Your DS or DD will have to apply for a congressional or senatorial nomination again. NMMI will help them with the process. They will have to fill out the nomination package again along with letters of recommendation etc. They will also have to go through an interview again as well. Usually this is done via skype or conference call. Since they are a sponsored prep, the process is usually a formality more than anything. In putting together their package and essays etc, NMMI will have given them some tools and perspective that will allow them to answer those questions better than the first time around. Our DS's class at NMMI this past year all got their nominations from our understanding.