It has been a while but I thought I'd get on here and give you all the follow up story. The down and dirty is I got in! Probably the most stressful 24 hours of my life. Well, maybe.
For all of you reading these forums to know if it is worth it... It is.
So here is what happened. Day 1 I flew down from Idaho. That took all day. Got there, checked in, got some extra study material, went to bed. Day 2, study study study, got up early and oracticed everything possible with the recruiters. They were really helpful. The mock admiral interview really helped. Day 3, pretty much what every forum says about it was correct. Both my interviewers were former instructors so I got a lot of conceptual questions. One thing I will note is that being a math/ physics major I was surprised by the statics questions I was asked... Fumbled my way through that one but got a lot of help by saying: "in Physics we would do it like..." the rest was pretty simple, derive an equation, solve for an unknown, solve a circuit, and a pretty intense discussion on the physics behind the ballistic pendulum. Remember, always check your answers for realisticness. (they referred to this a proving your work which is not quite accurate.)
Finally was the big interview with Admiral Donald. Notes: stay calm, sit straight, answer briefly, and follow instructions. When I sat down he looked at my paperwork and the first words out of his mouth were, "this is the worst freshman year I have ever seen." yeah nice ice breaker! But it all turned out well!
Since then: that 15K sign on bonus? 11,250 after taxes. By the time I got paid it was almost 15k in the bank! Got a new car, tv, and computer! Yeah it was nice especially after a college family's budget!
Now I get to finish my two degrees and start working for the Navy! I is so excited! (yeah I know you don't get my humor, it's all good.) but in all reality this is one of the most exciting decisions of my life (so far.)