Article on Academy Admissions

Colleges and Universities A-Z Naval Academy - Annapolis
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<p>Here's a link to a Fox News article written 8/23/05. It points out the decline in academy applications and discusses some of the possible causes for the decline. I post this on the USNA thread since it has the highest viewership.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,166566,00.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,166566,00.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>The article doesn't point out that, although the number of applications for the USNA Class of 2009 declined by 22%, the number of qualified candidates declined only 7%. Similarly, USMA applications declined 9% while qualified candidate decline 7% also. I don't have the figures for USAFA except that overall applications were down 23%.</p>

<p>A somewhat surprising observation was that the number of female applicants to the USAFA increased for the 2008 and 2009 classes.</p>

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<p>What the article fails to report, is that the "decline" is actually a return to pre 9/11 levels. If one researches the years prior to the attack, and compares the numbers of applicants to that for the class of '09, they are comparable. There was a surge in both enlistments and Academy applications following 9/11.
CM</p>

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<p>That's our high school mentioned and our college counselor is the one quoted. What a nice surprise!</p>