<p>I have a question for this marines4me. What exactly do you mean by "There's so much more I can do at a regular college that I couldn't do at USNA?"</p>
<p>Hang in there and read my blog <a href="http://www.usnab.blogspot.com%5B/url%5D">http://www.usnab.blogspot.com</a></p>
<p>Ok-I'm starting to freak out, I've got two nominations and a intvite to CVW, but no quailifed letter yet......my eyes aren't 20/20 so I don't know if this is the hold up or what? But I though invitations to CVW only got to fully quailifed canididates....any ideas?</p>
<p>FYI~Read your Blog...Interesting...any advice for those on this site?</p>
<p>I also read the "blog" and unless you are 21, it is pretty risky to brag (in print for the world to see) about your drinking experiences. It is cause for separation.</p>
<p>I am sorry you are so bitter because you had to wait an extra year, and are envious of others whom you deem to be inferior to yourself getting appointments right out of high school. The attitude of superiority (arrogance) is not a characteristic of a great military leader; it will not endear you to your subordinates.</p>
<p>There are many who have received appointments based on their accomplishments and character, not because of a legacy or political "pull". Please do not paint all midshipmen with the same broad brushstroke. I am sorry that your experiences have left you so jaded. I do suspect that they are the exception, not the norm.</p>
<p>Best wishes for a happy holiday and a happier USNA tour than what you have had to date.
CM</p>
<p>I find it interesting that you are able to make such characterizations of my time at the academy based on a 20 minute viewing of a web-page I started 2 weeks ago. You must be an academy grad with those kind of skills. </p>
<p>My point in saying the things about legacy and politcal "pull" is that in the 1,500 that are "triple qualified" many of them are seperated by things like that.</p>
<p>Thinking that this application process is non-objective and those factors do not count displays your ignorance in this admissions process.</p>
<p>'07
You need to read your own blog post with objective eyes.<br>
When you say:
"The bottom line is that if you aren't an athelete, don't have an admiral in your pocket, and you're not a legacy its basically a crap-shoot to see who gets in,"<br>
and
"I would be lying if I didn't admit that I get upset when I see kids from '06 who are ****-bags (including the one who got the congressional nomination from my congressman)," </p>
<p>it translates, to those of us who do not know you personally, as the remarks of a very bitter individual.</p>
<p>Yes, you are a midshipman, but I doubt that gives you better insight into the admissions process than anyone else. You can only report from your own personal experience, which apparently was not positive. </p>
<p>Many of those posting here have done extensive research and have had close contact with their Blue and Gold officers as well as their regional officers. The collective information, especially that which reinforces previous postings, from those having gone through the process as well as those in the midst of it, gives a clearer picture of the admission criteria than a single experience.</p>
<p>I am sorry you think I am ignorant of the process. My mid was accepted directly from high school, is not a legacy, has no political pull or clout, and for your information is not a "****-bag" either. He made it based on good old-fashioned hard work. I doubt it was a crap-shoot, as he worked to develop those traits the academy valued (based on profiles of previous classes).</p>
<p>I feel it is short sighted to paint the brigade with a brushstroke which indicates that the members are only there due to a "crapshoot".</p>
<p>Again, Happy holidays and I hope during your remaining years you do not have to endure so many brigade members who are "**** bags".
CM</p>
<p>USNA07---a critical look in the mirror is called for at sometime in everyone's life.</p>
<p>USNA07 - </p>
<p>There is no question that, for some mids, legacy and political pull helped their admission. The way the process is structured, though, the vast majority of mids are there based on their own credentials. You may disagree with how those characteristics were weighted, and it may get under your skin that ANYONE is there who shouldn't be...but don't write off the entire brigade on that basis.</p>
<p>As an impartial reader of your blog, I also took away a pretty jaded perspective. And your taunts to the classes of '08 and '09 did not display you in the best light.</p>
<p>Best of luck to you for the rest of the year.</p>
<p>It was probably a smart move removing that blog.</p>