<p>very helpful thus far, now a harder question:
since my goal is to be a Marine officer, will the Annapolis experience give me an advantage as a Marine officer later? I see that only about 12-14% of Marine officers come from USNA and most come from the Marines PLC program. Obviously the education is tops, but I see the first couple years is required to take pre-engineering classes with all the calculus, chem, physics which is not my interest at all. I know I will have to kill myself to pass all those classes. My current major is international studies/business minor which I like. Of course if I go to USNA, then I will lose my first year of college. It looks like most of the students at USNA are interested in engineering and/or being a pilot. I like the regimented military lifestyle of USNA and the prestige, but not sure it is worth it for me.</p>