Wait listers

I got wait-listed the same day you did. I have accepted my USAFA appointment, and will thus decline any USCGA appointment if it comes...

First of all, congratulations on accepting your appointment to USAFA!

IMHO, the most proactive and professional thing you could do at this point is reach out to USCGA and let them know that you have accepted an offer to USAFA and request to be removed from the waitlist. In the event that USCGA would offer you an appointment from your position on the waitlist - which you would in-turn decline - this process might take a day or two away from whomever USCGA chooses from the waitlist after you decline the offer. I know it might be a point of pride to know that you were officially offered an appointment, but the semantics of actually receiving the offer is relatively meaningless at this point. Just take pride in knowing that you, along with every single candidate on the waitlist, have been vetted and is deserving of an appointment. You know firsthand the stress involved in being on the waitlist...removing yourself from the list might lessen the stress on another candidate a bit sooner - ONE TEAM, ONE FIGHT - Go Bears!
 
To anyone who got an appointment off the waitlist, how were you notified?
My DS was EA waitlisted and received a phone call from the crew coach on March 22nd letting him know that he was appointed to the class of 2020. His Bear's Den was updated about a week later with his appointment letter. It's my understanding that from this point forward, anyone that receives an appointment off of the waitlist will be notified in the same manner, via phone call and their Bear's Den will be updated accordingly.
 
First of all, congratulations on accepting your appointment to USAFA!

IMHO, the most proactive and professional thing you could do at this point is reach out to USCGA and let them know that you have accepted an offer to USAFA and request to be removed from the waitlist. In the event that USCGA would offer you an appointment from your position on the waitlist - which you would in-turn decline - this process might take a day or two away from whomever USCGA chooses from the waitlist after you decline the offer. I know it might be a point of pride to know that you were officially offered an appointment, but the semantics of actually receiving the offer is relatively meaningless at this point. Just take pride in knowing that you, along with every single candidate on the waitlist, have been vetted and is deserving of an appointment. You know firsthand the stress involved in being on the waitlist...removing yourself from the list might lessen the stress on another candidate a bit sooner - ONE TEAM, ONE FIGHT - Go Bears!

Cidgrad130, thank you for the feedback. I will send an email to the CGA reflecting my USAFA acceptance. I know that this may open a slot for someone else, which is what I would like if I were in that position. Thus, thank you for the feedback and go CG!
 
I got wait-listed the same day you did. I have accepted my USAFA appointment, and will thus decline any USCGA appointment if it comes...

If you've already accepted an appointment from another academy, you should immediately decline all other academy appointments.
 
If you've already accepted an appointment from another academy, you should immediately decline all other academy appointments.

Not true. The academies sometimes drag their feet in the application process. Kids are free (and wise) to grab that bird in the hand, then change their mind if a better offer comes along. It's no different than putting a tuition or housing deposit down at a college and then backing out when an Academy appt. is received.

The applicant has to do what is best for them. The academies certainly do as they please.

And don't assume that kid is taking someone else's spot away. The academies offer more appts. than they will use, knowing there will be some refusals and no shows. A spot that opens up in a case like this is often not filled at all.
 
Not true. The academies sometimes drag their feet in the application process. Kids are free (and wise) to grab that bird in the hand, then change their mind if a better offer comes along. It's no different than putting a tuition or housing deposit down at a college and then backing out when an Academy appt. is received.

The applicant has to do what is best for them. The academies certainly do as they please.

And don't assume that kid is taking someone else's spot away. The academies offer more appts. than they will use, knowing there will be some refusals and no shows. A spot that opens up in a case like this is often not filled at all.

Then don't accept the appointment before the deadline until you are sure. You have until May 1.

What possible reason is there to accept a USAFA appointment and then wait around to see what other offers come in, knowing you have already accepted the USAFA's offer? IMHO (and I believe the academies encourage this as well) any applicant who has multiple academy appointment offers who accepts the appointment to one should immediately decline the others.

Keep in mind I'm not talking about receiving an appointment, I'm talking about after signed acceptance papers have been sent by the applicant to an academy, which effectively ends the process.

Any attempt to acquire other academy appointments at that time are selfish and unnecessary.
 
Then don't accept the appointment before the deadline until you are sure. You have until May 1.

What possible reason is there to accept a USAFA appointment and then wait around to see what other offers come in, knowing you have already accepted the USAFA's offer? IMHO (and I believe the academies encourage this as well) any applicant who has multiple academy appointment offers who accepts the appointment to one should immediately decline the others.

Keep in mind I'm not talking about receiving an appointment, I'm talking about after signed acceptance papers have been sent by the applicant to an academy, which effectively ends the process.

Any attempt to acquire other academy appointments at that time are selfish and unnecessary.

I understand what you're saying.
Army's date to accept was April 15.
Kids need to do what is best for them, not what you think is best.
 
Kids need to do what is best for them, not what you think is best.

Kids need to do what is honorable, that includes declining other academy appointments when you have already accepted another.

Do you also recommend accepting a prom date or even a marriage proposal (causing the other party to start preparations for the big day/night) all the while you were just waiting for another date to take her place? After all, that is what would be best for you.

Very honorable. :rolleyes:
 
We are within a week or close to it for the next possible round of appointments.
Our AO said they have been actively reviewing the waitlsit - what that means in terms of numbers is anyone's guess.
If you don't make it in May, then there is still June.
Good luck to those still waiting.
 
Kids need to do what is honorable, that includes declining other academy appointments when you have already accepted another.

Do you also recommend accepting a prom date or even a marriage proposal (causing the other party to start preparations for the big day/night) all the while you were just waiting for another date to take her place? After all, that is what would be best for you.

Very honorable. :rolleyes:


Well now, that's a poser.

I think if I had accepted a marriage proposal, only to later be asked to marry someone else, that I realized that I loved more, I would tell proposer #1 that my heart was with another.

Would that be ideal? No. Should I marry #1 because I said I would?

Well, there are an awful lot of divorces.

Oh yeah, what about the kid accepted to Army, and he has to accept by April 15? He really wanted Navy, but Army was plan B. Then in May, Navy offered an appointment! Should he continue on with Army?

Everything is not black and white. That's why my answer seems shady to you.
 
Found a good one pinned to the bulletin board at work today:

The Obstacle in Our Path

In ancient times, a king had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the stone out of the way.

Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. Upon approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing and straining, he finally succeeded. While the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The peasant learned what many of us never understand...

Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve our condition.

I needed to be reminded of this as we head toward a new round of appointments, this time from the waitlist. There are many awesome kids here, some I want to get an appointment to the class of 2020 just as badly as I want my own DD to get one! However, if this forum represents 10% of the candidates, then the fact is that very few waitlisters will get appointments next week...We need to remind our kids (and ourselves) that if indeed they are presented with the obstacle of not getting an appointment this year, it is an opportunity to improve themselves during the next year, and they will be better cadets and officers because of it.

Wishing all of our forum families the best...
 
Posting Objee quotes from May last year (2015) so that those still on waitlist know what to expect this month - note that 2015 May 1st landed on a Friday:

Nine appointments were tendered on Friday to applicants on the wait list and I imagine there will be more this week as the dust settles from the May 1st accept/decline deadline. All applicants currently on the wait list should be receiving an e-mail tomorrow updating them on the process.

All applicants who accepted their spot on the wait list were notified (see e-mail below) that we would continue to fill vacancies in the class until June 1st. All applicants will be notified when the wait list has been closed. Obviously applicants who are no longer interested in being considered for an appointment should withdraw their name from consideration as was requested in the same message.

>>>Thank you for accepting your spot on the wait list for our Class of 2019. As outlined in your notification letter, I would encourage you to submit an updated academic transcript by February 1st and the easiest way to get this (or any new material) in your record is to send it directly to your Admissions Officer via e-mail. Please note, our wait list is not ranked, so all applicants positively replying will be considered equally for appointment should spots become available in the class between now and June 1st. We commonly outreach to applicants appointed off the wait list with a phone call followed up with an e-mail directing them to an online decision letter similar to your wait list notification letter. If you decide in the future that you are no longer interested in attending the Coast Guard Academy, we would appreciate knowing this so we may withdraw you from the wait list and learn where you've decided to attend college instead.<<<
 
Nine (last year) seems to be a low number...I was thinking more like 30-40 Waitlisters being offered Appointments....

Wondering if Grevar or Objee can verify that 305 number.
 
Go back and re-read the original post. It does not say a total of 9, rather that 9 were offered on that day.

Re class size, we were told back in February that they were shooting for roughly 300.
 
Go back and re-read the original post.

Re class size, we were told back in February that they were shooting for roughly 300.

yeah, my brain remembers the number 296...hoping for 305! I remember reading that Pres. Obama wants to increase the size...as well as diversity!
 
yeah, my brain remembers the number 296...hoping for 305! I remember reading that Pres. Obama wants to increase the size...as well as diversity!
The issue has nothing to do with the President. It has to do with operational requirements and filling officer racks out in the fleet.
 
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