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Colleges & Universities United States Naval Academy (USNA)
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<p>if they didn’t want you to communicate with your BGO, you would not have been assigned one.</p>

<p>Jarad-
the expectation is that:

  1. you will research the information for yourself, to the extent possible
  2. you will communicate with your BGO, who has a relatively small number of students to assist, council and mentor, compared to the entire admissions pool that the admissions office is dealing with.
  3. when you can’t get answers there, then call the academy. (Personally, I would insert regional director inbetween BGO and academy, but then again, I would hope the BGO would find out the answer to your question if they did not know it already.) For that matter, I would even insert this site into that mix- there are enough BGOs and alumni and parents and Mids on here that can field most- if not all- questions.</p>

<p>Not sure why communication with your BGO is so VERY difficult. Granted, BGOs are busy with lives of their own, but the ones I have met are very dedicated and vested in helping students assigned to them. The question I would ask is how much effort you have made to reach out to your BGO?</p>

<p>Just remember- you are but one applicant, and while you may have greased your wheel a bit this time, don’t go to the well more than you have to. There are about 12,000 applicants just like you- just imagine if each one of them had just one question to ask- and called the admission office to ask it! Will they be polite and helpful? You bet. They are professionals. But keep in mind that the more time they spend answering your questions (that might just as easily-and accurately- be answered elsewhere) the less time they are focused on getting those appointment letters in the mail. Just because it is “easy” does not mean it is the first course of action to be taken.</p>

<p>Figure out a way to contact your BGO, or another way to get the answers you are seeking. After- and only after- you have exhausted those avenues, place a call to the Admissions office. It would be much appreciated, that much I can tell you.</p>

<p>Final thought-
the academy is looking for bright, intelligent, resourceful students that can take on the challenges at USNA. My challenge to you is how resourceful can you be to get the answers you need WITHOUT calling the admissions office to get them. Truth be told, you will find out more than you thought to ask by doing a bit of research and legwork on your own.</p>