Since you dont need a congressional nomination as you do for the other academies, does the CGA pick the best candidates without considering their place of residence?
My point is that nominations limit the number of people qualified for a spot because there might only be a few nominations available, so the number of fully qualified candidates(with nomination) are more spread out. AS in there is very little competition in say the midwest, but in VA there is a huge amount of people that are applying.
So say that the "qualifiedness" of VA wannabes is way higher than the few who apply from colorado, would USCGA admissions pick the top qualified people(who all happen to be from VA), or would they pick a few from both states to encourage diversity from all states?
My point is that nominations limit the number of people qualified for a spot because there might only be a few nominations available, so the number of fully qualified candidates(with nomination) are more spread out. AS in there is very little competition in say the midwest, but in VA there is a huge amount of people that are applying.
So say that the "qualifiedness" of VA wannabes is way higher than the few who apply from colorado, would USCGA admissions pick the top qualified people(who all happen to be from VA), or would they pick a few from both states to encourage diversity from all states?