Recent content by Darcydoo

What are all the sources of nominations? I thought it was just your two senators or your representative. Are there others I don't know about?

Do you mean your son is already attending the AF or that he is pre-college age and doing a summer flight school run by the Air Force?

That last line is wonderful advice.

Thanks for answering. I know people have said that in their class there were so many midshipmen that didn't go to the SS. But did they those people actually apply and get rejected--TWICE??? That's really the question. DS's stats are nearly perfect with Eagle Scout and varsity athletics on top...

Do you know what that criteria is? It would be helpful to know what is different in order to keep up any interest in trying to keep pursuing this.

Two years in a row? That seems unlikely. There's obviously something else, but I don't know what it could be. Our location? His ethnic profile? Our family's lack of military background?

...Continuing from my post above, DS had been invited to the Naval Academy Candidate Visit Weekends in April. However, he couldn't go because April is right in the middle of lacrosse season. In April, he also has/had several academically based competitions for which he is always an essential...

Well, my son got a rejection letter today. Of course I'm his parent and think he's absolutely wonderful, but I really don't get that. I've decided to post in this forum for clues. He didn't get into the Naval STEM course last summer, not even waitlisted for last summer or this summer, and this...

I wonder who is getting in right away then? DS has a 5.02 GPA, varsity lax, multiple successful robotics teams, student govt and more. Not being sour grapes, but seriously wondering what admission for this program is based on? I can't even remember what the application had asked at this point.

To those who are still waiting, what date did you apply? DS applied March 1 and is still waiting. Is this just a bad sign? Do they send rejections as well as acceptances? Or do you get to a certain date and just assume you are rejected?