<p>Under most circumstances a Nomination is required. There are some notable exceptions, for example you don’t need one if you are the child of a Medal of Honor Recipient. I can’t think of any others off the top of my head, but there are more. I am not sure what course of action you should take to secure a nomination from another source if the deadline for your Congressman or Senator(s) has already past. Perhalps someone else will chime in on this.</p>
<p>Your SAT and GPA look good and you should not have much trouble being deamed academically qualified, but unlike other schools the Service Academies put a HUGE emphasis on athletics and extra ciriculars that demonstrate leadership.</p>
<p>I will warn you that the application process for Service Academies is long and not easy, just as attending and being sucessful at an Academy is not easy.</p>
<p>If you don’t mind me asking, why are you interested in the Naval Academy?</p>