Superior rocks
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Members of this esteemed brain trust:
Many have posted that USMA admissions attached a letter to their respective portals notifying them that they are triple qualified. Does that triple qualified letter always inform the candidate that he or she is now on the national waiting list? If so, does it make sense that candidates who have principal nominations, have clearly won their respective MOC slate, or have a Superintendent nomination do not receive that form letter because they are not on the national waiting list; rather, they are merely waiting for admissions to review their file and decide on an appointment?
The reason I ask is that my son is a re-applicant to USMA. Last year, he received the triple qualified letter. Our congressman gave the principal nomination to a re-applicant who immediately accepted and is doing well at WP. Thus, the triple qualified letter made sense last year, since my son was immediately placed on the national waiting list. This year, my son received an email from his RC congratulating him on his nomination, informing him that he was fully qualified, and stating that the admissions committee would soon decide on his appointment. No triple qualified letter in his portal this year. I do not know whether my son has a principal nomination this year, but I do know that something is different. There might be many reasons for the change this year, new RC, change in protocol, etc. That said, it occurred to me that if the triple qualified form letter always includes a provision that the candidate is on the national waiting list, it makes sense that certain candidates would never get a triple qualified letter.
Thoughts?
Many have posted that USMA admissions attached a letter to their respective portals notifying them that they are triple qualified. Does that triple qualified letter always inform the candidate that he or she is now on the national waiting list? If so, does it make sense that candidates who have principal nominations, have clearly won their respective MOC slate, or have a Superintendent nomination do not receive that form letter because they are not on the national waiting list; rather, they are merely waiting for admissions to review their file and decide on an appointment?
The reason I ask is that my son is a re-applicant to USMA. Last year, he received the triple qualified letter. Our congressman gave the principal nomination to a re-applicant who immediately accepted and is doing well at WP. Thus, the triple qualified letter made sense last year, since my son was immediately placed on the national waiting list. This year, my son received an email from his RC congratulating him on his nomination, informing him that he was fully qualified, and stating that the admissions committee would soon decide on his appointment. No triple qualified letter in his portal this year. I do not know whether my son has a principal nomination this year, but I do know that something is different. There might be many reasons for the change this year, new RC, change in protocol, etc. That said, it occurred to me that if the triple qualified form letter always includes a provision that the candidate is on the national waiting list, it makes sense that certain candidates would never get a triple qualified letter.
Thoughts?