"Ron Wanttaja" wrote in message
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On Sat, 10 Feb 2007 08:49:32 -0500, "anon" wrote:
The difference is in "nomination" vs. "appointment." Being nominated
means your
name was formally submitted to the admissions board, but only a bit more
than
one in ten are actually offered admission ("appointment").


You're right. I confused nominated with appointed. Every friend of my
that was nominated, ended up at an academy, so I didn't notice the
distinction.

I would have known this if I would have pursued an academy that required a
nomination. I was an alternate to attend the only service academy that uses
competitive admissions instead of the nomination/appointment process.

I guess it's possible that somebody owned Campbell's family a favor. You're
right, records would be hard to obtain.