I got in on my third try. I'm rather new to the SA forums, but I spent a number of years researching and wanting to go to the Naval Academy when I was in high school. I got the TWE in the spring of my senior year. I reapplied after my senior year and got the TWE again, but afterwards got accepted to a Navy sponsored prep school. After the year of prep school, I got accepted to USNA on my third application. I know the feeling of having everyone ask you "have you heard/been accepted yet?" It's tough and absolutely no fun. I know. But I felt blessed and fortunate to get in on the third time. I looked at the previous two times, not as failures, but just as situations that this was not my year. Your commitment to apply, then apply a second time is absolutely commendable. Thank you for having the fortitude to even ask this question among so many high achievers. So the real question is - should you try again for a third time? I can't answer that for you. But I will tell you that after my third time - I met a beautiful young lady during the spring of my junior year at the Academy at a dance called the International Ball. We dated, got married and have four kids now. Our oldest is a sophomore at the Naval Academy now. Our second, a high school senior, just got the TWE. He wants to reapply again next year.
So, make sure you're in a college program you want and will succeed at during a four year stint. If you want to be a Navy Officer, going NROTC is also an awesome path. It never hurts to reapply to USNA even if you're in NROTC, and if you get accepted, now you have the option of continuing in your current program or go to the Naval Academy. PM me if you have any other questions. Thank you for your perseverance and willingness to serve our Country!