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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Shocking how much misinformation in this thread.  My kid is actively applying to both and will determine where to go when results  come back.   I can tell you she is more concerned about the service academy and the challenge getting in there than she is getting into her highest rated traditional college.  Before you go there, a prior comment used NYU Tufts Georgetown as an example and two of those schools she is applying to.  Neither of them are her highest rated target.

For those of you that think these academies are a step down than the cherished Ivy or other you certainly can think that but you just dont know.  Our family friend just had their daughter graduate Yale with an Anthropology degree and is of course looking for work.   Of course its not in Anthropology.  Try that at a service academy.  You simply dont graduate a service academy with a degree that is not useful and applicable to a job coming right out of school.

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No knocks on anthropology from me but worth pointing out that if the academies DID offer it, she still would have had to take advanced math and science, be in outstanding physical condition, and have a ton of self-discipline, resilience, and leadership skills.

The apples to oranges poster is correct. And  the guy who insists  1300. /3.7 is the end all be all of determining difficulty or selectivity is simply ignorant. And arrogant. I would like to see him try one year at an academy as an engineering major (as so many are) but chances are he has at least one physical condition that takes him out of the running - most of us do.

Congratulations to those of you with kids at the academies. It’s a noble achievement and it takes a special person (and a lot of hard work)  to excel in so many different ways.

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