IronEagle7
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I am a Sophomore currently and am wondering does USNA use STEM as purely a recruitment camp or does it have some effects on an application to the academy like the Summer Seminar would?
USNA's STEM Program
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Between the two answers you listed, I guess it was a recruitment camp because of the following reasons:
A. STEM is not as highly advertised as NASS.
B. STEM was more based on academics and interest towards math/science.
C. It was a chance for younger students to visit/stay at USNA for a week.
D. Unlike NASS, I am pretty sure you were not evaluated on your performance.
(these are all inferences based on my experience last summer)
There were a few people I met that seemed unmotivated about applying. Yet again, there is at least 2 people I met last summer that have been accepted to NASS already.
120 were selected from about 1000 (a lot less than the number of people that apply to NASS).
I guess by going to STEM, USNA notices that you had an early interest in USNA.
Republic_Commando
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I went to STEM in 2010 as the same age you were and had a blast. I think you might even get to see the SS kids as it does overlap
greeneagle5
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STEM
DD filled out the STEM appl. tonight...it will give her an interesting and motivating Summer week with other HS juniors (if she is accepted
)....her big brother will be a 1/C and on the yard moving back into Bancroft that last day of STEM camp preparing to "meet & greet" 
the new Plebes on I-Day the following week....he'll get a real kick out of seeing his little sis at USNA.
..GO NAVY !!!
DD filled out the STEM appl. tonight...it will give her an interesting and motivating Summer week with other HS juniors (if she is accepted
)....her big brother will be a 1/C and on the yard moving back into Bancroft that last day of STEM camp preparing to "meet & greet" the new Plebes on I-Day the following week....he'll get a real kick out of seeing his little sis at USNA...GO NAVY !!!