The_DeLorean
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Greetings all,
I've visited these forums many times over the past two years to gather intel but never had the need to make an account. I am a high school senior who has completed most of the things necessary for 3/Q, just waiting for an orthodontics DoDMERB waiver and holding off a week or two more to take the CFA in order to get the best score.
Anyway, back to my question. I applied to all potential nominations sources (for me it was just MOCs and Vice-Presidential), but live in a competitive district in Southern California. Have not heard back from either Feinstein or Harris at all (either acceptance or rejection), though it is what I expected...big state only a few slots. However, I was extremely fortunate to receive a letter from my congressional representative informing me that I have received the nomination. The nomination shows up on my portal and everything. But my question is whether it is possible for me to ascertain whether I am the principal nominee or not. I am somewhat familiar with the "nomination math" (1 academy slot=10 noms, roughly 4 academy slots per MOC?) and the difference between ranked and unranked nominations. But nowhere in any of the application literature or my nomination letter was any of this mentioned. I have thought about contacting the office of my representative, but he did not win reelection and thought asking a question like this might reflect poorly so I thought it was best to let it be.
So, will it come into play later and should I be worried about it? If I am not the principal nominee, would an offer of appointment be rescinded if the principal nominee also received an offer of appoitnment? Any clarification about my status would be greatly appreciated, but I am also interested in the hypothetical nomination scenarios and any stories you all have.
I've visited these forums many times over the past two years to gather intel but never had the need to make an account. I am a high school senior who has completed most of the things necessary for 3/Q, just waiting for an orthodontics DoDMERB waiver and holding off a week or two more to take the CFA in order to get the best score.
Anyway, back to my question. I applied to all potential nominations sources (for me it was just MOCs and Vice-Presidential), but live in a competitive district in Southern California. Have not heard back from either Feinstein or Harris at all (either acceptance or rejection), though it is what I expected...big state only a few slots. However, I was extremely fortunate to receive a letter from my congressional representative informing me that I have received the nomination. The nomination shows up on my portal and everything. But my question is whether it is possible for me to ascertain whether I am the principal nominee or not. I am somewhat familiar with the "nomination math" (1 academy slot=10 noms, roughly 4 academy slots per MOC?) and the difference between ranked and unranked nominations. But nowhere in any of the application literature or my nomination letter was any of this mentioned. I have thought about contacting the office of my representative, but he did not win reelection and thought asking a question like this might reflect poorly so I thought it was best to let it be.
So, will it come into play later and should I be worried about it? If I am not the principal nominee, would an offer of appointment be rescinded if the principal nominee also received an offer of appoitnment? Any clarification about my status would be greatly appreciated, but I am also interested in the hypothetical nomination scenarios and any stories you all have.