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Received an email from a USMMA admissions officer requesting additional medical information. I’m not sure if there are forms I need to fill out or if these are like paragraph numbers (like “pursuant to/in accordance with document R paragraph 251 sentence 22”?) Thanks for your help! Here’s the...

Merchant Marine Academy prep school at NMMI

My son just received a sponsored prep school offer. We haven't gotten the packet in the mail yet. How does it work? Is there a cost or are they fully covered by the USMMA? Scholarships available if not? Uniform stipend? Etc. Thanks!

If you receive a sponsored prep school position, I understand you're given a choice of 2 schools (NMMI and MMI). What does that year look like--do you pay to attend? do you apply for scholarships? do you receive a stipend to cover uniform costs? What else do I need to know to make an educated...

We just found out yesterday our son has also been offered a sponsored prep school spot. Have you had a chance yet to find out how this all works? Being sponsored, do we have to pay or does the academy cover it?

Same thing happened to my son. He had just received an email from the congressman's office stating he received a sponsored prep school spot and then when he went to log in and accept it, he couldn't get in. I told him to keep trying each day and if it's still not working he should call on Monday.