I apologize if this has been a topic of discussion before, but I read that the 1200 out of 16,000 applications statistic is BARELY true. Not to say it is not extremely competitive, but I believe they count people who submit a preliminary app and don’t do anything else..
Do you guys think it’s justified bc most people who don’t continue are scared away by the application, or do you think it is sort of sketchy for them to lower the acceptance rate in this way.
First, the Navy never does anything unethical. But why does it matter what the statistics say? As Benjamin Disraeli said: "There are lies, there are dammed lies, and then there are statistics." If you read up on the profiles of the students that are accepted you will know what it takes. It is darned hard to get in. My SWAG is that even if you have a
very strong profile, i.e, SAT's over 1400, Great Grades, Varsity Sports, Leadership etc. , you still have only something like a 1 in 4 chance of an appointment. It's a crap shoot. All you can do is do your best, have a Plan B, C, D and even E. And, what will be, will be.