Is there a way to determine how competitive my district is for congressional nominations?

Did you ask a similar question on Reddit? I think we went back and forth about it a bit, I’m the person with the pink profile.

Have you tried searching up press releases about the topic? See how many people have gotten in in the past, what their stats were. Might help.
 
It’s like the “Will having an ROTC scholarship help me get into (insert super selective school here)?” question that always comes up on this website.

It depends. Like others have already said, you can’t do anything about this, and it shouldn’t change your decision making on applying or not
 
Big agreement with all of the above -- focus on what you can control. As I tell students, concentrate on improving your overall résumé in all three areas: academics, athletics and activities with an effort to lead across all three. Best of luck!
 
Yeah I did! Haha just wanted to see the opinion of a different group, especially after I had seen a previous posting of a nominee (from each state/district) list posted here, guess its not so different after all lol
Julia67 said:
Did you ask a similar question on Reddit? I think we went back and forth about it a bit, I’m the person with the pink profile.

Have you tried searching up press releases about the topic? See how many people have gotten in in the past, what their stats were. Might help.
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NullSector said:
Yeah I did! Haha just wanted to see the opinion of a different group, guess its not so different after all lol
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It’s pretty different group. The advice you receive here is a lot more mature and honestly, more helpful. I have been using this forum since Junior year and I would un-ironically say that it’s been a massive help in actually getting my app in. Probably because the people here have actually been through it or have a child who has.
 
Julia67 said:
It’s pretty different group. The advice you receive here is a lot more mature and honestly, more helpful. I have been using this forum since Junior year and I would un-ironically say that it’s been a massive help in actually getting my app in. Probably because the people here have actually been through it or have a child who has.
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Yeah it definitely seems a bit more, I guess, realistic, than reddit in some aspects
 
This gets asked a lot on here so you can search older threads. The reality is your parents are unlikely to relocate just to enhance your opportunity for a MOC NOM, so it really makes no difference. You can only apply to the MOC NOM based on your permanent residence, so it isn't like you can 'shop' around hoping for a better outcome. Are you more/less likely to apply to an SA because of how competitive where you happen to live is? MOC isn't the only way to get a NOM and all of the SA's recommend applying for every NOM for which you are eligible.

You also have no idea how many are applying this year in your district, so I am not sure there is any value in looking at the historical data either. All of the SA's are highly competitive and far more apply then get appointments each year. Always good to purse a Plan B when applying to any SA.
 
NullSector said:
Yeah it definitely seems a bit more, I guess, realistic, than reddit in some aspects
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Love me some Reddit, but here you’ll find some _very_ legit OGs. Who will while very kindly, tell you the truth.

Good luck!
 
NullSector said:
It is NM District 2. Thank you!
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NM based on KAFB, Clovis, and its proximity to SSFB and Peterson is very competitive for USAFA. It’s an Air Force/Space Force state. Not sure if you’re a 28 or beyond, but both West Point and Annapolis are very underrepresented here. Go Navy!

And as a fellow New Mexican, take pride in the fact that per capita we have, and have always had, the greatest number of people that serve.

But the real question is of course red or green?
 
nmabq said:
NM based on KAFB, Clovis, and its proximity to SSFB and Peterson is very competitive for USAFA. It’s an Air Force/Space Force state. Not sure if you’re a 28 or beyond, but both West Point and Annapolis are very underrepresented here. Go Navy!

And as a fellow New Mexican, take pride in the fact that per capita we have, and have always had, the greatest number of people that serve.

But the real question is of course red or green?
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New Mexico isn’t even in the top 10 of states with the highest per capita military representation.

It really doesn’t matter how competitive in total a district is with regard to USAFA applicants. You usually need to be better than all but one or two of them from your district even if only a few 3Q candidates applied.

it would be academically interesting to know which congressional district had the most appointees each year though.
 
nmabq said:
NM based on KAFB, Clovis, and its proximity to SSFB and Peterson is very competitive for USAFA. It’s an Air Force/Space Force state. Not sure if you’re a 28 or beyond, but both West Point and Annapolis are very underrepresented here. Go Navy!

And as a fellow New Mexican, take pride in the fact that per capita we have, and have always had, the greatest number of people that serve.

But the real question is of course red or green?
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Son and I drove cross country a couple years ago and I chose the southern route specifically to drive across New Mexico. Awesome experience.

Answer: I like red and green but what about Christmas?
 
Competitiveness is hard to determine and has different levels of severity but I define it as. If you are average or above average (in the academies' eyes) and do not get a nomination you live in a competitive area.
 
Stealth_81 said:
Driving through is awesome. Living in Alamogordo for 4 years loses its awesomeness after a bit. 😁
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It wouldn't take me four years to see the luster fade there...more like...a few months.
(Fighter Lead In was long enough, but that's been moved)

Still, it's better than Clovis.
 
Of course an applicant should always do the best he can and only controls what he controls, but I don't think OP's question is a bad one. The quote below illustrates why. Knowing this information, for example, a kid who was thinking only AFA might decide to also apply to WP or Annapolis, whereas before it might not have even occurred to him. In terms of finding the info out, if your MOC issues press releases for his annual nom slates, research those . . . particularly for numbers of noms to each SA. If you can get three recent years of history, for example, that should give you a pretty good snapshot of at least the numbers of noms to each SA.

nmabq said:
NM based on KAFB, Clovis, and its proximity to SSFB and Peterson is very competitive for USAFA. It’s an Air Force/Space Force state. Not sure if you’re a 28 or beyond, but both West Point and Annapolis are very underrepresented here. Go Navy!
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franknd said:
Of course an applicant should always do the best he can and only controls what he controls, but I don't think OP's question is a bad one. The quote below illustrates why. Knowing this information, for example, a kid who was thinking only AFA might decide to also apply to WP or Annapolis, whereas before it might not have even occurred to him. In terms of finding the info out, if your MOC issues press releases for his annual nom slates, research those . . . particularly for numbers of noms to each SA. If you can get three recent years of history, for example, that should give you a pretty good snapshot of at least the numbers of noms to each SA.
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I too wonder about the practical value of this information. If you use this information to decide not to apply, and the amazing candidate in front of you gets hit by a bus or decides to go to Harvard, then won't you regret going to _____ because you didn't apply to USAFA? That will make someone less qualified than you happy.
 
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