Slate winners

oceanblue6

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Have all slate winners been given appointments already? Or will everyone find out on April 15? My DS is still CPR...but there is an athletic recruit from his high school that has already received an appointment and another student that has a presidential nomination and appointment from his district already...the waiting is starting to be a struggle!! Thank you in advance for any advice!!
 
My guess would be that they are checking their number of appointments to make sure that there are the right number of athletes, females, and minorities represented for the class of 2023.
 
Have all slate winners been given appointments already?...

I believe that your initial premise is wrong. Just because a candidate wins a MOC nomination slate, doesn't mean that they will receive an offer of Appointment.
There are (approximately) 1,500 to 2,000 candidates every year - who are 3Q with a nomination in hand - who do not ultimately receive an Offer of Appointment.

I don't believe that I have seen any data on slate-winner odds of receiving an offer, but having a nomination is only a part of what it takes to get one.
 
Have all slate winners been given appointments already? Or will everyone find out on April 15? My DS is still CPR...but there is an athletic recruit from his high school that has already received an appointment and another student that has a presidential nomination and appointment from his district already...the waiting is starting to be a struggle!! Thank you in advance for any advice!!
You have no idea who those appointments were charged to. They may or may not have been charged to the congressman. Patience.
 
My guess would be that they are checking their number of appointments to make sure that there are the right number of athletes, females, and minorities represented for the class of 2023.
Have all slate winners been given appointments already? Or will everyone find out on April 15? My DS is still CPR...but there is an athletic recruit from his high school that has already received an appointment and another student that has a presidential nomination and appointment from his district already...the waiting is starting to be a struggle!! Thank you in advance for any advice!!
You have no idea who those appointments were charged to. They may or may not have been charged to the congressman. Patience.
Thank you...You are exactly right...we just don’t know. My DS and I have honestly been fine until this week. But today is pretty surreal, as we only have a few more days until we find out...Patience indeed!! But it’s painful!! I’m just so proud of my DS and honestly everyone who has applied and still waiting. We can do this!! Good luck to everyone still patiently waiting!
 
I believe that your initial premise is wrong. Just because a candidate wins a MOC nomination slate, doesn't mean that they will receive an offer of Appointment.
There are (approximately) 1,500 to 2,000 candidates every year - who are 3Q with a nomination in hand - who do not ultimately receive an Offer of Appointment.

I don't believe that I have seen any data on slate-winner odds of receiving an offer, but having a nomination is only a part of what it takes to get one.

in case anyone is confused, a 'slate-winner' is not just someone who received a nomination. It is someone who received a nomination and is considered by Admissions to be the top candidate on that slate. So, the reality is that nearly all slate winners will obtain an appointment. The ones that don't are usually medically DQ'd without a waiver. It is also possible that the top ranked candidate on a slate might not gain an appointment, that can happen if an MOC issues a Principal Nomination to a candidate who isn't the top candidate - but in that case, the candidate with the Principal Nom would be the slate winner . In those cases, the top candidate might get an appointment via another slate, or could be one of the national top 150, but that's not guaranteed.
 
I believe that your initial premise is wrong. Just because a candidate wins a MOC nomination slate, doesn't mean that they will receive an offer of Appointment.
There are (approximately) 1,500 to 2,000 candidates every year - who are 3Q with a nomination in hand - who do not ultimately receive an Offer of Appointment.

I don't believe that I have seen any data on slate-winner odds of receiving an offer, but having a nomination is only a part of what it takes to get one.

in case anyone is confused, a 'slate-winner' is not just someone who received a nomination. It is someone who received a nomination and is considered by Admissions to be the top candidate on that slate. So, the reality is that nearly all slate winners will obtain an appointment. The ones that don't are usually medically DQ'd without a waiver. It is also possible that the top ranked candidate on a slate might not gain an appointment, that can happen if an MOC issues a Principal Nomination to a candidate who isn't the top candidate - but in that case, the candidate with the Principal Nom would be the slate winner . In those cases, the top candidate might get an appointment via another slate, or could be one of the national top 150, but that's not guaranteed.
So if there are several D-1 athletes recruited to USNA from my congressional district that will impact my son’s chances?
 
I believe that your initial premise is wrong. Just because a candidate wins a MOC nomination slate, doesn't mean that they will receive an offer of Appointment.
There are (approximately) 1,500 to 2,000 candidates every year - who are 3Q with a nomination in hand - who do not ultimately receive an Offer of Appointment.

I don't believe that I have seen any data on slate-winner odds of receiving an offer, but having a nomination is only a part of what it takes to get one.

in case anyone is confused, a 'slate-winner' is not just someone who received a nomination. It is someone who received a nomination and is considered by Admissions to be the top candidate on that slate. So, the reality is that nearly all slate winners will obtain an appointment. The ones that don't are usually medically DQ'd without a waiver. It is also possible that the top ranked candidate on a slate might not gain an appointment, that can happen if an MOC issues a Principal Nomination to a candidate who isn't the top candidate - but in that case, the candidate with the Principal Nom would be the slate winner . In those cases, the top candidate might get an appointment via another slate, or could be one of the national top 150, but that's not guaranteed.
So if there are several D-1 athletes recruited to USNA from my congressional district that will impact my son’s chances?
No it doesn't mean that at all, since you don't know where they were charged. Maybe they came in via another nomination source. If you haven't gotten a TWE then you are still in the running. It's a big jigsaw puzzle and you just have to be patient.
 
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