I tested out of all the physics requirements. That gave me a head start and I got into a program that had me earning an MS in Aerospace Engineering (through U of MD) six months after graduating. I then reported to flight school. Most everybody I knew bought an Ensignmobile. I did too, although I bought a relatively inexpensive older convertible which I still own and cherish some 37 years later. My Grandson has dibs.
All very wise suggestions, esp. #1. You are not special at USNA. I don't recall being able to test out of core classes during my day, not sure how I feel about that. Calculus class at USNA is very different than Calculus class at most other schools, for example. I got a B+ in Calc I at the University of Southern California without studying much. Very different story with Calc I at USNA. I'd suggest not rolling that dice. I did test out of foreign language requirements because I was an enlisted CTI (Russian) before I got into Annapolis.
PINKYZz--You'll need far more than "good" grades. You'll need SUPERLATIVE grades in far more than the fluff classes. You'll need top scores in the hard sciences and very high SAT scores. You'll need a full resume, the backing of your congressman, and no brushes with the law, drugs, or criminal activity.
Ok first off OneMercilessMing that is an exaggeration. You do need to take difficult classes to make it into the USNA and you mmmmmm the average GPA acceptance is a 3.94 weighted, so yes, challenging, however not ridiculous if you are taking AP courses. Additionally, if your grades suffer a little bit and you do not get in however you are a good prospect the USNA will often times offer you a position at the USNA prep school which lasts ten months and results in you automatically going to the USNA the next year.
Bloginton Blakley, since we have an all-volunteer Military, I’m sure they would welcome you with open arms in, say, the Coast Guard. You know, serve both your country and it’s Citizens.
I tested out of several classes to the point where I started on my major, immediately, and got targeted by the upperclassmen in my classes. They even reached into my company to see to it that I caught hell. Invest the starter cash because you get transferred as fast as you get to your first duty station; exception is if you end up in flight school at Pensacola, where you are there for a while. I participated in two pranks that, to this day, have never been solved - nothing bad, just creative. They are still talked about and the guys who are taking credit for them are real pieces of work.
I'm class of 1979. The best prank I ever saw at Canoe U was done during Plebe Summer. To this day it makes me laugh. Our Company Officer was a Marine aviator, a real hard ass. One weekend some members of my company crawled along the roof of Bancroft Hall and entered the Company Officer's office through his unlocked window. He had a large poster on the wall right behind his desk of an F-4 Phantom with the usual motto, "The Marines Are Looking For A Few Good Men." My classmates expertly altered the poster to read, "Few Marines Are Good Looking Men." The Captain didn't even notice the change for 2 weeks. It was hilarious how badly he took the prank. Threats, group punishment, none of us cracked. It pissed him off to no end that we kept the silence. These same creative classmates were largely responsible for Charlie Company winning the Brigade Talent Contest that summer. Ah, what good memories. Tell me your story and let me revel in your creativity.
That really sucks that the upperclassmen got jealous and took it out on you for being smart. I can understand it if you act like a show off. But if not, then they really shouldn't have done that.
@@ericzeigler8669 8th company, class of ‘79, the last of its’ kind. I didn’t make it through due to Adm. McKee’s academic board, but it was an experience to remember. We set our plebe summer dining table with a knockabout for the morning meal. We did it at about 2:00 a.m. We were also the company who in early Oct. 1975 stole Techumseh. Remember the b.s. about carry-on? Dixie cup on the Chapel dome, steal Techumseh for 7 days and nights, or eat 10 cannonballs. Well, we stole him for 6 days and nights. Nobody but the two instigators knew anything about it. All of the 8th Co. plebes were questioned by investigators from NIS, FBI, and DIA ( we had never heard of the defense intelligence agency!). It turned out that all of those agencies had USNA alumni in their agencies, and they were on us like white on rice. It took them all of 4 days to solve the case and get him back to the field house.
@@timnugent8154 Great story, Tim. I too went to an academic board for getting an F in Electrical Engineering 1(cables). The professor asked us to turn in homework for the whole semester one week before finals. My choice was to copy other classmates homework (cheat) or hope my test scores would pull me through. Homework was 40% of the final grade and I was awarded an F. The academic board empathized with my story and let me continue at USNA. I had to repeat EE101, and I got an A for the course. I never heard about the Tecumseh theft and I'm confused. The large Tecumseh bronze statue at T Court seems impossible to take. How was it done? Why would it be returned to Halsey Field House when it was the centerpiece of Tecumseh Court? I remember the carry=on tasks you mention except for hiding Tecumseh. Well done (BZ) hiding Tecumseh! I've never heard that one and must admit that prank was way over the top.
Thanks for the insight! All opinions are from real students; however, our narrator didn't always catch the nuances. Therefore, we are trying to interview more people to address the true subtleties. Thanks again!
@@Gobeyondthebrochure, it shouldn't have been that difficult to find someone who knew the correct pronunciations. Your narrator didn't catch the "nuances"? For someone who graduated from USNA, pronouncing "plebe" and "Commandant" don't require nuances. SMH.
Legacy people are protected. I tested out of 5 classes and it helped, except I ended up in class with some upperclassmen who resented it. Be wary of the guys/gals coming in with you from NAPS, they have a head start on you and won't help you because that would not make them superior.
Lots depends on your attitude. Definitely keep your head down if you end up in a 300 level class as a plebe. NAPSters will usually have different backgrounds than straight outta high school midn - similar reaction as upperclassmen in your classes, come to think of it.
I tested out of all the physics requirements. That gave me a head start and I got into a program that had me earning an MS in Aerospace Engineering (through U of MD) six months after graduating. I then reported to flight school. Most everybody I knew bought an Ensignmobile. I did too, although I bought a relatively inexpensive older convertible which I still own and cherish some 37 years later. My Grandson has dibs.
All very wise suggestions, esp. #1. You are not special at USNA. I don't recall being able to test out of core classes during my day, not sure how I feel about that. Calculus class at USNA is very different than Calculus class at most other schools, for example. I got a B+ in Calc I at the University of Southern California without studying much. Very different story with Calc I at USNA. I'd suggest not rolling that dice. I did test out of foreign language requirements because I was an enlisted CTI (Russian) before I got into Annapolis.
Did you go to USNAPS?
How did it feel like to be prior enlisted at USNA? Did your earlier earned ribbons and awards make you stand out like a sore thumb?
oh boy I wanna go to the Naval Academy that's my goal to get good grades in high school so I can do my dream
PINKYZz--You'll need far more than "good" grades. You'll need SUPERLATIVE grades in far more than the fluff classes. You'll need top scores in the hard sciences and very high SAT scores. You'll need a full resume, the backing of your congressman, and no brushes with the law, drugs, or criminal activity.
Same
PINKY Zz did u ever get in??
Ok first off OneMercilessMing that is an exaggeration. You do need to take difficult classes to make it into the USNA and you mmmmmm the average GPA acceptance is a 3.94 weighted, so yes, challenging, however not ridiculous if you are taking AP courses. Additionally, if your grades suffer a little bit and you do not get in however you are a good prospect the USNA will often times offer you a position at the USNA prep school which lasts ten months and results in you automatically going to the USNA the next year.
Bloginton Blakley, since we have an all-volunteer Military, I’m sure they would welcome you with open arms in, say, the Coast Guard. You know, serve both your country and it’s Citizens.
I tested out of several classes to the point where I started on my major, immediately, and got targeted by the upperclassmen in my classes. They even reached into my company to see to it that I caught hell. Invest the starter cash because you get transferred as fast as you get to your first duty station; exception is if you end up in flight school at Pensacola, where you are there for a while. I participated in two pranks that, to this day, have never been solved - nothing bad, just creative. They are still talked about and the guys who are taking credit for them are real pieces of work.
@@RichardM333 - Sneak into their room and glue their shoes to the floor.
I'm class of 1979. The best prank I ever saw at Canoe U was done during Plebe Summer. To this day it makes me laugh. Our Company Officer was a Marine aviator, a real hard ass. One weekend some members of my company crawled along the roof of Bancroft Hall and entered the Company Officer's office through his unlocked window. He had a large poster on the wall right behind his desk of an F-4 Phantom with the usual motto, "The Marines Are Looking For A Few Good Men." My classmates expertly altered the poster to read, "Few Marines Are Good Looking Men." The Captain didn't even notice the change for 2 weeks. It was hilarious how badly he took the prank. Threats, group punishment, none of us cracked. It pissed him off to no end that we kept the silence. These same creative classmates were largely responsible for Charlie Company winning the Brigade Talent Contest that summer. Ah, what good memories. Tell me your story and let me revel in your creativity.
That really sucks that the upperclassmen got jealous and took it out on you for being smart. I can understand it if you act like a show off. But if not, then they really shouldn't have done that.
@@ericzeigler8669 8th company, class of ‘79, the last of its’ kind. I didn’t make it through due to Adm. McKee’s academic board, but it was an experience to remember. We set our plebe summer dining table with a knockabout for the morning meal. We did it at about 2:00 a.m. We were also the company who in early Oct. 1975 stole Techumseh. Remember the b.s. about carry-on? Dixie cup on the Chapel dome, steal Techumseh for 7 days and nights, or eat 10 cannonballs. Well, we stole him for 6 days and nights. Nobody but the two instigators knew anything about it. All of the 8th Co. plebes were questioned by investigators from NIS, FBI, and DIA ( we had never heard of the defense intelligence agency!). It turned out that all of those agencies had USNA alumni in their agencies, and they were on us like white on rice. It took them all of 4 days to solve the case and get him back to the field house.
@@timnugent8154 Great story, Tim. I too went to an academic board for getting an F in Electrical Engineering 1(cables). The professor asked us to turn in homework for the whole semester one week before finals. My choice was to copy other classmates homework (cheat) or hope my test scores would pull me through. Homework was 40% of the final grade and I was awarded an F. The academic board empathized with my story and let me continue at USNA. I had to repeat EE101, and I got an A for the course. I never heard about the Tecumseh theft and I'm confused. The large Tecumseh bronze statue at T Court seems impossible to take. How was it done? Why would it be returned to Halsey Field House when it was the centerpiece of Tecumseh Court? I remember the carry=on tasks you mention except for hiding Tecumseh. Well done (BZ) hiding Tecumseh! I've never heard that one and must admit that prank was way over the top.
Don't think you are special is a big one.
Things to Avoid At Canoe U.
1. The Navy.
Uh...anyone who actually went there could properly pronounce PLEBE and COMMANDANT.
Thanks for the insight! All opinions are from real students; however, our narrator didn't always catch the nuances. Therefore, we are trying to interview more people to address the true subtleties. Thanks again!
@@Gobeyondthebrochure, it shouldn't have been that difficult to find someone who knew the correct pronunciations. Your narrator didn't catch the "nuances"? For someone who graduated from USNA, pronouncing "plebe" and "Commandant" don't require nuances. SMH.
@@jsusna1972 Really wasn’t that deep
Just don’t say Corps they way it’s spelled Say it as Core and The Commandant as Commadant
This is my future college!
Angel Joaquin did you get accepted?
Or get the pictures together in an interesting arrangement?
Might want to be able to spell college first
@@dlkramer88 nice
sorry dude. Can’t go to *college* if you can’t spell *COLLEGE* correctly.
Legacy people are protected. I tested out of 5 classes and it helped, except I ended up in class with some upperclassmen who resented it. Be wary of the guys/gals coming in with you from NAPS, they have a head start on you and won't help you because that would not make them superior.
Lots depends on your attitude. Definitely keep your head down if you end up in a 300 level class as a plebe. NAPSters will usually have different backgrounds than straight outta high school midn - similar reaction as upperclassmen in your classes, come to think of it.
justa You're being stupid again!
Let's go Navy!!!!!!!!!!!!
1. The naval academy
You are NOT special!!😂😂😂
Pleeb.
The Naval Academy ebonics style.