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[quote=Anonymous]Naval Academy grad here. USCGA is every bit as academically rigorous as the other national service academies. And I have classmates from Annapolis who were rejected by USCGA. (I'm sure the opposite also happens, but I obviously don't know them.)

It is smaller,of course. This has pros and cons. I think that their classes are a lot more tight-knit. I don't even know everyone in my class, which graduated about 1,000. They have a few hundred. So I think that contributes to a little more camaraderie, while you're there and after you graduate.

It's also Div 3, so average athletes may get a chance to play, whereas at Navy they'll be playing intramurals, like I did.

Depending on where you are and whom you ask, it doesn't, unfortunately, enjoy the same name recognition. That's unfair, but it's a reality. I would be impressed with yOur kid for going there, as would anyone else who understands it, but fewer will know about it.

Most importantly, I think that the assignments upon graduation are more interesting, and the optempo is more bearable. Family lifestyle is better. If I'd gone to Coast Guard, I'd very likely still be on active duty instead of ditching the Navy after six years.

I'll check this tomorrow for any more questions.[/quote]

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