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congrats Air_Power!
Gratz to your boy too! Epic loot from mailbox, right?
congrats Air_Power!
Yea I know not all hope is lost if you get on it. I assume the Academy would send a letter to at least let me know that I am placed on the Waiting List though, right?
Yes, my admissions counselor told me that I would be receiving a letter this week stating that I would not be getting an appointment unless somebody else rejected theirs...oh well...
I received my appointee packet today, postmarked last Thursday.
Now I gotta decide which orientation to go to...
I received my appointee packet today, postmarked last Thursday.
Now I gotta decide which orientation to go to...
Son just found out he's not getting an appointment either, nor will he be wait listed. 34 ACT, 2060 SAT, 4.15 Weighted GPA, Eagle Scout, Summer Seminar, Marching Band, X-Country, lifeguard...and more! Definitely a bummer for him. Because of his high GPA and test scores, he won't be offered a Prep School slot or Falcon Foundation Scholarship either.
Good luck to the rest of you waiting!
Son just found out he's not getting an appointment either, nor will he be wait listed. 34 ACT, 2060 SAT, 4.15 Weighted GPA, Eagle Scout, Summer Seminar, Marching Band, X-Country, lifeguard...and more! Definitely a bummer for him. Because of his high GPA and test scores, he won't be offered a Prep School slot or Falcon Foundation Scholarship either.
Good luck to the rest of you waiting!
Very sorry to hear that
Keep in mind that with the way the system works, if there's one slot in a district then only one person will get in from that district minus a few exceptions (the national pool included among others). His son must have been in a competitive district where someone else took that slot.
Now as a question if a district has two open slots in a given year and at least two 3Q candidates are applying, is it guaranteed that at least two people from that district will receive appointments?
Very sorry to hear that
Keep in mind that with the way the system works, if there's one slot in a district then only one person will get in from that district minus a few exceptions (the national pool included among others). His son must have been in a competitive district where someone else took that slot.
Not necessarily the case--there is a lot of congressional "wiggle room" There are three USAFA appointments in our district this year and our MOC only had one slot available. MOC's and the academies can and do work with other under represented districts when they have a candidate they want to see appointed--ie--blue chip athlete--LOA without a nom, (my son's situation) etc. There is no rhyme or reason to the way things work out. I have given up attempting to figure out the "rules" because sometimes, they just do not apply. Our cadet to be is very, very, fortunate, and he knows it!!!!