Yes same for my DD
USNA Class of 2027 Waiting and Speculating
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A1Janitor
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Sometimes there are press releases
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(OK, again just posting this if it helps) Information from 5 minutes ago from DD’s phone call with admissions office at USNA:
1. They have no idea what the removal of withdraw button means (at least the officer on the call) and weren’t even aware it happened. He said it was most likely a system thing because at this point, less than a week out everyone is scheduled to get reviewed.
2.YES there are still appointments, NAPS, foundations, waitlist and TWEs remaining that will go out this week. MOST people will know by April 15 but a few might still be waiting . They are meeting several times this week.
All of that is straight from the horse’s mouth (admissions office via phone just now). BTW they welcome the call and they understand and are very empathetic about how anxious everyone is so if talking to someone at admissions will make you feel better, they are happy to talk. You are NOT keeping them from making decisions or tying them up. That’s a whole different set of people. DD asked if he could pull up her portal/record and double check that certain things were on it which he did and confirmed that she was good to go and just needed to wait it out. He also shared that he got waitlisted when he applied and got pulled up the week before I day and that was back when you waited around for a letter. Hang in there everyone. Just a few more days.
1. They have no idea what the removal of withdraw button means (at least the officer on the call) and weren’t even aware it happened. He said it was most likely a system thing because at this point, less than a week out everyone is scheduled to get reviewed.
2.YES there are still appointments, NAPS, foundations, waitlist and TWEs remaining that will go out this week. MOST people will know by April 15 but a few might still be waiting . They are meeting several times this week.
All of that is straight from the horse’s mouth (admissions office via phone just now). BTW they welcome the call and they understand and are very empathetic about how anxious everyone is so if talking to someone at admissions will make you feel better, they are happy to talk. You are NOT keeping them from making decisions or tying them up. That’s a whole different set of people. DD asked if he could pull up her portal/record and double check that certain things were on it which he did and confirmed that she was good to go and just needed to wait it out. He also shared that he got waitlisted when he applied and got pulled up the week before I day and that was back when you waited around for a letter. Hang in there everyone. Just a few more days.
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Honestly it’s a privacy issue. You most likely won’t know. And even if you did know who accepted appointments, you wouldn’t know who those appointments were charged to.
Is it a good idea for me to call and ask for information about my medical waiver? I feel like they would be annoyed if I asked where I was in the process. Thank you!(OK, again just posting this if it helps) Information from 5 minutes ago from DD’s phone call with admissions office at USNA:
1. They have no idea what the removal of withdraw button means (at least the officer on the call) and weren’t even aware it happened. He said it was most likely a system thing because at this point, less than a week out everyone is scheduled to get reviewed.
2.YES there are still appointments, NAPS, foundations, waitlist and TWEs remaining that will go out this week. MOST people will know by April 15 but a few might still be waiting . They are meeting several times this week.
All of that is straight from the horse’s mouth (admissions office via phone just now). BTW they welcome the call and they understand and are very empathetic about how anxious everyone is so if talking to someone at admissions will make you feel better, they are happy to talk. You are NOT keeping them from making decisions or tying them up. That’s a whole different set of people. DD asked if he could pull up her portal/record and double check that certain things were on it which he did and confirmed that she was good to go and just needed to wait it out. He also shared that he got waitlisted when he applied and got pulled up the week before I day and that was back when you waited around for a letter. Hang in there everyone. Just a few more days.
Tea Baggins
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You guys are lucky you can log into your son's/daughter's portal. I can't. She refused to give me access, and that's where I left it. Can u imagine what my wait is like?
LOL- My son has forbidden me from using the following words anywhere in his presence: Portal, email, and "Have-You-Checked?"You guys are lucky you can log into your son's/daughter's portal. I can't. She refused to give me access, and that's where I left it. Can u imagine what my wait is like?
You guys are lucky you can log into your son's/daughter's portal. I can't. She refused to give me access, and that's where I left it. Can u imagine what my wait is like?
You might be the lucky one!! Can you imagine how much more I'd accomplish in a day if I didn't have access? LOL!!!!!!
I have also been banned from the word “CPR”!LOL- My son has forbidden me from using the following words anywhere in his presence: Portal, email, and "Have-You-Checked?"
Thanks for that admissions call info; I don’t know why but today has me so anxious!!
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Lol - my son never let me see his portal either. The pita.You guys are lucky you can log into your son's/daughter's portal. I can't. She refused to give me access, and that's where I left it. Can u imagine what my wait is like?
I had my daughter’s password until the last required reset. When I asked her to share her newest one she sent me a text and said she didn’t want to hurt my feelings but the Navy is her passion/dream, not mine, and she would let the family know when her portal changes to yes, no or wait some more! I will admit I was bummed I couldn’t check it anymore but also totally understood what she was saying!You guys are lucky you can log into your son's/daughter's portal. I can't. She refused to give me access, and that's where I left it. Can u imagine what my wait is like?
In a fit of USNA-fueled nerves, I thought I would relay my journey (thus far) with this process. I've mentioned some of this before in old posts, so apologies to anyone who has already heard me talk about this/related subjects, as well as the long post below!
2020-2021: Applied for USNA 2025. Received a TWE in the big wave, which I assume was around 4/15.
2021-2022: Reapplied as a college freshman while participating in NROTC as a college programmer. I knew not long after my TWE for '25 that I was going to reapply, but I also wanted to get started on the commissioning process, so I opted to participate in NROTC. I started as a Marine option MIDN in August '21. I can safely say that I was not as physically prepared as I should have been, although it was certainly not for lack of effort! However, I still learned to enjoy NROTC, in no small part because of the physical and mental challenges I was experiencing.
Unfortunately, in October '21, I started having sharp pain in my right knee that was exacerbated by our PT routine. After a series of somewhat exhausting and occasionally not-especially-helpful doctor's appointments, I was diagnosed with patellar tracking disorder. From my not at all medically informed understanding of this, it essentially means my right kneecap shifts out of place when under prolonged stress, such as running five-plus mile fartleks and biweekly PFTs/CFTs and ruck marches. I was initially only supposed to spend a week on light duty to give my knee a small break, and then I would be good to go. This week ended up turning into an October-April stint on light duty. As I'm sure many can imagine, this did not go over well with my chain of command. I did all the things I was supposed to - physical therapy, RICE, exercises that wouldn't aggravate my knee in the interim. Once I was cleared by my doctor (after the semester ended) I started up a PT routine that could land me a first-class PFT score by the time I returned to school. Since I was on light duty for so long, my case ended up being relayed to BUMED. BUMED was leaning towards medically disqualifying me for NROTC, which was disheartening to say the least. After speaking with our AMOI, I opted to voluntarily DOR so I could still qualify for other commissioning programs. (As I understand it, being formally medically disenrolled could have caused lots of headaches in the future.)
I ended up being waitlisted by USNA on 4/11, and received my TWE on 4/27.
2022-2023: Applying to USNA for the third (and final) time and awaiting a decision. I am applying for PLC as well, with the aim of attending OCS next summer. After DORing from NROTC, I was willing to apply for just about any program that could lead to a commission, even if it set me back a year or two. I (privately) had issues with my particular unit that extended beyond my medical troubles, but ultimately NROTC taught me that I want to be a commissioned officer, and I want to lead Marines. Since this fits in with USNA's mission, I thought I would give it one last go-around.
This process is hard, and I feel for everyone who is right there with me waiting for hear from USNA.
2020-2021: Applied for USNA 2025. Received a TWE in the big wave, which I assume was around 4/15.
2021-2022: Reapplied as a college freshman while participating in NROTC as a college programmer. I knew not long after my TWE for '25 that I was going to reapply, but I also wanted to get started on the commissioning process, so I opted to participate in NROTC. I started as a Marine option MIDN in August '21. I can safely say that I was not as physically prepared as I should have been, although it was certainly not for lack of effort! However, I still learned to enjoy NROTC, in no small part because of the physical and mental challenges I was experiencing.
Unfortunately, in October '21, I started having sharp pain in my right knee that was exacerbated by our PT routine. After a series of somewhat exhausting and occasionally not-especially-helpful doctor's appointments, I was diagnosed with patellar tracking disorder. From my not at all medically informed understanding of this, it essentially means my right kneecap shifts out of place when under prolonged stress, such as running five-plus mile fartleks and biweekly PFTs/CFTs and ruck marches. I was initially only supposed to spend a week on light duty to give my knee a small break, and then I would be good to go. This week ended up turning into an October-April stint on light duty. As I'm sure many can imagine, this did not go over well with my chain of command. I did all the things I was supposed to - physical therapy, RICE, exercises that wouldn't aggravate my knee in the interim. Once I was cleared by my doctor (after the semester ended) I started up a PT routine that could land me a first-class PFT score by the time I returned to school. Since I was on light duty for so long, my case ended up being relayed to BUMED. BUMED was leaning towards medically disqualifying me for NROTC, which was disheartening to say the least. After speaking with our AMOI, I opted to voluntarily DOR so I could still qualify for other commissioning programs. (As I understand it, being formally medically disenrolled could have caused lots of headaches in the future.)
I ended up being waitlisted by USNA on 4/11, and received my TWE on 4/27.
2022-2023: Applying to USNA for the third (and final) time and awaiting a decision. I am applying for PLC as well, with the aim of attending OCS next summer. After DORing from NROTC, I was willing to apply for just about any program that could lead to a commission, even if it set me back a year or two. I (privately) had issues with my particular unit that extended beyond my medical troubles, but ultimately NROTC taught me that I want to be a commissioned officer, and I want to lead Marines. Since this fits in with USNA's mission, I thought I would give it one last go-around.
This process is hard, and I feel for everyone who is right there with me waiting for hear from USNA.
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Never had it, never wanted it
He gave me any info I asked, and shared whenever he felt on his own.
He gave me any info I asked, and shared whenever he felt on his own.
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I have access to the portal but gave up checking for Lent. LOL Hmmm...I've decided I will not check it even now that Lent is over. It is his journey and I know he wants to be the first to find out, no matter what the decision is. He's done the work to get here. I can respect that. Busy week, so that will help me not think about it. Yea, right!
I have firsthand knowledge of a recruited athlete (officially and solidly) who only received the appointment on May 1st and there were others as well. Sometimes its the puzzle pieces falling into place. Best of luck.
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Absolutely. If you have a question, call and ask. They’re happy to talk to you and help and will answer any questions they are allowed to. If you have a specific question about something on your application definitely call them. That’s what my DD did today (not for medical) and they asked for her candidate number, pulled up her application and confirmed some things were in her application and answered some questions. She’s a lot more at ease now. Don’t be afraid to call them.
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This is excellent nest departure training for everyone involved. It’s a tribute to you that she feels ready to handle these things and diplomatically transition you to “consulting parent” role rather than “active parent” role.
Many parents do not realize midshipmen can choose whether academic, conduct, military aptitude, medical and other information can be shared. That can come as a surprise down the road. I can’t tell you how many times I took phone calls from parents when I was on staff as a BattO, inquiring about their son or daughter, and I rapidly accessed the MIDS system to see what they elected - and I had to tell the parents that I could not share any information with them about X.
When we started this odyssey for my DS over a year ago, I told him flat out that if at any moment this wasn’t worth the work for you or was no longer your dream you have to pull out. This road is too hard to do it for anyone else but yourself. You have to live it, breathe and want it more than anything to get through first this process, but then the real work begins at USNA and then to the fleet, if you are lucky enough and work hard enough and be smart enough and be disciplined enough. He knows how extremely proud of him I am for choosing this path but I hope he knows that it has to be his dream for it to succeed! Good luck to all! What a week! Thanks to all of you for keeping me going!
Thanks to all of you for keeping me going!