Quick Question

[J.Col123]

Does anybody know the appointment rate of those who achieve senatorial nominations? Or even congressional? I have received both a congressional and senatorial nominations for Navy.

Thanks in advance for any help you guys may be able to provide.

 

[Korab]

Does anybody know the appointment rate of those who achieve senatorial nominations? Or even congressional? I have received both a congressional and senatorial nominations for Navy.

Thanks in advance for any help you guys may be able to provide.

It's zero if you aren't 3Q.

 

[USNA 19 DAD]

I think that would be hard to pin down. The SAs use what ever nomination source (assuming the candidate has more than one) they need to. Example... Candidate #1 has a Senatorial and Congressional nomination, and the SA wants them. The SA also really wants candidate #2 from that same Congressional slate who only has that one nomination. More than likely the SA would use the Congressional nomination for the second candidate, and the Senatorial from the first. I am assuming that you are asking as someone who has multiple noms.

 

[gabby1723]

Depends. If the state is big (i.e., Texas, Florida, Virginia, California, etc.) and there are a lot of kids applying, the nominations are inherently more competitive and the kids who receive those nominations are perhaps more qualified for USNA. Those who don't win the slate and are put in the national pool may be more qualified than those who receive less competitive nominations. So if you win a competitive Senate nomination, it might mean you're a more competitive candidate to begin with. If that makes sense

 

[Old Navy BGO]

Is the question whether a Senatorial Nomination in itself is better than a Congressional Nomination ? If so, the answer is "not really". There is probably some truth in the comment above that by nature of more people competing for the Senatorial nomination, the candidate with the Senatorial nom may be more competitive and have a shot in the National Pool., but it really doesn't matter within each MOC pool. Keep in mind, that in many states, the competitiveness varies greatly among the various Congressional districts. (For example, I would expect that in Colorado, the Denver area is far more competitive than the mountains and rural areas).

 

[usna1985]

Here's why in noms from Senators may not always be more competitive than those from Reps. Senators generally feel compelled to spread their noms across their state, even if the majority of well-qualified students are in a particular region. It would look bad if most/all of the 10 noms came from a handful of schools or one or two main locations in the state. Thus, someone in a less competitive part of the state may be more likely to receive a nom than the 3rd or 4th best candidate from the super-competitive area/school, even if that latter candidate is more competitive.

In most states (other than those with only one Rep), Rep districts are smaller. Thus, while they too want to achieve geographic and school diversity, it's smaller pool, so that 3rd or 4th best candidate has a better shot.

Obviously, if your state only has one Rep, it's all a moot point since everyone is competing state-wide.

Finally, in some states, there are more nom spots than qualified candidates or even candidates. In those states, it's not hard to obtain multiple nominations. That doesn't mean those receiving noms are necessarily less qualified, but there are so few candidates that there's no real competition.