Waitlist Class of 2025

wishingprayingandhoping said:
We read this and our hearts sank as my DS is a 17 year old average kid with dreams of serving as a coast guard for years & to see that even you all have been waitlisted even after being at MMI, makes us wonder what are they really looking for? The odds are so against us that every day without news is draining us mentally. Good luck to all you guys
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I've read a couple of your posts now. While I understand your and your son's anxiety over waiting, take each moment breath by breath. At the end of the day, there are, and will continue to be, applicants who are not accepted. There will be swabs who will not make it through swab summer, cadets who don't make it through 4/c year, and sometimes there are cadets who are disenrolled the week before graduation for one reason or another. Adversity is part of this process.

Believe me, I understand how badly your DS wants this. If he wants this that badly, and this week's outcome is not what you hoped for, encourage him to apply again. I'm an interesting case study. I was accepted first go around, medically separated at the end of swab summer, and had to reapply for the following year and begin my journey again. Even along that journey, and my current CG career, I've run up against barriers, challenges, and hurdles. Everyone has a path to their goal. If he continues to pursue it, he may be able to achieve his current goal. If he doesn't, then there are other incredible opportunities out there waiting for him.

On a personal note, I noticed from other posts that you appear to be a faithful person that prescribes to a religious belief of some kind. If that is true, then it should encourage you that he will be set on the path he is supposed to be on. That path is not always the one we want it to be.

I wish your DS the best of luck. No matter what happens, he is not average - he is uniquely his own person.
 
Thank you so much for your kind words, @trackandfield08 . Yes, he will apply again for sure if it does not work out--I am encouraging him to come back better, stronger, and steadfast in his dreams. Thanks once again for your best wishes and much appreciated
 
My son just got the call he was pulled from the waitlist. Now we have to sit down and talk about his options. He had committed to another college and was all set to go there. we'll talk about the pros and cons but I'm hoping the pros will outweigh the cons in his mind. Hopefully more people will hear good news.
 
Greystone412 said:
My son just got the call he was pulled from the waitlist. Now we have to sit down and talk about his options. He had committed to another college and was all set to go there. we'll talk about the pros and cons but I'm hoping the pros will outweigh the cons in his mind. Hopefully more people will hear good news.
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Congrats. The wait is over for you guys. Good luck
 
Greystone412 said:
My son just got the call he was pulled from the waitlist. Now we have to sit down and talk about his options. He had committed to another college and was all set to go there. we'll talk about the pros and cons but I'm hoping the pros will outweigh the cons in his mind. Hopefully more people will hear good news.
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If you haven't already, you should add your son to the USCGA Class of 2025 list since he's been offered an appointment. I think this info would be good (the pulled from waitlist part in particular) for future classes to look at whether your son ultimately decides to accept or decline the appointment offer. Congratulations to him either way!
 
Jan0075 said:
My DD just got the call also!!! What a crazy ride!! Stay close to the phones they are calling!!!
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Ditto to you, then. Please add your daughter's info to the USCGA Class of 2025 list if you have not already done so. And congratulations to your daughter!
 
My DS was a recruited athlete applied early action last year wAsmoved to regular action then waitlisted we all know what happened then. This year he attended local college and competed in his sport applied early action again moved to regular action waitlisted again and finally got the call today that he received an appointment. It was a very long road but he just put his head down and kept grinding.
 
Well, nothing from our end--no exciting news to share no life altering phone call--I guess we are slowly seeing the writing on the wall-from this forum & from one of DS's AIM friends chat on Disord, I have counted 4 off the waitlist so far. Could be more out there. Our long journey is almost coming to an end. Will try again if we can convince him as he does not want to go thru this process again.
 
wishingprayingandhoping said:
Well, nothing from our end--no exciting news to share no life altering phone call--I guess we are slowly seeing the writing on the wall-from this forum & from one of DS's AIM friends chat on Disord, I have counted 4 off the waitlist so far. Could be more out there. Our long journey is almost coming to an end. Will try again if we can convince him as he does not want to go thru this process again.
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No call here either so my DS will apply for his 3rd time. If it’s really what he wants, it’s worth working hard for. We aren’t giving up. My DS has one more shot and we are going to go for it. Wishing you all the best on your DS pursuit for his dream. Keep moving forward, learn from this round, and try again!
 
wishingprayingandhoping said:
Well, nothing from our end--no exciting news to share no life altering phone call--I guess we are slowly seeing the writing on the wall-from this forum & from one of DS's AIM friends chat on Disord, I have counted 4 off the waitlist so far. Could be more out there. Our long journey is almost coming to an end. Will try again if we can convince him as he does not want to go thru this process again.
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This is a terrible idea. Many of the kids who bomb out were there because someone else convinced them to apply. Its hard to survive if you aren't 100% invested.
 
wishingprayingandhoping said:
Well, nothing from our end--no exciting news to share no life altering phone call--I guess we are slowly seeing the writing on the wall-from this forum & from one of DS's AIM friends chat on Disord, I have counted 4 off the waitlist so far. Could be more out there. Our long journey is almost coming to an end. Will try again if we can convince him as he does not want to go thru this process again.
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I wouldn't plan on getting an appointment, but there is still some time. I have not yet received a call either, but I understand that applicants will continue to be pulled from the waitlist until June 4th.

Congrats to all who received appointments!
 
Korab said:
This is a terrible idea. Many of the kids who bomb out were there because someone else convinced them to apply. Its hard to survive if you aren't 100% invested.
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What I meant to say was, it has been his decision all along and is still--we did not and will never convince him--he is a 17 year old who feels disheartened and frustrated. We do not have anyone in our family who wants to do this and it is his passion that made him and us go down this route. So no convincing or any pressure from us parents here.
 
TeachemYoung said:
No call here either so my DS will apply for his 3rd time. If it’s really what he wants, it’s worth working hard for. We aren’t giving up. My DS has one more shot and we are going to go for it. Wishing you all the best on your DS pursuit for his dream. Keep moving forward, learn from this round, and try again!
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Thank you and best wishes to your DS too. We will meet again next year.
 
DS received the call off the waitlist on Thursday. He has declined the spot after giving it so much thought. He was not able to make the commitment to the career after the academy. He will pursue engineering at a civilian school. Good luck to those still waiting for the call!
 
FROGGY2021 said:
DS received the call off the waitlist on Thursday. He has declined the spot after giving it so much thought. He was not able to make the commitment to the career after the academy. He will pursue engineering at a civilian school. Good luck to those still waiting for the call!
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Thank you for keeping all of us who are waitlisted, updated--sometimes i think it would have better if my DS had been declined as he would have moved on and would have had a closure--each day that passes dash our hope and when we are at our deepest bottom, we hear things like this and hope sparks anew. Good luck to your son on all his future endeavors.
 
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