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<p>Of course, just as USMA is celebrating on their pages. But in that same tone we certainly are not taking away from celebrating the fact that USMA, ASAFA, and USNA are ALL ranked, just as NavyXC pointed out.</p>
<p>As far as the rankings done on results, not self reporting - that is a stretch. 25% was based on the students opinion - and another 25% on Alumni fares in Who’s Who. Both sources are based on a good deal of Self Reporting.</p>
<p>There are subtle differences between all of the Academies. That alone is going to create a hierarchy in the rankings. Nothing wrong with pointing out possible explanations as to why each fell where they did, all done in the spirit of celebrating our kids education. As navy2010 points out each of our children chose their respective Service Academies for a personal reason. That is really the only ranking that matters.</p>