That’s the way I see it. My daughter had two nominations for the Naval Academy class of 2028, Congressional and Senator. She maxed out the CFA at summer seminar, has numerous leadership positions including varsity team captain, and elected student council member, 3.91 gpa, 31 ACT, no medical issues on DODMERB. We checked every box on class portrait down to parents are military, and got a rejection notice two weeks before the deadline. Nominations are not the most difficult part it’s the appointment that’s hard. More nominations just decreases the odds of an appointment. Then we find out they took 42% reapplications, extremely frustrating.😢
That’s the way I see it. My daughter had two nominations for the Naval Academy class of 2028, Congressional and Senator. She maxed out the CFA at summer seminar, has numerous leadership positions including varsity team captain, and elected student council member, 3.91 gpa, 31 ACT, no medical issues on DODMERB. We checked every box on class portrait down to parents are military, and got a rejection notice two weeks before the deadline. Nominations are not the most difficult part it’s the appointment that’s hard. More nominations just decreases the odds of an appointment. Then we find out they took 42% reapplications, extremely frustrating.😢
How frustrating!
Your daughter sounds amazing! Please encourage your daughter to reapply. USNA can change her life!
Will there also be an increase in the number of nominees accepted?
Correct me if I am wrong, but doesn’t the increase in nominations lower the acceptance rate of the said academies?
You are correct. It doesn't affect overall acceptance rates. However, some applicants from highly competitive districts can have benefits.
The number of beds are fixed. So, I'm not sure what increasing number of nominations does.