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<p>Of course they can!</p>
<p>Ask any one of the 474 triple-qualified candidates with nominations from last year who did not get an offer of appointment.</p>
<p>[Class</a> of 2011 Profile](<a href=“http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/documents/Classof2011Profile.pdf]Class”>http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/documents/Classof2011Profile.pdf)</p>