<p>I won’t try to convince you one way or another. Your performance and particular talents have MUCH more to say about if you’ll achieve your goals than if you choose one of these academies over another. I do know the aerospace programs at both schools. In fact, I know the dept heads of aero and astro at USAFA and aerospace at USNA. They’re all great people running super programs. At USAFA you can choose between the two and the astro program is fairly unique for an undergraduate institution, focusing on satellite design, dynamics, and control.</p>
<p>Your chances of flying at USAFA are probably a little higher, too, which almost all physically qualified cadets going to pilot training versus about 200 per class at USNA.</p>