Considering I'm from the west coast.

[Liviu]

What about Math, Physics and Chemistry? I read that they were called plebe killers. Is it that hard for plebes to handle them?

 

[bearhunter66]

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[bearhunter66]

No idea what happened on that last post so let me try again.

Math chemistry and physics are typically known as enhanced interrogation.

The first class mids are the plebe killers...


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[deepdraft1]

I remain convinced that I was admitted to KP through a clerical error.

I had my suspicions about that, but I politely refrained from saying anything..

My personal belief is that interest in the material and want to be at the school make a huge impact on your grades.

And I might add, success after you graduate..

Deck … Ahem … “Nautical Science” is a few maritime classes surrounded by a ton of electives. Heck, the old dualies were Engineers who took a few deck classes for their electives and ominus dominus … You’re a Mate! Seriously … Why did the deckie cross the road? I don’t know but he got three credits for it. Darnit, I’m reaaaly serious this time … My love of dumping on deckies is to be taken with a grain of salt. It is good natured ribbing of my A/C loving, sunglass wearing, suntan sporting brothers topside.

This coming from an engineer who has probably never taken a deck class.. Most engineers I know couldn’t hope to wrap their brains around a ‘plane of the celestial meridian’ problem.. ‘cause you gotta be able to think three dimensionally.. and good luck trying to teach them spherical trig or any of the other fine points of celestial or terrestrial navigation. I can go on about cargo, ships stability, rules of the road or a myriad of ‘deck’ subjects that were the ‘filler’ between all those electives, but I don’t want to bore you all with stuff you have absolutely no idea about. Maybe it’s different at KP, but I don’t remember taking a lot of ‘soft’ courses at old ‘Turnbuckle Tech’ 30 plus years ago.

"I'm a Kings Pointer" will make someone you just met into your long lost brother.

Or an object of ‘good natured ribbing’ from the mates and engineers out of the ‘schoolships’ and the focsle..

I don't know about 100% employment but you shouldn't have much of a problem getting a job. Engineers typically fare better than Mates.

Yep, I agree with that, particularly the last part..

Only one person ever asked me my GPA and that was 15 years after graduation?!?!?

I’m glad no one ever asked me for mine..


I really do like engineers for the most part.. So knowing that I’ll leave you with a bit of Mate humor..

Captain: Hey Chief, can I pick your brain??
Chief Engineer: Sure Cap, what can I help you with?
Captain: Well Chief, I’m building a ******** robot and I need some spare parts..

 

[jasperdog]

How could the climate at the academy be described? I'm referring to midshipman to midshipman relations and midshipmen to academy staff relations. What chances does one have to obtain employment upon graduation? Is it true that the employment rate is 100%? How will the academic situation impact the chances of getting a job in the maritime industry?

My 2 cents:

Atmosphere ranges from awesome to "misery loves company" and bounces between those peaks and nadirs over you four years - but as far as mid to mid that usually drive a spirit of camaraderie and mutual support. For mid to staff that is usually "it depends" and is driven by the individuals on the staff but usually every group has some staff members they really love and bond with.

Employment rate is usually 90+% within 3 or so months of graduation as I recall any stats I've seen.

Not sure what you mean by "How will the academic situation impact chances of getting a job in the maritime industry?" Better graduation GPA and other credentials and achievements help and give you more choices but not sure what else can be said.