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I've enlisted and applied to my congressional reps, now how should i prepare. Is the Indoc hard? How hard are those test? What should i expect. Ive been running 2-4 miles at least 4 days a week, what else should i be doing. I want to do well on those tests so i can take the advanced classes; i want to validate a lot of classes at USNA. Anyway any advice would be appreciated. :confused:
 
Be sure that you are not always running in the coolest part of the day. While it can get chilly up in Newport in the morning sometimes with the fog, you will be out at all times of the day so make sure that you are prepared for the sun and heat. Same will apply for your time between NAPS and USNA.

As far as the tests go, just do your best. Take this opportunity to challenge yourself and learn the necessary study skills and time management skills that will benefit you the most at USNA and in life.
 
Indoc is not hard and if you want to validate you are going to want to be in all advanced classes. Also depends on your reasons for going to naps which well affect how you handle the year. (I.E. free eduction. or to be in the military)
 
Just a question, may sound dumb… on the Personal item checklist it says to bring 8 pairs of underclothes and 4 athletic supporters (males). When they say underclothes are the referring to white undershirts and underwear? For the athletic supporters are they referring to compression shorts or jock straps? Thanks for the help, AE3 (AW)
 
Priorenlisted: Most NAPSters will wear the compression shorts. As far as the rest of the underclothes, you are not issued any white uniforms at NAPS. Last class wore the blue diggies to glass and were also issued SBDs. White T-shirts would be smart, but underwear can be a little less strict as long as it is not visible through the clothes. :wink:

Mejmichael: Everyone goes to the recruiter and then processing station according to their various region specifics for the swearing in portion. Most will go to MEPS just some may be a little different.
 
Providence is a smaller airport. I do not know of anyone that arrives on the morning of I-Day up there. I would plan on getting there on Monday afternoon.
 
Parents weekend

Does anybody know the dates for the parents weekend for sure? i need to find out because i am flying from overseas and the earlier i know the cheaper.
 
October 8-11. This is a likely a 3-day weekend for them. If you can plan on arriving on Thurs afternoon/evening (Oct 7th) that will probably be better so that you will be available for the Pass In Review that is normally scheduled on Friday morning.
 
MOC noms for NAPS

Can you get an LOA to NAPS without an MOC nom? It seems by reading the thread some candidates were being accepted to NAPS before my MOC apps were even due.
 
dpt135 said:
It seems by reading the thread some candidates were being accepted to NAPS before my MOC apps were even due.
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Which candidates were accepted to NAPS before your MOC apps were due?
 
Reading back on some of the old threads it appeared candidates were receiving acceptance letter to NAPS in Sept. some Aug. Most MOC apps(at least in my state) aren't due until end of Oct. So I was assuming they did not have a MOC appointment yet. ?? I am going to go back and try and find some of those threads.
 
dpt135 said:
Reading back on some of the old threads it appeared candidates were receiving acceptance letter to NAPS in Sept. some Aug. Most MOC apps(at least in my state) aren't due until end of Oct. So I was assuming they did not have a MOC appointment yet. ?? I am going to go back and try and find some of those threads.
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Attending NAPS requires neither a nomination nor an appointment.
 
Thanks for the answer. I guess I am getting more anxious at time goes by . I am a candidate for the USNA. My app is good except for low ACT scores. So, I have withheld most of my application working to bring them up. Now, I regret not having my whole app in because maybe I would have had a chance at an LOA to NAPS. I would prefer a direct appointment,yet am trying to be realistic. Especially after seeing some of the quals of the USNA LOAs. GEE!
 
dpt135, not to drain your excitement, but you will NEVER receive a LOA to NAPS, they just don't exist. :frown: A letter of selection is though! :smile:

In fact, if an applicant has received a LOA, a letter of Academic Qualification, is 3Q'd, NAPS selection is no longer in play. NAPS selection is generally reserved for those applicants that the Academy would like to consider but do not have the academic qualifications for direct appointment. Hence, if you receive any of the qualifications necessary for direct appointment, then one is no longer eligible for selection to NAPS, you're swimming in a different pool. And a tougher one at that with seats offered limited to about 300. I'm not a numbers guy but I think that's even less odds.

On your other note, it's best to have one's application complete with test score at any level. An incomplete application does not get reviewed. You might as well not submit one. Having said that, the Admission Office recognizes that you can not submit all the required info at the same time, so the application gets built on as time goes by.

Just remember that other completed applications are being reviewed while you are waiting for 'just the right test scores'. Application supplementation with new and improved test scores, awards, letters of recommendation, etc. is expected and anticipated. But still, the application is not reviewed until it's complete (if anyone has contrary information pls share).

My DS submitted his application early and continued to submit new test scores and awards as they were received. The Board continued to review his application in context of the other applications being considered. His NAPS selection letter came 12-26.

Good luck and stay in the hunt!
 
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I guess I am confusing LOA and letter of selection. Last week, midshipman2015 announced they had been selected to NAPS. I just did not realize they starting handing out NAPS selections so early. Thanks for the advice.
 
NavIss58 said:
dpt135, not to drain your excitement, but you will NEVER receive a LOA to NAPS, they just don't exist. :frown: A letter of selection is though! :smile:

In fact, if an applicant has received a LOA, a letter of Academic Qualification, is 3Q'd, NAPS selection is no longer in play. NAPS selection is generally reserved for those applicants that the Academy would like to consider but do not have the academic qualifications for direct appointment. Hence, if you receive any of the qualifications necessary for direct appointment, then one is no longer eligible for selection to NAPS, you're swimming in a different pool. And a tougher one at that with seats offered limited to about 300. I'm not a numbers guy but I think that's even less odds.

On your other note, it's best to have one's application complete with test score at any level. An incomplete application does not get reviewed. You might as well not submit one. Having said that, the Admission Office recognizes that you can not submit all the required info at the same time, so the application gets built on as time goes by.

Just remember that other completed applications are being reviewed while you are waiting for 'just the right test scores'. Application supplementation with new and improved test scores, awards, letters of recommendation, etc. is expected and anticipated. But still, the application is not reviewed until it's complete (if anyone has contrary information pls share).

My DS submitted his application early and continued to submit new test scores and awards as they were received. The Board continued to review his application in context of the other applications being considered. His NAPS selection letter came 12-26.

Good luck and stay in the hunt!
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Are you saying that if you 3Q'd you can not be selected for NAPS? Or that you are 3Q'd you are just lower than average on academics? Sorry I'm just confused on certain parts of NAPS.
 
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