USNA Class of 2028 Waiting and Speculating

Lkt said:
I did the same thing last year and was properly schooled! What I’ve learned year 2 of this odyssey is that for the most apart this is an enigma wrapped in an enigma and you can understand the components and the stats and how they fit together but it won’t help you or you DD/DS get in, nor will it help you rationalize, or process when they don’t. Bottom line: you get in you get in; do everything in your power to put your best foot forward; wait and wait some more; but work while you wait and keep making yourself better; apply again and again and again….then maybe just maybe you’ll go to USNA! I mean it when I say good luck! It’s work and work and more work but then there’s a bit of luck and art that comes in at the end! Good luck all and GO NAVY!!!:)
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Thanks for the kind words!
 
gop7265 said:
⚠️⚠️another weird time update!!! Portal updated at 12:57!! Got to love reading the tea leaves.
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I think that is when portals update with acceptances for certain people. I've noticed a trend between the weird times and people posting on self updating forums for acceptances but can't really be sure because no one really knows.
 
OldRetSWO said:
Your numbers are way out of whack with reality.
There are approx 1200 candidates apointed to each class, not 4400. The 5 vacancies that an MOC has is across all four years so it is generally one per year and 2 every 4th year.
As you've already been told by another very experienced BGO, a candidate will not be nominated or "charged" to an MOC beyond their own district. What you call the 150 most competitive category is also known as "Additional Appointees" and they are NOT charged against their
nominating source such as their MOC.
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As for the story about plebes sending end of plebe summer grades to who they were charged against, it is pure fiction in so many ways. First and foremost is that in over 4 decades associated with USNA, I've never encountered Plebe Summer Grades and that is as a USNA graduate, USNA parent and BGO. I'm pretty sure that I would have encountered this sort of thing if it existed.
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Question about slots: I know that someone from our congressional district was accepted for c/o 2027, but dropped out a week into Plebe summer. (Not reapplying and enrolled at another university) Does this open a slot for the MOC to fill in in a future class?
 
Lkt said:
for the most apart this is an enigma wrapped in an enigma and you can understand the components and the stats and how they fit together but it won’t help you or you DD/DS get in, nor will it help you rationalize, or process when they don’t.
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^^ DING DING DING .... Winner Winner Chicken Dinner..
Every year about this time this Forum goes crazy with Candidates trying to figure out how many angels can dance on the head of a pin or minute details about how the admissions process works. The bottom line, it doesn't matter. Focus on what you can control....submit your best application, then wait...nothing you say or read on this Forum is going to help (or hinder) your chances of admission.
 
MocapMan said:
Question about slots: I know that someone from our congressional district was accepted for c/o 2027, but dropped out a week into Plebe summer. (Not reapplying and enrolled at another university) Does this open a slot for the MOC to fill in in a future class?
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First, you may or may not know where that person was allocated ...
That said, a MOC can have 5 persons allocated to them at a Service Academy at any time, so yes...if one drops out, there is another vacancy ...
 
futureusmcmom24 said:
My DS applied to 11 additional out of district MOC for USMMA in NY ... 5 of those granted him interviews, got noms from the first two he interviewed with so cancelled the remaining interviews. Several wrote back that they would not consider out of district, but the extra applications definitely paid off! Worth doing!!
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I really hate the Stigma of Service Academies/the Military being a last resort at my school. I was talking to a friend about how it’s tough waiting to hear back from USNA since it’s a rolling admissions without a definitive date, and they said “I thought everyone gets into those (SAs) schools?” It’s really a shame how no one knows the process, from doing your preliminary application to medical to physical to nomination and ect. I really wished that more people would know what it takes to enlist and become an officer. ☹️☹️
 
Old Navy BGO said:
^^ DING DING DING .... Winner Winner Chicken Dinner..
Every year about this time this Forum goes crazy with Candidates trying to figure out how many angels can dance on the head of a pin or minute details about how the admissions process works. The bottom line, it doesn't matter. Focus on what you can control....submit your best application, then wait...nothing you say or read on this Forum is going to help (or hinder) your chances of admission.
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I said to my DS last night - the algorithm used is something we will never understand. Some appointments make perfect sense while others may leave you scratching your head but we don’t have all of the information so just let it go. It’s hard to “stay in your lane” but you really have to try. Yes, I notice if an appointment is from our state but we’ll never know how that will or won’t affect our DS’s chance for appointment. I just can’t worry about it. Yes, I read the SAF a lot - just my way of coping, cheering on others & keeping busy ….
 
blinkus said:
I really hate the Stigma of Service Academies/the Military being a last resort at my school. I was talking to a friend about how it’s tough waiting to hear back from USNA since it’s a rolling admissions without a definitive date, and they said “I thought everyone gets into those (SAs) schools?” It’s really a shame how no one knows the process, from doing your preliminary application to medical to physical to nomination and ect. I really wished that more people would know what it takes to enlist and become an officer. ☹️☹️
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Yea I can't emphasize that enough. My friends were like its harder to get into Clemson and those schools and I said uh usna acceptance rate is like 9% lmao. Ppl really aren't aware of how difficult it really is to get into that place.
 
Boymomof3 said:
I said to my DS last night - the algorithm used is something we will never understand. Some appointments make perfect sense while others may leave you scratching your head but we don’t have all of the information so just let it go. It’s hard to “stay in your lane” but you really have to try. Yes, I notice if an appointment is from our state but we’ll never know how that will or won’t affect our DS’s chance for appointment. I just can’t worry about it. Yes, I read the SAF a lot - just my way of coping, cheering on others & keeping busy ….
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One benefit to the service academies is that a human being is going to look at every application, so while math is at play it is certainly less so than most schools are doing. One of my DS's backup had over 50k applications to review by 3/1 for 7k +/- spots. That scenario was probably close to 100% algorithm. No way a group of human beings in admissions made that decision. At the very least, a high percentage of those apps were culled before a live person was involved.
 
mols.cast8 said:
Yea I can't emphasize that enough. My friends were like its harder to get into Clemson and those schools and I said uh usna acceptance rate is like 9% lmao. Ppl really aren't aware of how difficult it really is to get into that place.
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Yeah, NYU which is considered a “dream” school for us is sitting at 13%
 
mols.cast8 said:
Yea I can't emphasize that enough. My friends were like its harder to get into Clemson and those schools and I said uh usna acceptance rate is like 9% lmao. Ppl really aren't aware of how difficult it really is to get into that place.
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Better get used to it, because it is not any better for what the civilian world thinks of military in general. Best practice is to commit any brain power towards what friends may or may not think about this endeavor. You will not know 99% of them in a couple of years.
 
Here you go. 14 pages of good comebacks.

And this is Part 2…if you want more, there is a Part 1 😬

Your Son/Daughter is Going Where?? Round 2

With a nod to the OP @skismuggs who started this in the USAFA Forum a few years ago (see link, have fun reading), parents and others over the years have shared the range of reactions and comments they or their sons/daughters have received when sharing news of SA appointments, ROTC scholarships...
www.serviceacademyforums.com
 
mols.cast8 said:
Yea I can't emphasize that enough. My friends were like its harder to get into Clemson and those schools and I said uh usna acceptance rate is like 9% lmao. Ppl really aren't aware of how difficult it really is to get into that place.
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Maybe they were thinking about Duke. lol
 
Old Navy BGO said:
^^ DING DING DING .... Winner Winner Chicken Dinner..
Every year about this time this Forum goes crazy with Candidates trying to figure out how many angels can dance on the head of a pin or minute details about how the admissions process works. The bottom line, it doesn't matter. Focus on what you can control....submit your best application, then wait...nothing you say or read on this Forum is going to help (or hinder) your chances of admission.
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Thank you so much!:) Your reply absolutely made my day! I guess it touches on the really great thing about this forum and why we are here….the love and support and feeling that we are all in it together! I’m so proud of my DS for committing to a Navy career and I am so proud to have meet yall and look forward to being a part of the Navy community! You all are good folks!:)
 
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