bubblyroses
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I notice you have three SAs' appointments. Big achievements! Congrats!As an update to my last thread about the USNA LOA, I just received the official appointment today!
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the last thread and helped with my confusion! Now I have a big decision to make.
Thank you! I’ve been talking to a lot of people and trying to weigh my decisions. I just don’t know what I want!I notice you have three SAs' appointments. Big achievements! Congrats!
Take your time; ignore external pressures.Thank you! I’ve been talking to a lot of people and trying to weigh my decisions. I just don’t know what I want!
Clearly you should go to the USCGAThank you! I’ve been talking to a lot of people and trying to weigh my decisions. I just don’t know what I want!
Added thought to my other post above:Thank you! I’ve been talking to a lot of people and trying to weigh my decisions. I just don’t know what I want!
That’s not quite how it works, @EmeraldPA. The SAs are now deciding to whom they want to offer appointments. They make more offers than will be accepted, knowing that about 15% will decline. Appointees have until May 1 to decide. After that, the SAs may — may! — turn to their waitlist if declines are greater than they’d anticipated.Consider your options and make a decision so the other two academies can move on and maybe offer some of us a slot!
I stand corrected, thank you for clarifying.That’s not quite how it works, @EmeraldPA. The SAs are now deciding to whom they want to offer appointments. They make more offers than will be accepted, knowing that about 15% will decline. Appointees have until May 1 to decide. After that, the SAs may — may! — turn to their waitlist if declines are greater than they’d anticipated.
In other words, the SAs build in ample buffer — sending more BFEs than they know will be accepted. It’s not as if an appointee declines in late March and the SAs say, “OK, who’s next on the list?”
If you’ve received offer of appointment, take every second you’ve been given until May 1. You’ve earned it! You’re not holding anyone else back by using the time granted. Make the best decision for you!
I really appreciate this perspective and idea of "reading the room." Thank you for that, and I will be more cognizant of these things.Added thought to my other post above:
Finally, a few emotional intelligence thoughts. Posting on an Internet forum, like emails, doesn’t allow for a full communications experience with tone of voice, facial expression, body language. Take 30 seconds and consider the hundreds of readers here who are reading about your 3 appointments and “I just don’t know what I want!” - and how that can translate to those who have had no good news, heard zip, and will quite possibly see a “regret to inform you” notification. Even in the midst of your rightfully earned joy and excitement, take a moment to look right and left. Leadership can be little things, like situational awareness of how comments can be read by others, and taking a moment to acknowledge others’ reality and offer support and encouragement.
Excellent - read the room well, and one day, you will command the room.I really appreciate this perspective and idea of "reading the room." Thank you for that, and I will be more cognizant of these things.