My resume and standings?

Whistle_Pig
Mon, 07 Jun 2010 20:53:34 +0000

Relative to USNA …and btw, you’d have loads of company of others with lots of college experience, some more than you would …osdad’s hit the nail on the head. Should you persist in pursuing a non-science curricula, no matter what you’ve received in history or int relations, USNA will likely frown upon your void in that regard. You should consider dramatically shifting gears this year IF USNA is your objective and load up on the sciences, as it seems you are. Perhaps not coincidentally, both FSU Mids I know are science/eng majors. (btw, you can major in poli sci, int relations, history,etc. @ USNA …but they need to know you can survive chem, calc, engineering, thermo, etc.

btw, I understand and appreciate MD Mom’s POV. And be assured, a civilian ROTC experience is nothing like USNA. While both can and do lead young people to commissions and careers in USN, the educational differences are about as different as you could imagine. And I’m not merely talking about the military immersion. The academic and extra-academic exposures are amazing, beyond the other SAs, no doubt as a function of being a suburb to DC and all those things and people that are there and not in upstate NY or the lovely mountains of the West. It is unique and extraordinary, with virtually no comparison to a secular collegiate experience.

Lastly …I also appreciate parental support of their offspring’s educational endeavors. And FSU is a decent institution. But for grad school, may I suggest, especially if you’re out of USNA …go to a world-class, AAU type U in an center of academe. Especially having already done your prep work there.