TWE: Thin White Envelope?

[dad2four]

@dad2four her portal will show what nominations that she may have received. If she got one from someone else, it will show there. If you do not have a nomination, your chances are very slim that something out of the ordinary may happen. You can still hold out hope, but we would be doing you a disservice if we did not advise to start finalizing a Plan B or C. TWEs are difficult to swallow and many of us have experienced them with our children.

In terms of Falcon Scholarships, there are around 5o awarded each year through admissions so they are hard to get as well.

There are many threads out there that talk about self-prep or a four year college with or without ROTC.

Each one has advantages and disadvantages and you would need to evaluate what is best for your situation. If your daughter has a strong academic foundation and the maturity to do well on her own, a four year college with challenging classes and ROTC is probably a better fit. If she needs help with her academics, does not have great test scores or lacks the maturity to succeed on her own, the self-prep option my be a better fit.

Thanks USMA 1994. I've been perusing through the threads and am finding great information. She's got her ducks in a row so to speak...typical first-born in that she's very driven. I know she'll end up in a good place.

 

[USMA 1994]

@dad2four her portal will show what nominations that she may have received. If she got one from someone else, it will show there. If you do not have a nomination, your chances are very slim that something out of the ordinary may happen. You can still hold out hope, but we would be doing you a disservice if we did not advise to start finalizing a Plan B or C. TWEs are difficult to swallow and many of us have experienced them with our children.

In terms of Falcon Scholarships, there are around 5o awarded each year through admissions so they are hard to get as well.

There are many threads out there that talk about self-prep or a four year college with or without ROTC.

Each one has advantages and disadvantages and you would need to evaluate what is best for your situation. If your daughter has a strong academic foundation and the maturity to do well on her own, a four year college with challenging classes and ROTC is probably a better fit. If she needs help with her academics, does not have great test scores or lacks the maturity to succeed on her own, the self-prep option my be a better fit.

Thanks USMA 1994. I've been perusing through the threads and am finding great information. She's got her ducks in a row so to speak...typical first-born in that she's very driven. I know she'll end up in a good place.

If this is really want she wants to do, then she should try again. My daughter did not get in her first try. Somewhere between 20-30% of the incoming class has some schooling after high school.

 

[dad2four]

@dad2four her portal will show what nominations that she may have received. If she got one from someone else, it will show there. If you do not have a nomination, your chances are very slim that something out of the ordinary may happen. You can still hold out hope, but we would be doing you a disservice if we did not advise to start finalizing a Plan B or C. TWEs are difficult to swallow and many of us have experienced them with our children.

In terms of Falcon Scholarships, there are around 5o awarded each year through admissions so they are hard to get as well.

There are many threads out there that talk about self-prep or a four year college with or without ROTC.

Each one has advantages and disadvantages and you would need to evaluate what is best for your situation. If your daughter has a strong academic foundation and the maturity to do well on her own, a four year college with challenging classes and ROTC is probably a better fit. If she needs help with her academics, does not have great test scores or lacks the maturity to succeed on her own, the self-prep option my be a better fit.

Thanks USMA 1994. I've been perusing through the threads and am finding great information. She's got her ducks in a row so to speak...typical first-born in that she's very driven. I know she'll end up in a good place.

If this is really want she wants to do, then she should try again. My daughter did not get in her first try. Somewhere between 20-30% of the incoming class has some schooling after high school.

This percentage makes since since we are talking about the best of the best.

 

[falconchic88]

Thank you, DDmom, and all who have responded! The letter she received was from one of the PA senators. Part of the letter read, " While your application and credentials are very impressive, the Selection Committee did not recommend you for a nomination. I commend you for your outstanding accomplishments and wish you the very best in your academic career and in the pursuit of your future goals."

I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't devastated for my daughter. However, I know that where ever she lands it's going to be good. Blessed with too much talent and "want to", just like all of our kids who end up in the academies!

Did your DD apply for a NOM to her US Representative? Did she get a NOM from that representative? If so, she is still in the game. The notice from the senator is just referring to senator's nom, not appointment to the Academy. Did she apply for the VP NOM? If so, again, she is still in the hunt. Until she receives an email/portal notification of denial from USAFA directly, she is still in the game. As others have said, even if she doesn't have a nom, she could still be considered for Falcon Foundation or USAFA Prep School. Have a plan B in place, but don't lose hope yet!

Thanks, Falconchic88.

She's been encouraged in learning that there's still hope with the AFA. She didn't go through the other options for an appointment, but still has other options. Great volleyball player and excellent student, so there's a plan B, C, etc. She just wanted this. Best of luck to all our kids!

If she doesn't get in this year, and she does decide to reapply, make sure she applies for every nomination she is eligible for, for most that is her 2 Senators, her congressional representative, and the VP. Depending on what she does next year, she might also be eligible for an ROTC Nom. Senator Noms are harder to attain than her district congressional representative, because the senators rcv applications from the entire state, the reps only receive apps from their district. Good luck to her!!

 

[dad2four]

Thank you, DDmom, and all who have responded! The letter she received was from one of the PA senators. Part of the letter read, " While your application and credentials are very impressive, the Selection Committee did not recommend you for a nomination. I commend you for your outstanding accomplishments and wish you the very best in your academic career and in the pursuit of your future goals."

I'd be lying if I said that I wasn't devastated for my daughter. However, I know that where ever she lands it's going to be good. Blessed with too much talent and "want to", just like all of our kids who end up in the academies!

Did your DD apply for a NOM to her US Representative? Did she get a NOM from that representative? If so, she is still in the game. The notice from the senator is just referring to senator's nom, not appointment to the Academy. Did she apply for the VP NOM? If so, again, she is still in the hunt. Until she receives an email/portal notification of denial from USAFA directly, she is still in the game. As others have said, even if she doesn't have a nom, she could still be considered for Falcon Foundation or USAFA Prep School. Have a plan B in place, but don't lose hope yet!

Thanks, Falconchic88.

She's been encouraged in learning that there's still hope with the AFA. She didn't go through the other options for an appointment, but still has other options. Great volleyball player and excellent student, so there's a plan B, C, etc. She just wanted this. Best of luck to all our kids!

If she doesn't get in this year, and she does decide to reapply, make sure she applies for every nomination she is eligible for, for most that is her 2 Senators, her congressional representative, and the VP. Depending on what she does next year, she might also be eligible for an ROTC Nom. Senator Noms are harder to attain than her district congressional representative, because the senators rcv applications from the entire state, the reps only receive apps from their district. Good luck to her!!

Thank you!

 

[sherrie]

Thanks for answering. Are there other options in an effort to try again? Like prep schools elsewhere?

My DD got a Falcon Scholarship last year and has been attending Marion Military Institute in Alabama. There have been self prep students there (my DD roommate is one) for the USAFA. The self prep students who applied to the AFA got appointments, including my DD's roommate. Also during the parents information times at MMI, they said 80+% of self prep students will get appointments to the service academy they want to go to. Those self preps had applied last year to the academy but didn't get an appointment nor a Falcon Scholarship nor other service academy scholarships but the service academies look at them very favorably (from my understanding) once they self prepped and did well. It shows a commitment to the military to self prep. Many of the students at MMI are also going there for 2 years and then a university for 2 years and will be a commissioned officer after the 4 years. It is another way of becoming an officer and a leader in the military without going to a service academy. MMI is a military prep school for all the service academies, there are lots of Coast Guard preps there. The majority of the West Point scholarship and self preps got appointments this year.