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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Her kid wants Coast Guard, which is totally different from Navy or Army. I have no idea why people are suggesting ROTC or West Point. He should apply to the USCGA (where he might be accepted) and the[b] USMMA (where he probably will and from which he can commission into the Coast Guard[/b]) and a couple of civilian safeties (where the presence or absence of ROTC shouldn't be a factor because he's not interested).[/quote]
USMMA acceptance rate is only a tad higher than the USCGA, and you commission into the USNR, not USCG or USCGR. I wouldn't consider this a backup plan.[/quote]
Wrong in every respect.

The USMMA is pretty transparent with its application data (at least for a service academy). It's here: https://www.usmma.edu/class-profile . For the class of 2026, 444 applicants completed their applications, were academically qualified, and were medically qualified (i.e., the "Met Selection Criteria" row). Of those, 419 (94.4%) were offered appointments. Acceptance rates were lower in previous years, but always north of 72%.

More USMMA graduates join the Navy than the other armed forces, but they can join any (including both NOAA and the USPHS as well as the Coast Guard) to fulfill their service obligation through active service. https://www.usmma.edu/after-graduation/obligation-compliance . The Class of 2023 had 57 grads enter active service (rather than the reserves): "10 graduates were commissioned into the Army, 23 were commissioned into the Navy, 3 were commissioned into the Air Force, 11 were commissioned into the Marine Corps, and 10 were commissioned into the Coast Guard." https://www.usmma.edu/about/communications/us-merchant-marine-academy-graduates-212-officers-class-2023

A kid with his heart set on the USCG absolutely should apply to the USMMA as a backup option to the USCGA. And the ignorant posters on this chain should just stop.[/quote]

Apologies. Niche says 25% to the USCGA's 19%. [/quote]

I thought basing admissions rates off incomplete applications and making a school look more selective than it really is wasn't allowed anymore. If I recall correctly, the USNA was one of the worst offenders, so I find it hard to believe the USMMA is doing the same.[/quote]

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