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<p>Because that is USNA’s policy. They do not evaluate candidates until first semester grades have been recieved. Even though the semester ends in December, it takes time for the university/college to send the transcript to USNA; it also takes time for USNA to process the transcript. By the time this happens, it is the end of January/early February. Furthermore, I believe that the board evaluates college candidates in Feb/Mar because they want to see how each college candidate has faired against each other. It makes perfect sense…the waiting is hard, though!</p>