Szpieg,
As one of those who was put on the National (Indefinite) Waiting List this year I certainly agree with you. You have no idea how frustrating it is to live and go to High School @ West Point.
14 people from my high school applied and were either accepted for direct admission or to the prep school. Little old me, in a catch-22 position, will have to reapply next year, probably through Civil Prep since that's my best chance to get into the Class of 2015.
The problems admissions is facing comes from the fact that they sent out too many acceptances and got too many yes's. As I said above the class right now sits at 1450. It'll be interesting too see how they balance it out in the coming years as well as how many of those who accepted their appointments end up leaving.
My advice: DO EVERYTHING YOU CAN TO BOOST YOUR APPLICATION
-Tru3