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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am 24 now, so I am too old. But I wish I knew about the service academies when I was young. It blows my mind so many people in them were top students and top athletes in school. Many people can’t even pass tryouts for JV sports teams here let alone be a varsity captain, and many top athletes aren’t great academically. I personally find it more impressive if someone goes to a service academy versus an Ivy League. How do people get into them? Are they just built differently?[/quote]

They are much easier to get into in terms of stats (GPA and SAT) than the top 30-ish schools these days. But leadership, ECs are important, as well as some unique hoops you need to go through. My nephew got into naval academy. He did not have a straight A average (I think his GPA was around 3.7) but had an upward trajectory. His SAT was good, maybe in 1400s. He was an Eagle Scout and did varsity sports, but was not a captain. He did do the summer experience before senior year (3-week thing?) for interested potential midshipmen. It had bootcamp elements which he was fine with. He also had to get his Senator's character recommendation, which was a brief interview with someone in that office. Finally, he had to pass a medical exam which can derail the whole thing and did unexpectedly for a friend of his. He didn't get into any hyper selective private universities in contrast. He did get into a few strong public (in-state and out of state). But naval was his dream and he is majoring in engineering.

I do worry about what this administration has done to leadership at the academies. A lot of well-respected and competent leaders  were fired for no reason to put in loyalists, and there may be long-term impacts to the culture. My sister (his mom) is definitely concerned about that. [/quote]

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