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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a USNA grad who knows many USCGA alumni. I think it's a great opportunity. It's like any other service academy, but much smaller, just as the Coast Guard is he smallest of the armed services. It's every bit as competitive, and more so by some metrics.

IME, the military in general is more accepting of underrepresented minorities than just about anywhere else, and it also embraces true diversity, to include socioeconomic diversity, far more than comparably elite civilian colleges.

I agree that the Coast Guard service is much more family-friendly than the others, for the reasons previously listed, as well as e fact that their members typically don't deploy overseas for months on end (with a few exceptions).

The Academy experience is unique. Some are wholly prepared for it; others are kind of shocked by it. The truth is that most like it--graduation rates are about 85%, so for all the talk about arcane rules, obviously most get through it. Alumni support is very, very high. The graduates of these schools truly love their schools. I'll be encouraging my children to strongly consider them.

The previous poster with the tertiary anecdote about her DD's friend is simply wrong. Cadets are allowed off campus, even during the first year, but the time is limited. Privileges increase gradually with class seniority. As a senior (USNA), I could drive drive off of campus any time I wanted, as long as there was no mandatory lecture or other event.

Again, it's a great, very special opportunity. I encourage you and your DS to look closely at it, and visit.[/quote]

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