. I was under the impression that if they didn't like your score, they would ask you to retake it automatically, so I did it Oct 29 so I could meet the EA deadline. Haven't been asked to retake it yet, but I know I didn't do stellar...I think I got 74 sit ups, 30 pushups, 1 pullup, 36 bball throw, 8:45 mile (eesh, I know) and 11.3 ish on the shuttle. Hoping those scores aren't disqualifying, but we will see.
Weirdly, I submitted the presidential nomination sheet, but never heard back. I think maybe I sent it to the wrong place. It's probably too late to fix now... Also possible that my Dad's service didn't qualify. He was 22 years full time national guard, so I'm not positive he qualified...
Anyways, thanks so much for the encouragement. Sorry if I vent too much here...but it is rare to come across people in real life who I can talk to about this, so this forum has pretty much become my diary, haha
 
baileydb, I am a USAF Reservist of 23 years and you have to include a copy of your Dad's Point Summary showing he has the minimum number of points or a copy of the "20 year Letter" that says he is eligible to retire. If you have not heard back from USAFA and it isn't showing in your portal then contact your counselor. My DS simply emailed the form and a scan of my point summary to his counselor and it showed up in the portal about a week later. It isn't too late to get the paperwork in.
 
mdrob214 said:
baileydb, I am a USAF Reservist of 23 years and you have to include a copy of your Dad's Point Summary showing he has the minimum number of points or a copy of the "20 year Letter" that says he is eligible to retire. If you have not heard back from USAFA and it isn't showing in your portal then contact your counselor. My DS simply emailed the form and a scan of my point summary to his counselor and it showed up in the portal about a week later. It isn't too late to get the paperwork in.
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Thank you for the suggestion. I e-mailed her asking if USAFA received the paperwork, and all I got back was "I do have your presidential nomination paperwork. I received it on 8 Sep." I am not sure whether I should reply asking about the status of my nomination or if that would be bugging her too much?
What do you think?
 
baileydb said:
Thank you for the suggestion. I e-mailed her asking if USAFA received the paperwork, and all I got back was "I do have your presidential nomination paperwork. I received it on 8 Sep." I am not sure whether I should reply asking about the status of my nomination or if that would be bugging her too much?
What do you think?
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They are almost certainly not going to settle the Presidential Nom appointees (there will only be 100) until very late in the process. I wouldn't bother them about it. Work on what you can control.
 
baileydb said:
Thank you for the suggestion. I e-mailed her asking if USAFA received the paperwork, and all I got back was "I do have your presidential nomination paperwork. I received it on 8 Sep." I am not sure whether I should reply asking about the status of my nomination or if that would be bugging her too much?
What do you think?
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I concur. If you said it wasn't in your portal yet and she said they had it, they do. I would check again in a few days and it may show up. I know my DS called to let them (and the swim coach) know he had a nomination from our Congressman and Senator. She said "thanks, got it." and about three days later it was in the system. Good luck. It is a long, patient (or not) road until March!
 
Bailey, My DDs CFA paperwork said that if you got your results in before Dec 31st and you failed, they would automatically ask you to retake it, if you get it in between Dec 31st and Jan 31st, you most likely will not be able to retake it even if you fail. SO, given that info, they will notify you if you didn't pass to retake by Jan 31.
 
kinnem said:
They are almost certainly not going to settle the Presidential Nom appointees (there will only be 100) until very late in the process. I wouldn't bother them about it. Work on what you can control.
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That's not 100% accurate, but generally yes. There are some that received appointments with only a presidential in October before Mocs even interviewed and gave out nominations. But these are usually rare and special cases. Normally part of what some call the no brainers club. Meaning these applicants got their application completed in the summer and they are so good that historical data shows they'd receive an appointment no matter what. But this is rare. As you said, most will will done later. It's not uncommon too for the academy to change where your appointment is slated against. E.g. You could have an appointment with a presidential today, but because you also have a MOC nomination, they change your appointment to the MOC slate and use the presidential on someone else.
 
Wow, thanks for clearing that up for me! I was kind of under the impression that all the Presidential nominations were handed out already! Thanks so much!
 
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