USNA Class of 2027 Waiting and Speculating

Gnarlygoat27 said:
Thank you so much đź’• Doing all of this with DH out of state (80% of the time), a massive overseas move this summer, and all the other things life throws at each of us - it's been a year! I appreciate your kind words.
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Message me if you need anything. I’m here. My son is 4th generation USNA and many others in our family have served in various capacities. That desire to serve runs strong and those who want to serve fight hard for it.

Private message me anytime. We all need battle buddies.
 
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Heatherg21 said:
Message me if you need anything. I’m here. My son is 4th generation USNA and many others in our family have served in various capacities. That desire to serve runs strong and those who want to fight hard for it.

Private message me anytime. We all need battle buddies.
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thank you, I will!
 
Capt MJ said:
Good deal to have a principal nom.

USNA usually doesn’t inform candidates they are fully qualified or “3Q.” The physical/CFA and medical/DoDMERB are the obvious two of the three qual factors. The academic, for want of a better term, generally includes the other aspects of the application that are evaluated. The nom, of course, is an additional admin requirement, and your son has that nicely covered, as principal noms force SAs to offer that candidate an appointment if found fully qualified, no matter how he or she compares to other candidates on the slate in USNA’s own ranking. Technically, the statutory language for USNA doesn’t absolutely require USNA to do this, but they usually do.

I think you can be hopeful but not absolutely certain. You can still wait until April or May, but those elected official slates start getting resolved in Feb-Mar. Continue to tend alternate plans. Your son should answer calls on his phone and set up a professional voicemail prompt, just in case the elected official decides to call (it’s their choice).

We’ll keep an eye on the appointment thread! Good luck!
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I have a 3.82 GPA in IB classes (AP equivalent here in the US) and I qualified DODMERB and CFA and got appointed to NAPS. You just never know what can happen!
 
SnootyHen said:
I think the hardest part of letting go is that until you know you're in somewhere, you have to keep working Plans B, C, D and so on. Which is fine of course except that I am guessing every USNA candidate falls into the category of kids who do a lot. Between a heavy course load, athletics, volunteering and everything else that made them a viable candidate these kids are spinning wheels at a level most others don't ever experience. And as parents who raised these highly motivated kids, we most likely are spinning right along with them (and any of their siblings). As the acceptance letters roll in from other schools, I note the high cost and people say "he should be applying for every scholarship possible" and I agree, he should. But with 24 hours in a day and 7 days in a week, something has to give. Do they give up the sport they love which made them the athlete that might be recruited? Or take fewer AP classes which makes them less attractive to schools? Or maybe quit the volunteer position they have held all along which developed leadership and commitment in them? Of course the answer is none of those....they just don't sleep, multi-task and keep on spinning. For my son and all of our hopefuls, it will be nice when they can stop spinning those Plans D, E and F and know that A or B is in the bag and then ACTUALLY enjoy what's left of their senior year. Because just when you finish that USNA app, all the nomination apps and then dive into other colleges and ROTC apps and get all that done, it's time for scholarship apps as a "just in case" and the advice of sitting back and enjoying the last of your senior year still doesn't come into play. Hopefully not too much longer for all of us!
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The hardest part for us, is that he has been accepted and has already nailed down all facets of his Plan B: (Case Western Reserve University - partial scholarship available to him) Plan C: (THE Ohio State University - with a large Scholarship waiting for him), Plan D: (Miami University - partial scholarship available) and Plan E: (Denison University - not truly interested but it's a great school).
His heart and soul are fully invested in the Naval Academy however as he has Sailed for Annapolis Yacht Club and Severn Sailing Association over the last two summers. Likewise, he attended Summer Seminar, Candidate Visitor Weekend, and we have close family friends (Sailors) who live in Annapolis and we visit quite often - they are like extended-family to us AND they have been Midshipman Sponsors for years. We've spent a LOT of time in Annapolis - enough so that we know "Lorenzo" (inside joke to people who live downtown Naptown and know this wild local individual). For us, it's just "All roads lead to Annapolis!" ...it's just the waiting to hear from USNA that sucks.
 
i_like_planes said:
Yeah that's what I mean. That makes sense. This explains why some states have many more appointments right now than others.
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STOP! You don't have any idea how many appointments have been issued. You only see
the VERY SMALL SUBSET that gets reported on this site. I'm a BGO and I know that a student
that I interviewed got an offer but its not reported here. Neither he nor his parents post here.
I know about a couple of others from other districts and they too are not on here.
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If you're making your assessments about how many appointments are in for different states based
on this site or other social media then you are likely to be WAY WAY off.
 
OldRetSWO said:
STOP! You don't have any idea how many appointments have been issued. You only see
the VERY SMALL SUBSET that gets reported on this site. I'm a BGO and I know that a student
that I interviewed got an offer but its not reported here. Neither he nor his parents post here.
I know about a couple of others from other districts and they too are not on here.
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If you're making your assessments about how many appointments are in for different states based
on this site or other social media then you are likely to be WAY WAY off.
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I just got the update for my area on appointments and number still waiting. I compared it to the list, and none are reported here. I think we had 6 appointments and 2 for NAPS, and 10 waiting (that included a few current NAPSters, but we know they get their appointments later in the cycle).
 
NavyHoops said:
I just got the update for my area on appointments and number still waiting. I compared it to the list, and none are reported here. I think we had 6 appointments and 2 for NAPS, and 10 waiting (that included a few current NAPSters, but we know they get their appointments later in the cycle).
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Would this be something our BGO's could inform us? I'm just curious because when I review the Appointments thread - I see that only (2) people have posted from Ohio and both have declined.
 
Jfmartin25 said:
Would this be something our BGO's could inform us? I'm just curious because when I review the Appointments thread - I see that only (2) people have posted from Ohio and both have declined.
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Yes I’m wondering the same thing. No entries for Colorado yet, and very few in years past. Is it okay for my son to ask his BGO?
 
wnsham96 said:
Yes I’m wondering the same thing. No entries for Colorado yet, and very few in years past. Is it okay for my son to ask his BGO?
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Hi, I'm one of the CO/WY parent club officers. I heard last week that the qualified applicant pool for CO was significantly smaller for class of 2027, , so that will boost the chances for each 3Q, nominated candidates. If you have done everything else, focus on locking down plan B and C and do everything you can to mitigate the stress with family fun outings and support. My son got his call from Jason Crow's office on 2/20/2020 and I remember Jan and Feb waiting time being really HARD on our family. We tried to ski and go to movies together more than usual to get the conversation and focus off of the waiting. I'm sure you've heard the advice to "bubble wrap" your kid so that he doesn't get injured before I-day. Well, we weighed that against mental health. We got on the slopes every chance possible.
 
@Colorado 2024 Mid Mom This is an encouraging tidbit of information - thank you for sharing it!! I'll stick it in my back pocket and keep it as my own little secret ray of hope :) We already felt lucky that Crow has 2 slots open at USNA this year, and I confirmed with his office that he changed to a competitive nomination slate from principle nominee in years past. But it sure is nice to know that he's also in a smaller qualified pool. Can I ask where you got this information from? And yes, we've shifted our main focus to college applications and getting everything in for NROTC. If my son is stressed about anything, he sure is hiding it well! He's staying busy with school, work, band, and we're gearing up for a family trip to Ireland for St Patrick's Day 🍀
 
Jfmartin25 said:
Would this be something our BGO's could inform us? I'm just curious because when I review the Appointments thread - I see that only (2) people have posted from Ohio and both have declined.
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I don’t inform my candidates of this. If I did it would be very general. 1, I have no idea where their nom is charged. Even if I did, it can change along the way. 2, in reality, it doesn’t really tell you anything. I have seen every kid on a slate get an appt from one of the most competitive cities. They were charged in multiple ways. Just because 2 posted from Ohio and declined really does not mean anything. What if those 2 aren’t even real candidates? Everyone will be notified by April 15th. Don’t try to read the tea leaves from this site. I mean I am a moderator and think it’s a great site, but we don’t make anyone validate their status, we only get a small percentage that post here.
 
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Quick question. Should I email my admissions counselor to let them know what classes I am taking in my second semester of college?
 
Ah, in that case, the best thing to do is to ask your AC if it's necessary for you to include those classes. My AC told me that the classes I would take for this semester alongside final grades (from previous semesters I assume) would give them a good picture so it's probably a good idea for you to send yours to them. Though, there was a section in the portal asking about next semester's classes. If you filled that out, you should be fine. If not, I suggest that you ask your AC while also sending them a screenshot of your classes this semester. That way, if you do need to, they can put it in your file right away.
 
Heatherg21 said:
Caveat, semester two may not populate and may need to be added manually.
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Dragomir said:
Ah, in that case, the best thing to do is to ask your AC if it's necessary for you to include those classes. My AC told me that the classes I would take for this semester alongside final grades (from previous semesters I assume) would give them a good picture so it's probably a good idea for you to send yours to them. Though, there was a section in the portal asking about next semester's classes. If you filled that out, you should be fine. If not, I suggest that you ask your AC while also sending them a screenshot of your classes this semester. That way, if you do need to, they can put it in your file right away.
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Got it. Thanks for the advice.
 
Colorado 2024 Mid Mom said:
Hi, I'm one of the CO/WY parent club officers. I heard last week that the qualified applicant pool for CO was significantly smaller for class of 2027, , so that will boost the chances for each 3Q, nominated candidates. If you have done everything else, focus on locking down plan B and C and do everything you can to mitigate the stress with family fun outings and support. My son got his call from Jason Crow's office on 2/20/2020 and I remember Jan and Feb waiting time being really HARD on our family. We tried to ski and go to movies together more than usual to get the conversation and focus off of the waiting. I'm sure you've heard the advice to "bubble wrap" your kid so that he doesn't get injured before I-day. Well, we weighed that against mental health. We got on the slopes every chance possible.
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I see that there are multiple clubs for Texas. Which club would parents in West Texas fit in to?
 
WT Door said:
Now that the first appointment post has been made, I am doing a running rendezvous (formation flying speak) which tucks this thread in tight with @Capt MJ's USNA Class of 2027 Appointment List. The hope is to keep the ’27 Appointment list from getting clobbered with anything other than appointment news, congratulations, and music interludes.

USNA 2027 candidates, and interested parties, put your speculating and comments in this thread to reduce radar surface clutter on the 2027 Appointment List.

Good luck to all candidates in your quest for an appointment!
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In the realm of Waiting and Speculating, Is there any general flow to the frequency that appointment letters go out. IE; once a month midmonth, weekly, bi weekly. I would love to know. Thanks
 
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