timetocarrigan
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If Admissions Isn't First In, First Out then how does rolling work? Are the files that come in first reviewed first?
I personally think that the term "rolling admissions" is a misnomer as applied to the USNA Admissions cycle. Only perhaps 20%-25% of all records that go before the board are deemed qualified. We can see even from the anecdotal information gained from this forum that during the early stages of the board's meetings there are very few if any rejections. Those less than stellar are either not presented by Admissions or are deferred by the Board. Deferring is not a very efficient use of time management, therefore it is my personal belief that most are simply retained by Admissions. Additionally, at this early stage, even Admissions does not know where the lower limit of the qualified cutoff will be. Also, many records will benefit by further end-of-semester inputs. Why not simply hold onto them until the Board can make a more definitive answer?If Admissions Isn't First In, First Out then how does rolling work? Are the files that come in first reviewed first?
I doubt very seriously that this is true and more than likely was done for exactly this reason, to get you to convince candidates to submit their packages early.At BGO training this summer, I had the opportunity to hear a member of the Admissions Board relate a couple of stories at the dinner table that really caught my ear. One was the increasing workload of the board as the months rolled by. He laughed and said that in September the Board would have the luxury to spend 20 minutes going over a candidate, in December they would spend 20 seconds on the same candidate.
I doubt very seriously that this is true and more than likely was done for exactly this reason, to get you to convince candidates to submit their packages early.
Correlation does not imply causation. Another misnomer related to the rolling admissions fallacy. Appointments and qualifications are two completely separate processes and don't merge until several things come together. For the competitive MOC slates, it is only when the MOC submits the list AND when each and every viable candidate on that slate has submitted their package. This will more than likely be into the new year. This is where the hurried together August package will be compared to the more comprehensive well-thought-out December package. Then, after the MOC selection process is complete, in March or maybe even into April, only then can the waiting list be addressed. The August package gains absolutely no favoritism. These two events account for the vast majority of the appointments.Would a candidate prefer being ready to be in the game in August when 1,500 appointments remain available ... or in May on a waiting list?
Thanks for asking.What do you think?
Please clarify.I suspect you may've missed the point in your discussion of points.
So what you are saying, unless a candidate is so lucky as to have stumbled onto this forum and reap the benefits of your wisdom, have Spud for a BGO, or have been sitting at lunch and hear an Admissions official state that one should get their packages submitted early, and only had the benefit of the official Admissions website, following its instructions explicitely, that they will be at a severe disadvantage? Somehow, I find this hard to believe.That said, I stand by my POV.