February 26th

packchamps

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Hi,

On the 3q letter it mentions that, "...most offers of admission will be tendered between February 26th and May 1st". The statement above does not allude to it, but will there be a secondary wave of appointments this coming week?
 
Hi,

On the 3q letter it mentions that, "...most offers of admission will be tendered between February 26th and May 1st". The statement above does not allude to it, but will there be a secondary wave of appointments this coming week?
Im no expert but from what I have heard from past years applicants they recieved their appointments around that time frame so I would guess that they do send out another wave like the first 300 they sent out about a month or so ago.
 
Hi,

On the 3q letter it mentions that, "...most offers of admission will be tendered between February 26th and May 1st". The statement above does not allude to it, but will there be a secondary wave of appointments this coming week?
I am wondering that also!
 
My DS also received that 3Q letter talking about being placed into NWL and appointment to be made between Feb 26 - May 1st. But, to our surprise, he got his appointment on Feb 17th. Best pleasant surprise ever!!
Wish you all very best news in coming days. It's marvelous.
 
Do appointments ever happen without receiving a 3Q letter?? DS is medically qualified, I can't imagine he isn't academically qualified (3.9 GPA, 33 ACT), but we never heard anything about his CFA so we don't know if he passed. He has two nominations as well. Just wondering if a 3Q letter always happens.
 
There is a thread here under USMA, that is self entered appointments for the Class of 2023. Have no clue how accurate it is, but if you look at the dates the candidates received their appointments, there is no rhyme or reason to them. It appears as if USMA has "rolling" admissions meaning that as files are sent to the admissions committee, when decisions are made appointments go out. Looking at the thread, there aren't any real "blocks" of appointments, but rather appointments that arrive day to day (if the posts are indeed accurate). Again....I DO NOT KNOW HOW ACCURATE THIS IS, only what is posted.
 
Do appointments ever happen without receiving a 3Q letter?? DS is medically qualified, I can't imagine he isn't academically qualified (3.9 GPA, 33 ACT), but we never heard anything about his CFA so we don't know if he passed. He has two nominations as well. Just wondering if a 3Q letter always happens.

Mine did not get a 3q letter but got an appointment.
 
There is a thread here under USMA, that is self entered appointments for the Class of 2023. Have no clue how accurate it is, but if you look at the dates the candidates received their appointments, there is no rhyme or reason to them. It appears as if USMA has "rolling" admissions meaning that as files are sent to the admissions committee, when decisions are made appointments go out. Looking at the thread, there aren't any real "blocks" of appointments, but rather appointments that arrive day to day (if the posts are indeed accurate). Again....I DO NOT KNOW HOW ACCURATE THIS IS, only what is posted.

Hard to tell anything by the dates entered on that thread. Since it is self-reported and people don't even follow the recommended format some of those dates are date the MOC notified, date the portal turned, or date the BFE arrived which means they could be correct or off by +/- 5 days.
 
My DS is certainly under the impression that a second wave is coming because, in addition to the language in the 3Q letter he received, he read somewhere (on his portal I believe) to be sure to check your portal on Feb. 26.
 
Do appointments ever happen without receiving a 3Q letter?? DS is medically qualified, I can't imagine he isn't academically qualified (3.9 GPA, 33 ACT), but we never heard anything about his CFA so we don't know if he passed. He has two nominations as well. Just wondering if a 3Q letter always happens.
It is my understanding that if he has a green check for the CFA then he passed. They will let you know or the check will go red if he needs to redo anything. Sounds like he is good to go:)
 
My DD was green and she reached out to confirm and then videos were rejected for form portal turned red . She made corrective action and re-uploaded the videos and they were approved then portal went back green. Can’t hurt to reach out especially considering deadline is approaching.
 
My DD was green and she reached out to confirm and then videos were rejected for form portal turned red . She made corrective action and re-uploaded the videos and they were approved then portal went back green. Can’t hurt to reach out especially considering deadline is approaching.

Yeah, I think I'm going to tell DS to email the major that handles his admissions. He has been really helpful for him and DS emailed him when he had everything done to ask if anything further was needed but never heard back. Until then, the major had been very responsive so I'm hoping he is good to go but like you said, can't hurt to ask!
 
At this point and time, the best path to answer these questions, is to direct them to your RC. Any local point of contact will have limited information

I wish you all the best of luck. The waiting can be agonizing!

Push Hard, Press Forward
 
I know how difficult it is, BUT TRY and not prod your son to do things. Discuss things with him, but it is time for him to take responsibility in following up with his Major in Admissions, if it gets related that mom or dad is prodding or helping it does not reflect good on his maturity or drive. I can relate because our sons' (twins) are in the decision phase right now and after speaking with some other parents as well Mr. Mullen from DoDMERB, we have stepped back and allowed our sons' to manage their own affairs and decide for themselves how to address issues. We are definitely there as "sounding boards" for any discussion they want to have, but if they want to be military officers and go to an academy then THEY need to handle these issues by themselves. Remember, if successful, come summer YOU will not be there to help them! Some other parents have affirmed this approach, and although they uniformly felt like the rest of us do, they also said that if our young adults cannot handle the admissions process without us, they will probably be in trouble if appointed when decisions and actions will be required without our advice. Talk with him, give him advice if he asks, but don't direct, let him start figuring out for himself how to finish things off... Just my humble opinion..:)
 
Hi,

On the 3q letter it mentions that, "...most offers of admission will be tendered between February 26th and May 1st". The statement above does not allude to it, but will there be a secondary wave of appointments this coming week?

To paraphrase @kinnem from another thread -- "most offers of admission will be tendered between February 26th and May 1st" simply means that "most offers of admission will be tendered between February 26th and May 1st" -- neither candidates nor parents should try to read anything hidden messages into statements like this.

Yes, the wait is frustrating but, IMHO, circle May 1st on the calendar and label it as USMA Announcement Date. If you get your notification earlier, great, but if you set your expectation on February 26th, you'll be disappointed each day you do not receive a status change announcement in your inbox.
 
I know how difficult it is, BUT TRY and not prod your son to do things. Discuss things with him, but it is time for him to take responsibility in following up with his Major in Admissions, if it gets related that mom or dad is prodding or helping it does not reflect good on his maturity or drive. I can relate because our sons' (twins) are in the decision phase right now and after speaking with some other parents as well Mr. Mullen from DoDMERB, we have stepped back and allowed our sons' to manage their own affairs and decide for themselves how to address issues. We are definitely there as "sounding boards" for any discussion they want to have, but if they want to be military officers and go to an academy then THEY need to handle these issues by themselves. Remember, if successful, come summer YOU will not be there to help them! Some other parents have affirmed this approach, and although they uniformly felt like the rest of us do, they also said that if our young adults cannot handle the admissions process without us, they will probably be in trouble if appointed when decisions and actions will be required without our advice. Talk with him, give him advice if he asks, but don't direct, let him start figuring out for himself how to finish things off... Just my humble opinion..:)

Yeah, I told him he should email and he says nope LOL. He says the major is likely very busy and he has all green check marks and it says if they are all green then he's good. Okay, fine...he never listens to me :D
 
@jrwork, YEP, know the feeling, right now..:) But they do need to do this on their own as we cannot be there directing them to the right turns at every stage in life. To be successful, they need to accomplish this whole SA things on their own, then they will be confident they can handle things when they get to the academy..:)
 
@jrwork, YEP, know the feeling, right now..:) But they do need to do this on their own as we cannot be there directing them to the right turns at every stage in life. To be successful, they need to accomplish this whole SA things on their own, then they will be confident they can handle things when they get to the academy..:)

Well, DS received his 3Q letter today. As much as I hate to admit it, looks like he was right...he had all green check marks and never bothered the major. And now the wait continues LOL
 
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