Second Interview with Cadet??

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Hopful_Mil_Kid

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Hi Folks,

I'm a first-time applicant to USMA. Around October, I was emailed about interviewing for an LOA, with a field force officer.

I did not end up getting the LOA, and I don't think I have a nomination (I have a P-nom AND a competitive senator nom to USNA, but nothing to any other academy, as far as I know)

This weekend, I got an email from a USMA Cadet asking to do an "Official USMA Application Interview" (over Zoom.) I obviously said yes, and my interview is coming up.

My questions are:
1. What should I expect for my interview? Will it be like my Field Force Interview?
2. Why am I being interviewed again? Is this standard procedure, a clerical error, or am I being considered for a Sup nom or a VP nom?

Thanks in advance for the insight and clarification.
- @Hopful_Mil_Kid
 
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Hopful_Mil_Kid said:
Hi Folks,

I'm a first-time applicant to USMA. Around October, I was emailed about interviewing for an LOA, with a field force officer.

I did not end up getting the LOA, and I don't think I have a nomination (I have a P-nom AND a competitive senator nom to USNA, but nothing to any other academy, as far as I know)

This weekend, I got an email from a USMA Cadet asking to do an "Official USMA Application Interview" (over Zoom.) I obviously said yes, and my interview is coming up.

My questions are:
1. What should I expect for my interview? Will it be like my Field Force Interview?
2. Why am I being interviewed again? Is this standard procedure, a clerical error, or am I being considered for a Sup nom or a VP nom?

Thanks in advance for the insight and clarification.
- @Hopful_Mil_Kid
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I think you still need a nomination for USMA by law. This sounds weird.
 
Touch123 said:
I think you still need a nomination for USMA by law. This sounds weird.
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Yeah. That's what I thought too.

I just had the interview, and it was rather similar to the one I had with a Field Force officer a few months ago (although not exactly the same, and less formal for obvious reasons.)

I'm definitely leaning toward a clerical/administrative oversight/error theory. I can't think of any good reason USMA would be gunning to give me one of their (very rare and precious) discretionary nominations.
 
Hopful_Mil_Kid said:
Yeah. That's what I thought too.

I just had the interview, and it was rather similar to the one I had with a Field Force officer a few months ago (although not exactly the same, and less formal for obvious reasons.)

I'm definitely leaning toward a clerical/administrative oversight/error theory. I can't think of any good reason USMA would be gunning to give me one of their (very rare and precious) discretionary nominations.
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Did you apply for the VP nom? They could use that if they choose to.
 
Do you see a nomination listed in your USMA portal? You might have been given one to multiple SA this is something they probably would have told you.
 
Texark147 said:
Did you apply for the VP nom? They could use that if they choose to.
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I think so. I realized that I hadn't completed the application the day it was due (January 31st) so I rushed to do it, but I'm not sure if I got it in in time.
UnaskedArcher64 said:
Yeah, Admissions might be interviewing candidates with no nominations to give them the VP nom.
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I really hope so!
sherheath said:
Do you see a nomination listed in your USMA portal? You might have been given one to multiple SA this is something they probably would have told you.
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No. No Nomination

EDIT:
Things just got stranger. I had a waiver pending since the beginning of December last year, and just now I saw in my USMA partial a letter (dated today) informing me that my waiver was not granted. What was really weird about it is that it said that they were "withdrawing my conditional offer of appointment." What's really weird is that I never got any notification of that. If they infact gave it to me in November, I would have been able to tell the nomination committee (and probably at least have gotten an alternate nomination, especially considering I got a P-nom to USNA.)

Should I appeal the waiver decision? I got a USNA waiver, so it isn't completely inconceivable that I could get one after all. Right? Am I grasping at straws? Since I have a Waiver and P-nom to USNA should I just be happy with that and not get greedy?

Thank you all for your input.
- @Hopful_Mil_Kid
 
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Hopful_Mil_Kid said:
I think so. I realized that I hadn't completed the application the day it was due (January 31st) so I rushed to do it, but I'm not sure if I got it in in time.

I really hope so!

No. No Nomination

EDIT:
Things just got stranger. I had a waiver pending since the beginning of December last year, and just now I saw in my USMA partial a letter (dated today) informing me that my waiver was not granted. What was really weird about it is that it said that they were "withdrawing my conditional offer of appointment." What's really weird is that I never got any notification of that. If they infact gave it to me in November, I would have been able to tell the nomination committee (and probably at least have gotten an alternate nomination, especially considering I got a P-nom to USNA.)

Should I appeal the waiver decision? I got a USNA waiver, so it isn't completely inconceivable that I could get one after all. Right? Am I grasping at straws? Since I have a Waiver and P-nom to USNA should I just be happy with that and not get greedy?

Thank you all for your input.
- @Hopful_Mil_Kid
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Wow! What a rollercoaster ride! I hope it all works out.
 
Wow, this is so weird! If there is a chance you would want to go to USMA as a plan B (or A?), reach out to admissions directly to ask what is going on because it seems like some lines have been crossed and it might be something that can be straightened out or explained by them.
 
IggyMom23 said:
Wow, this is so weird! If there is a chance you would want to go to USMA as a plan B (or A?), reach out to admissions directly to ask what is going on because it seems like some lines have been crossed and it might be something that can be straightened out or explained by them.
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Definitely! I'm going to call admissions tomorrow and see what's up.

My experience with this whole service academy thing is that sending lots of emails and calling over and over again until you get someone on the horn is key. I had to call my Senator at least 10 times (not an exaggeration) before I got an interview, not to mention 4 or 5 emails to get my CGA application fixed.
 
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