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peppyHam28

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Hey guys I'm a current senior in high school and I have a question about the Naval Academy prep school. I'm wondering how many people they offer prep school too?

I have a nomination, easily passed the CFA, completed my BGO interview, and i will have medical done this month.

But, my test scores and gpa are not really great. 1100 SAT superscore and 3.2 gpa :(

Will I get offered prep school If I don't get a direct appointment?
 
there's no absolute way to know. if USNA sees something in you, believe you need a little "polishing" they may offer. There are also multiple other programs which could be offered also

Good luck, keep a positive attitude, definitely have a plan B to fall back on. if commissioning Navy is your ultimate goal, there's nothing wrong with doing so through a NROTC program someplace
 
peppyHam28 said:
Hey guys I'm a current senior in high school and I have a question about the Naval Academy prep school. I'm wondering how many people they offer prep school too?

I have a nomination, easily passed the CFA, completed my BGO interview, and i will have medical done this month.

But, my test scores and gpa are not really great. 1100 SAT superscore and 3.2 gpa :(

Will I get offered prep school If I don't get a direct appointment?
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Roughly 250 get offered prep school.
 
peppyHam28 said:
Is there a chance I will or is there no way of knowing?
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No way of knowing. But I would recommend reaching out to your admissions contact and let them know you are aware your test scores are not where they need to be, but that you would absolutely accept a NAPS offer of appointment should you not receive a direct appointment.
 
peppyHam28 said:
Hey guys I'm a current senior in high school and I have a question about the Naval Academy prep school. I'm wondering how many people they offer prep school too?

I have a nomination, easily passed the CFA, completed my BGO interview, and i will have medical done this month.

But, my test scores and gpa are not really great. 1100 SAT superscore and 3.2 gpa :(

Will I get offered prep school If I don't get a direct appointment?
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I'm confused.... you already have a nomination? For USNA or NAPS?
 
There is no way of knowing. At first glance your stats are on the lower side. But, there is more to it. USNA is going to look at your school profile and courses taken as well. All you can do is put your best application forward and let cards fall. Hopefully your BGO discussed your willingness to attend NAPS or other prep program? That is generally an interview question and part of the write up.
 
peppyHam28 said:
Hey guys I'm a current senior in high school and I have a question about the Naval Academy prep school. I'm wondering how many people they offer prep school too?

I have a nomination, easily passed the CFA, completed my BGO interview, and i will have medical done this month.

But, my test scores and gpa are not really great. 1100 SAT superscore and 3.2 gpa :(

Will I get offered prep school If I don't get a direct appointment?
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All candidates can be considered for NAPS and Naval Academy Alumni Foundation prep scholarships at civilian partner schools using your USNA application.

Nominations are not required for NAPS. They will be required for the next admissions cycle.

You can look up the annual incoming USNA class profiles for past classes and see how many come in via that path. Of course, more offers would have been made, based on data for past candidates who declined the offer.

If they decide they want you at USNA but feel you need prep work to be successful, they will save you a seat in the next class, offer you an opportunity for prep. If you successfully complete the prep path and meet other requirements, it is highly likely an appointment will be offered.

And no - there is no way to predict chances or who will get those offers.

There is not much about this process you can control, so hope for the best, plan for the worst.
 
peppyHam28 said:
For USNA.
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Then qualifications other than SAT and GPA weighed in his favor. A nomination is what you need to get in. Unless the Academy declines you. In which case they'll ask your nominating source for the next person on the list. You've got over half the school year to pull those grades up. The acknowledgment of the low numbers, a plan to correct it, the dedication to buckling dow naan actually showing that you did it should count for something.
 
MomToHopefuls said:
How many of those are typically recruited athletes?
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Considering 40-50 USN/USMC are coming from the fleet and 20 or so USCGA candidates (who are ALL recruited athletes), 50% or more of the remaining spots for direct entry candidates are going to recruited athletes. I.e., 100 spots or less for non-athlete direct entry candidates.
 
Keep in mind that if this doesn't come together for Class of 2030 that assembling a solid year of college course work and re-applying can be terribly effective in offsetting an uninspiring high school transcript. If you can get a nom and pass all the other parts then maybe proving yourself in the next arena can get you over the academic hump. Good luck, and keep going.
 
peppyHam28 said:
Hey guys I'm a current senior in high school and I have a question about the Naval Academy prep school. I'm wondering how many people they offer prep school too?

I have a nomination, easily passed the CFA, completed my BGO interview, and i will have medical done this month.

But, my test scores and gpa are not really great. 1100 SAT superscore and 3.2 gpa :(

Will I get offered prep school If I don't get a direct appointment?
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How did your BGO interview go? Are you in a competitive state? Here is the 2028 Class profile test scores...based on what you posted I'd suggest you keep working Plan B..C..D and keep taking the SAT/ACT tests and shoot for above the lower end of the averages below.

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Grinny said:
How did your BGO interview go? Are you in a competitive state? Here is the 2028 Class profile test scores...based on what you posted I'd suggest you keep working Plan B..C..D and keep taking the SAT/ACT tests and shoot for above the lower end of the averages below.

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My BGO interview went really well. I'm in California which I’m guessing is a competitive state? But I'm not completely sure. For my SAT I'm perfectly fine on Verbal but my math score is not that good. I have one more SAT to improve.
 
peppyHam28 said:
My BGO interview went really well. I'm in California which I’m guessing is a competitive state? But I'm not completely sure. For my SAT I'm perfectly fine on Verbal but my math score is not that good. I have one more SAT to improve.
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Go all out studying for that next SAT exam, esp the Math section. An improvement will be a positive. As mentioned above about 100 slots are available for the "civilians" candidates. Also, about 50 for foundation scholarship - if offered either then respond with a "Definitelly yes! Where do I sign?". You won't know if offered until March to April timeframe. Work on your Plan B and C so to take your mind off of it until then. Good Luck.
 
Edmund said:
I don't have an exact number, but a good percentage of them are indeed recruited athletes. But there's plenty of NARPs there as well so don't be discouraged.
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Translated - NARP - Non Athletic Regular Person.

NAPS in its current form is primarily a farm school for recruited athletes. For a prep school, they have a giant football program, basketball team etc. It is used that way because USNA is a 4 year program and has no way of "red shirting" freshman etc. Coaches can use NAPS to develop an athlete over 5 years. It was originally designed to get fleet sailors up to speed before USNA and that still happens along with a moderate percentage of folks coming straight from high school that USNA ultimately wants but the decision criteria of who does and does not get NAPS is really just a guess as there is no clear pattern. I've seen fully qualified and competitive candidates get offered NAPS and I've seen someone like the OP that had a glaring deficiency (GPA/test scores) relative to a direct appoint.
 
Gizmo97 said:
Then qualifications other than SAT and GPA weighed in his favor. A nomination is what you need to get in. Unless the Academy declines you. In which case they'll ask your nominating source for the next person on the list. You've got over half the school year to pull those grades up. The acknowledgment of the low numbers, a plan to correct it, the dedication to buckling dow naan actually showing that you did it should count for something.
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This isn’t all correct info
 
NeverSayNever said:
Translated - NARP - Non Athletic Regular Person.

NAPS in its current form is primarily a farm school for recruited athletes. For a prep school, they have a giant football program, basketball team etc. It is used that way because USNA is a 4 year program and has no way of "red shirting" freshman etc. Coaches can use NAPS to develop an athlete over 5 years. It was originally designed to get fleet sailors up to speed before USNA and that still happens along with a moderate percentage of folks coming straight from high school that USNA ultimately wants but the decision criteria of who does and does not get NAPS is really just a guess as there is no clear pattern. I've seen fully qualified and competitive candidates get offered NAPS and I've seen someone like the OP that had a glaring deficiency (GPA/test scores) relative to a direct appoint.
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While this may have been the case in the past? Not exactly anymore. All of our states prep offers have been NARP. They have been candidates that needed a ‘lil sumthin sumthin to shire up their academics.

The just, is to JUST APPLY and see what shakes out.

Good luck!!
 
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