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    USNA or MIT

    IGEP is the Immediate Graduate Education Program, which allows USNA grads to go directly to a 1 or 2 year graduate program at a civilian institution prior to entering the Fleet. There are ~20 spots each year for IGEP.
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    USNA or MIT

    @mattcat sent you at pm. Feel free to reach out
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    USNA or MIT

    As a recent USNA grad currently doing IGEP at MIT, it was only after coming to MIT that I began to realize the value of USNA, particularly as it pertains to "the little things" like accountability, etiquette, and professionalism (all the things we constantly groan about as Mids). I'll be the...
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    How much sleep does an average USNA mid get?

    TAPS only dictates what time you need to be back in your company area by, though you can always sign-in then request an extension from the CDO (company duty officer) to go off deck in case you need to meet with partners in other companies to work on projects, study, etc.
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    How much sleep does an average USNA mid get?

    Honestly it can depend on how much you want to sleep and your personal habits. Especially after Plebe year, your are pretty much left on your own in terms of how you plan your day. Some people work more efficiently than others and get to bed by 10, but some people don't start working until...
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    Current Firstie (senior) at USNA, AMA

    Yes, at least from the class of 2020, everyone who went CEC was NPQ + Engineering (it can be any kind of engineering or architecture), just needs to be from an accredited program, which USNA is. On the other hand, if you go to a civilian engineering school, you can directly enter CEC through...
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    The Process of Branching Special Warfare

    Depends also what you mean by "immediately after graduation." Each BUD/S class (or each Flight School, TBS, Nuke School, BDOC class, etc.) only has a certain number of slots, so after graduation many people remain in temporary assignments at USNA as their respective school dates approach. So...
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    Recent (2020) Grad Questions

    PROTRAMID was a blast, undoubtedly the most fun I've had on a summer training, however it honestly did not play a major role in my service selection choice. For some perspective, I came into USNA with the intention of going Pilot, and after a 3/C Sub Cruise + PROTRAMID I was relatively torn...
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    Recent (2020) Grad Questions

    See above for master specialty. As for subjects, I chose to major in Math because I wanted a broad enough field to explore different technical/non-technical options in the future. While at USNA, I ended taking a large amount of political science/economics courses, which is another passion of...
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    Recent (2020) Grad Questions

    Data Science/Analytics (essentially a combination of machine learning, AI, management, and operations research)
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    Recent (2020) Grad Questions

    September/October 2021, depending on orders and potential backups in the training pipeline
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    Recent (2020) Grad Questions

    These forums were a huge help to me 5 years ago as I navigated the admissions/USNA experience path, so I figured I would "give back" some and take a shot at answering any questions people might have for a recent grad. For some background, I am a 2020 grad (so about 3.75 years of "normal" USNA...
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    Offshore Sailing

    I can give you some present day info as it pertains to Offshore Sailing. 1. Workouts: In the Fall, we do workouts during noon meal, where we have organized lifts, etc. During 2nd semester, before Spring Break, workouts happen during sports period, as it is too cold to be out on the water...
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    PROTRAMID

    Marine Week is really not bad. Essentially, the Marine Corps is trying to sell itself as an appealing option for you. I have no desire to be a Marine, but still found it to be a pretty good(might I even say fun) experience. The gas chamber is uncomfortable for a few minutes, nothing more than...
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    Ask a Firstie!

    Away football games are a toss up from year to year... Basically, if there is sufficient funding for USNA to send mids to an away game(which there wasn’t much of last year), an email will be sent out a few weeks before the game and sign up is on a first come first serve basis. Games on the East...
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