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Anonymous wrote:Because it’s not a normal experience. Most people couldn’t/wouldn’t tolerate it (myself included).
Are you willing to shave your head? Be scheduled from sun up to sun down? Do basic training? Not be allowed to come and go from campus at will? Commit to being deployed once college is over? Nothing is free. You pay for it somehow.

What does that have to do with the question?

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Anonymous wrote:The admission stats at the Naval Academy are nearly identical to Virginia Tech. So, stats wise, it’s not selective. But they put up a bunch of hoops that make it difficult to be accepted.

Stats are the easiest box to check in the application prices for sure. And I don’t mean they’re easy- just relative to the rest of the requirements. 4.5 and 1550 is totally irrelevant if you’ve taken ADHD meds, antidepressants, aren’t an athlete, or have any health issues at all.

How will they know what medications anyone has taken, or what health issues there are?

The medical portion is intense. They send you to a military hospital where you go to pretty much every department and are checked inside and out. DC was at the hospital for 4 hours. They have all of your previous records and double check everything. Broke your arm in 3rd grade, they're checking to see if it healed properly.

And a past mental health issue is a non-no?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The admission stats at the Naval Academy are nearly identical to Virginia Tech. So, stats wise, it’s not selective. But they put up a bunch of hoops that make it difficult to be accepted.

Stats are the easiest box to check in the application prices for sure. And I don’t mean they’re easy- just relative to the rest of the requirements. 4.5 and 1550 is totally irrelevant if you’ve taken ADHD meds, antidepressants, aren’t an athlete, or have any health issues at all.

How will they know what medications anyone has taken, or what health issues there are?

The medical portion is intense. They send you to a military hospital where you go to pretty much every department and are checked inside and out. DC was at the hospital for 4 hours. They have all of your previous records and double check everything. Broke your arm in 3rd grade, they're checking to see if it healed properly.

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Anonymous wrote:The admission stats at the Naval Academy are nearly identical to Virginia Tech. So, stats wise, it’s not selective. But they put up a bunch of hoops that make it difficult to be accepted.

Stats are the easiest box to check in the application prices for sure. And I don’t mean they’re easy- just relative to the rest of the requirements. 4.5 and 1550 is totally irrelevant if you’ve taken ADHD meds, antidepressants, aren’t an athlete, or have any health issues at all.

How will they know what medications anyone has taken, or what health issues there are?

You must authorize release of your medical records.

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Anonymous wrote:The admission stats at the Naval Academy are nearly identical to Virginia Tech. So, stats wise, it’s not selective. But they put up a bunch of hoops that make it difficult to be accepted.

Stats are the easiest box to check in the application prices for sure. And I don’t mean they’re easy- just relative to the rest of the requirements. 4.5 and 1550 is totally irrelevant if you’ve taken ADHD meds, antidepressants, aren’t an athlete, or have any health issues at all.

How will they know what medications anyone has taken, or what health issues there are?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The admission stats at the Naval Academy are nearly identical to Virginia Tech. So, stats wise, it’s not selective. But they put up a bunch of hoops that make it difficult to be accepted.

Stats are the easiest box to check in the application prices for sure. And I don’t mean they’re easy- just relative to the rest of the requirements. 4.5 and 1550 is totally irrelevant if you’ve taken ADHD meds, antidepressants, aren’t an athlete, or have any health issues at all.

How will they know what medications anyone has taken, or what health issues there are?

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Anonymous wrote:The admission stats at the Naval Academy are nearly identical to Virginia Tech. So, stats wise, it’s not selective. But they put up a bunch of hoops that make it difficult to be accepted.

Stats are the easiest box to check in the application prices for sure. And I don’t mean they’re easy- just relative to the rest of the requirements. 4.5 and 1550 is totally irrelevant if you’ve taken ADHD meds, antidepressants, aren’t an athlete, or have any health issues at all.

How will they know what medications anyone has taken, or what health issues there are?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The admission stats at the Naval Academy are nearly identical to Virginia Tech. So, stats wise, it’s not selective. But they put up a bunch of hoops that make it difficult to be accepted.

Stats are the easiest box to check in the application prices for sure. And I don’t mean they’re easy- just relative to the rest of the requirements. 4.5 and 1550 is totally irrelevant if you’ve taken ADHD meds, antidepressants, aren’t an athlete, or have any health issues at all.

How will they know what medications anyone has taken, or what health issues there are?

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Anonymous wrote:The admission stats at the Naval Academy are nearly identical to Virginia Tech. So, stats wise, it’s not selective. But they put up a bunch of hoops that make it difficult to be accepted.

Stats are the easiest box to check in the application prices for sure. And I don’t mean they’re easy- just relative to the rest of the requirements. 4.5 and 1550 is totally irrelevant if you’ve taken ADHD meds, antidepressants, aren’t an athlete, or have any health issues at all.

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Anonymous wrote:My DH graduated #1 in his school class and was selected for both West Point and The Merchant Marine Academy. He chose the latter. He served in the reserves for 6 years but started with a DoD position directly after college, with 4 years of federal service already credited to him. Top-level clearance. His family was so poor he could never have dreamed of getting such a fabulous education completely for free.

The Merchant Marine Academy is often overlooked, but really does set one up for success.

Unless you're talking about a woman, then it sets you up for abuse and trauma.

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Anonymous wrote:The admission stats at the Naval Academy are nearly identical to Virginia Tech. So, stats wise, it’s not selective. But they put up a bunch of hoops that make it difficult to be accepted.

I wonder how many incoming VT freshman could pass the medical and physical fitness portion

It's not like normal healthy kids are rare thing at all.
physical fitness portion is not too difficult at all.

And how do you know what’s in their medical records? All my kids and their friends look fit and healthy. Not one of them would pass the medical board part of the process.