Re-Applicant Process

Doesn’t matter Marine or Navy. I think the difference is class schedule. Since Navy requires physics and calc, and many are tier 1 or 2, their schedules mirror a plebe like class schedule. I think it’s a balance of your courses for your major and mirroring a plebe like schedule.
 
My DS is a college reapplicant in the NROTC program this year as a 4/C. Though I don't pretend to have any inside knowledge, the only difference he was made aware of is the way the college first semester grading and class schedule was weighted in the application process. Colleges in general and USNA in particular want to select candidates that will be successful. SAT, GPA, and class rank numbers are used by schools as a proxy measurement for likelihood to succeed at the undergraduate level. In addition USNA looks at the whole person with extra-curriculars, DODMERB and CFA being very important factors.

However, now that the college re-applicant has had a chance to attend a semester of college, the academy no longer needs to use a proxy measurement. They can use actual results. This re-applicant has had a semester to live on their own (wild card), experience the rigor of a plebe-like class load (assuming they take a similar schedule), and in the case of NROTC, show military aptitude(or not). This is direct and measurable data rather than an indirect proxy, so is weighted much higher than success in high school.

I'm on the outside trying to decode the process, so take all of that with a large grain of salt.
Did your college re-applicant retake the SAT after graduation? Is there any benefit in trying to improve that score? Also - I assume congressional nominations are still requested from the home state, not their new "home" away from home at college - can you please confirm?
 
Did your college re-applicant retake the SAT after graduation? Is there any benefit in trying to improve that score? Also - I assume congressional nominations are still requested from the home state, not their new "home" away from home at college - can you please confirm?
DS did not retake the entrance exams. He had a 32/14XX, I don’t recall the exact SAT. Since that is well within the range for past classes, he elected to focus elsewhere. I’m sure there would be benefit if he improved. But after reading much of what has been posted on this site about reapplication, he decided that his energy would be better spent elsewhere.

In particular he focused on a plebe like schedule with 17 credits including English, calculus, physics, and naval sciences. Worked to excel in NROTC by being active in the unit, seeking leadership opportunities, and maximizing fitness. His thoughts were that while the testing is a predictor of college success, demonstrating success based in the classroom and in military culture would be more helpful both in the application, and for his career regardless of acceptance to USNA.

He is still officially a resident of our home and so both the MOC and Senators’ nomination apps were for that address.
 
DS did not retake the entrance exams. He had a 32/14XX, I don’t recall the exact SAT. Since that is well within the range for past classes, he elected to focus elsewhere. I’m sure there would be benefit if he improved. But after reading much of what has been posted on this site about reapplication, he decided that his energy would be better spent elsewhere.

In particular he focused on a plebe like schedule with 17 credits including English, calculus, physics, and naval sciences. Worked to excel in NROTC by being active in the unit, seeking leadership opportunities, and maximizing fitness. His thoughts were that while the testing is a predictor of college success, demonstrating success based in the classroom and in military culture would be more helpful both in the application, and for his career regardless of acceptance to USNA.

He is still officially a resident of our home and so both the MOC and Senators’ nomination apps were for that address.
Thank you so much - best wishes for his continued success!
 
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