Our whole purpose for her going is to get a first hand experience of Annapolis without me or any family whispering in her ear about how amazing it is. I want her to decide if it's a good fit.
Honestly I'm still in shock. My dd has regular 8th grade math on her application since she couldn't take Pre-AP due to not taking it in 7th grade (long story). Her only exceptional stats were being Honor Cadet at a Sea Cadet AT, Student Council Member of the Year for 7th grade, Color Guard, being a fill in division leader, and student leadership for our church. She's not a Duke TIP scholar, hasn't taken the PSAT or any other standardized test except STAAR testing.
She seems to think it's because she talked to the admissions rep for USNA at the Service Academy Forum and told him she had applied for STEM but hadn't heard anything back...I somehow doubt that.