2026cgahopeful
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Anyone else slowly dying inside over the wait? 
The Wait
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almondqqq
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I think anything is up to the air on the 23rd there will prob be some acceptances on the 23rd as well as deferrals. I think prep school might be only if you get a deferral and have to do RD? I'm not sure
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You get used to it. (but yes, dying) Consider it practice for service life.Anyone else slowly dying inside over the wait?
"Hurry up and wait", "Standby to Standby"
Seriously though, Admissions has thousands of applications to sort through. Each applicant has their own unique profile.
Admissions is putting together a puzzle that will make up the complete picture of the Class of 2026.
They have a difficult job, and are effectively laying the ground work for the new ensigns who will be commissioning in 2026. Those getting appointments will be serving as junior officers for at least the five year window of 2026-2031, and in some cases many years after. (Given a chance, I'll make it a career.) The selection process is a lot of responsibility.
Some already know, and most EA will have some idea by the end of the month.
If it's like last year, EA appointments were received from early November till pretty close to the EA decision deadline, with most being received by 12/21. Then starting around the 21st, folks got notification of being wait listed, deferred to RA, or offered CGAS spots. Finally, actual denials brought up the rear by appearing in portals on 12/23. This is my recollection anyway.
Every time my daughter's phone rings, her heart starts racing. It will be the most important call she has ever gotten. Although, I may be more anxious about than she is thoughAnyone else slowly dying inside over the wait?
Fellow mom here. I concur!Every time my daughter's phone rings, her heart starts racing. It will be the most important call she has ever gotten. Although, I may be more anxious about than she is though
I hope decisions come soon. This is incredibly stressful.
Best of luck to all.
I totally agree! I actually think the wait has been harder for me than it has been for my daughter! It's making me crazy!
I agree on the wait - but many of their friends are also waiting on ED decisions. I think harder on us than them to some extent. I keep telling my DS that he has impressed us so much during the process and has learned a ton from the service academy application process(he is also applying to USMA) and we are proud of him no matter what. We are focusing on getting backup applications completed as a distraction. Best of luck to all.
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Yep! Also the civilian colleges are coming out in 2 weeks so a lot of career and even life changing decisions coming our way
Are you saying you applied ED to a civilian school and SAs as well?
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Early Action decisions are also being released then
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Some, yes. Most are well after that:
2023-24 Early Action and Early Decision Notification Dates | CEA
Track the Early Action and Early Decision Notification Dates for 100+ universities with CEA's Class of 2028 Notification Date Tracker.
www.collegeessayadvisors.com
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As long as everything on applicants part is done then try to forget about it and you will hear when you hear. I thought DS was as anxious as DW and I but was wrong. After a weekly phone call from Coach in mid March, 3 hours later I asked, hey how was call with Coach? Anything new updates? DS says oh yeah, I received appointment to CGAS just need medical waiver. Wife and I were floored he didnāt run to us with info.
CONGRATULATIONS!
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DD applied EA last year and on 12/23 got an offer to CGAS. Remember at CGA about 70 or 1/3 of the students attend prep before the Academy. Prep offers come throughout the application cycle I believe and there are prep waitlists also. Admissions has a LOT of moving parts. Good Luck everyone!!
I believe CGA is only service academy with early action. I donāt see them listed on the data on the attached link. My understanding is CGA has had early action as a regular part of the process which makes me question the validity of the source. Just my humble opinion based on my observation.Some, yes. Most are well after that:
2023-24 Early Action and Early Decision Notification Dates | CEA
Track the Early Action and Early Decision Notification Dates for 100+ universities with CEA's Class of 2028 Notification Date Tracker.
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Uhhh....thanks for the info.
As there are almost 4,000 colleges and universities in the US and even US News ranks only 1400 of them, I didn't say a list with 111 or so was definitive. This was just an example of how many EA decisions are 1/1/22 and beyond.
Spot checking the dates listed, they appear to be correct.
I wasnāt questioning you, I am questioning the source, you never presented it as definitive, but the author did in some regards..., below is quoted from the articleā¦ They update all of the time and itās Dec. CGA is a known EA school, so what do the update the list based on? They also say thisā¦ā To make the wait a little less painful, weāve compiled a list of Early Decision, Early Action, and Early Decision II deadlines for the Class of 2026, so you can be prepared for the timing of your admissions decision.ā They donāt present the data as examples based on the quote below. āHere are theā¦ā is a very definitive statement.Uhhh....thanks for the info.
As there are almost 4,000 colleges and universities in the US and even US News ranks only 1400 of them, I didn't say a list with 111 or so was definitive. This was just an example of how many EA decisions are 1/1/22 and beyond.
Spot checking the dates listed, they appear to be correct.
Here are the Early Decision and Early Action notification dates for the 2021-22 Admissions season:
This is a quote from college boardā¦āApproximately 450 colleges have early decision or early action plans, and some have both. Some colleges offer a nonbinding option called single-choice early action, under which applicants may not apply ED or EA to any other college.ā
So to have the headline the have and list only 111 schools is either lazy or irresponsible or both.