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beantownkid

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Has anyone else received an admissions email with an attached noncommittal letter? I'm guessing it's a good thing? Is this the offical correspondence to begin gathering application material? The letter was a huge push to begin finding nomination sources. All of our senators and congressman won't either begin accepting applications until April or hold interviews until what reads November? Should apply ASAP and wait 8 months for a reply?
 
You are a junior, right? The rest of the packet should open in July/August. So gather the email addresses of the people who will write your letters of recommendation and start preparing for the CFA. You should plan to start applying for your nominations during the summer...if you go to early, everything will get lost.

A noncommital letter is not a good thing. It is just an acknowledgement that you opened a packet.
Get out there and focus on earning that varsity letter, being a leader in a club, finishing your Eagle Scout, and gettng the best grades you can in the hardest classes your school offers.
 
DrMom is 'right on the money.' Prepare now for the process. You may look at 2022 requirements for your Senators and Representative (as long as they are not newly elected) to understand their requirements. Often, they are the same from year to year, although you will want to confirm details in May or later as the new requirements are released. Most MoC's desire transcripts, recommendation letters, essay responses, SAT/ACT scores, your résumé and a dedicated application, to name the most common components. Some will also conduct interviews. Preparing now to complete the fall nominations' applications is a great idea. Best of luck!
 
My MoC and Senators require 3 letters of recommendation each. Should the three letter writers be the same for each?
 
That's what my DC did. One letter of rec from each person, but given to all nom sources. So in this scenario, three letter writers writing one rec each, sent to MoC and Senators.
 
They do not have to be the same LORs. I advise my students to seek more than they need. Not eight to ten, but in your case, perhaps five or so. You can determine the best ones to use with each recipient. 'Logistics' may determine how each circumstance works, but you will have more options if you request a few more than you need. I hope that helps.
 
Gaffer said:
My MoC and Senators require 3 letters of recommendation each. Should the three letter writers be the same for each?
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When my son applied for the 2027 class, each Florida senator and congressman had very specific guidelines for the letters of recommendations. Both senators wanted teachers ( he used the same teachers for senators as they were happy to write two letters ) and the congressman requested a letter from principal, teacher, and community leader ( my son could not use Boy Scouts and JROTC as it was considered the same source). If you have any questions, make sure to ask them directly.
 
You may want to at least ask one extra person to write recommendation letters for you in the case that one of your recommenders doesn’t get it done on time. It happens!
 
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