<p>On the USNA admissions site, for the Vice Pres nomination it says to sent the letter of application, and then to </p>
<p>“Supporting material for the vice presidential nomination should be sent to Naval Academy Admissions using the address below after you receive a candidate number.”</p>
<p>what exactly does that mean, supporting material? i have my candidate number though…anyone else here applying for 2010?</p>
<p>I think that means transcipts and other letters of recommendation. I took this from the sample on the website. I did this for the class of 09 and didn’t have a problem. I didn’t get the nomination though. I hope this info helps.</p>
<p>The Vice President
Old Executive Office Building
ATTN: Service Academy Nominations
Washington, DC 20501</p>
<p>Dear Mr. Vice President ___________ :</p>
<p>It is my desire to attend the United States Naval Academy. I respectfully request that I be considered as one of your nominees for the class entering in July 2006.</p>
<p>The following personal data are provided for your information:</p>
<p>Full name:___________________________________________________
(Print as recorded on birth certificate)</p>
<p>Name of parents:_____________________________________________</p>
<p>Address: (use ZIP code and provide phone number)</p>
<p>Permanent________________________ Mailing___________________________
________________________ ___________________________</p>
<p>Phone____________________________ Phone________________________</p>
<p>Date of birth:____________ Place of birth:___________________________
Social Security number:_______________________ Sex:_________________</p>
<p>High school attended:_______________________________________
***********_______________________________________
_______________________________________
(Name and address)
Date of high school graduation:________________________________<br>
My approximate standing is ______________ in a class of _________________.</p>
<p>I have/have not sent a Preliminary Application to the Naval Academy.</p>
<p>I have listed on the reverse side the results of any ACT or SAT-I test scores that I have
taken.</p>
<p>I have been active in high school extracurricular activities as indicated on the reverse side. I would greatly appreciate your consideration of my request for one of your nominations.</p>
<p>Sincerely yours,
(Signature)</p>
<p>Notes: Do not forward transcripts / supporting letters to the Vice President’s office. We will use the documentation submitted with your application when we review your request for a Vice Presidential nomination.</p>
<p>Reading between the lines - the VP nom goes to the top 5 candidates that the academy wants that fail to win a nomination by other means. (Or the VP nomination goes to someone else, which frees up another nomination…) The USNA provides a recommendation to the VP for these slots. Hence, the VP’s office requires no additional documentation.</p>
<p>My son (WP class of 2008, LOA) received a VP nomination to the USNA. He did not get an appointment. Obviously no explaination. I believe that he did not get an appointment due to the fact that he was 20/25 in one eye and could not get a medical waiver. They only give out “X” amount of waivers(changes slightly from year to year according to the candidate pool). I believe most waivers are used for recruited athletes (which he was not.) Someone correct me if I am wrong.</p>
<p>Regardless - He is excelling at USMA - So it all worked out for the best.</p>
<p>My daughter received an LOA to both WP and USNA and appointments to both. She was not a recruited athlete to USNA and has worse than 20/25 in both eyes. I don’t believe I have ever seen any statistics on LOA’s issued other than how many in total were given out (approx). I would imagine they are used to help get both recruited athletes as well as those extemely qualified academically or both.</p>
<p>Thanks Shogun for educating me. I should have chosen my words a little more carefully. The point I was actually trying to make is - a VP nomination does not always result in an appointment.</p>
<p>Agreed
Many who get a nomination do not receive appointments.</p>
<p>I have worse than 20/25 in my right eye, that means that I will be “disqualified” from the physical?</p>
<p>No. But you will need a waiver.</p>
<p>When do you usually find out if you have recieved any of the nominations, particularly the presidential?</p>
<p>MOC usually notify candidates as early as October to as late as late-January with most occurng in the Dec-Jan timeframe. I do not know when presidential or VP nominations are announced.</p>
<p>We found out about the Pres. Nom. within a month of submitting the request, and shortly thereafter (Dec. 19) of the appointment to the Class of '08. Hope that helps. Only 100 mids are allowed admittance on Presidential appointments.</p>