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It was probably the best Admissions could do, given there was not one glaringly awful thing. There are probably a few thousand candidates who were in that same boat. There is no guaranteed recipe. I would bet there were many candidates with better “stats” who also did not get an appointment offer. The slate competition can be fierce, and if the elected officials collaborate so as to not duplicate names across slates, that adds more difficulty.
He should go after that ROTC nom by being the best mid possible - positive, volunteers for the crap jobs, aces the PRT, peer leader but also a good team player, excellent in academics, always squared away in uniform, never late (on time is late, 10 minutes at least early is the culture), known for helping others who might be struggling. Completely committed to the NROTC program as his path, no whiff of just-passing-time here. Waits until he has proven his worth and gotten a bit known before respectfully bringing up he would like to take another shot at USNA and will be applying for the NROTC nom, because the immersion approach still appeals to him, though he is very happy in the program where he is and would proudly graduate from it.
He should reapply for VP and all elected official noms again. Submit new essays for the noms that show growth and maturity from his college and NROTC experience, so submit those applications, if he can, closer to the Sen/Rep deadline, so he can show up as “new & improved.” USNA will wait until they can see first semester college grades before they seriously evaluate college applicants. He should kill the plebe-like courses first semester. Improve on the CFA just to show continued attention to physical fitness.
He should go after that ROTC nom by being the best mid possible - positive, volunteers for the crap jobs, aces the PRT, peer leader but also a good team player, excellent in academics, always squared away in uniform, never late (on time is late, 10 minutes at least early is the culture), known for helping others who might be struggling. Completely committed to the NROTC program as his path, no whiff of just-passing-time here. Waits until he has proven his worth and gotten a bit known before respectfully bringing up he would like to take another shot at USNA and will be applying for the NROTC nom, because the immersion approach still appeals to him, though he is very happy in the program where he is and would proudly graduate from it.
He should reapply for VP and all elected official noms again. Submit new essays for the noms that show growth and maturity from his college and NROTC experience, so submit those applications, if he can, closer to the Sen/Rep deadline, so he can show up as “new & improved.” USNA will wait until they can see first semester college grades before they seriously evaluate college applicants. He should kill the plebe-like courses first semester. Improve on the CFA just to show continued attention to physical fitness.