Naval Academy inflated apps for rankings

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<p>This is old news. The issue generated some interest when the USNews adopted the Carnegie classification that moved the military academies to the LAC group. In addition to making no sense whatsoever, as it is typical from Bob Morse and his troops at the USnews, the magazine makes no effort to correct information that is blatantly misleading. </p>

<p>Fwiw, here is an older post on the issue:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/6393074-post182.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/6393074-post182.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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@Xiggi

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<p>With all due respect, the admission process to the US academies is not comparable to regular colleges. Also, there is case to be made that the admission rate for the Naval Academy is higher than 16% since the number of applicants with an official nomination is 3,838 for the Class of 2012. </p>

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<li>[USNA</a> Admissions Home](<a href=“http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/]USNA”>http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/) </li>
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<p>Applicants and Nominees
Applicants (includes nominees)… 10,960
Number of applicants with an
official nomination… 3,838
Nominees qualified scholastically,
medically and in physical aptitude… 2,196
Offers of admission… 1,537
Admitted… … 1,261 </p>

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<li>No longer available

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<p>Te most recent Class profile is available at <a href=“http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/USNA%202015%20Class%20Portrait.pdf[/url]”>http://www.usna.edu/Admissions/USNA%202015%20Class%20Portrait.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>They are no longer disclosing the correct numbers for the tiered application process.</p>

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and from talking to friends, you must have a 1350/1600 to be admitted at a minimum

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<p>That is also incorrect. Half of the enrolled students score below 650 on the SAT for Math and Verbal.</p>