Recent content by plebe2017

you're right If you're wanting to go group 3, stats and probability is your best bet. Some group 2 majors don'e even require DiffEQs. Good luck!

I guess I was a little vague, huh. Media is defined here along the lines of games, movies, YouTube, music...basically anything that involves a pair of headphones. Some companies are more strict about it, adding Facebook and other social media sites to that list. It really depends on your company...

No single part of Plebe Year is extremely difficult. It is the culmination of everything that is the worst part. Plebe Summer as a whole definitely stands out because it is so abrupt and new and not meant to be easy. The worst part of the academic year is the lack of free time. You are always...

I have declared Operations Research as my major. Never even knew what it was before I got here, but it looks like it fits me perfectly and has a lot of good opportunities both in the fleet and in the civilian world. It has been pretty much exactly what I expected. From chow calls to morning...

your guess is as good as mine I really don't have an answer for that. They don't tell us much along those lines. I believe almost everyone hears back by mid April or something like that, so it will be soon I promise. However, one guy I met did not receive an appointment until three days before...

My situation was a little unique...I was a principal nominee, which meant I was essentially guaranteed an acceptance. I actually found out I was accepted in mid January when my congressman personally called me to let me know I had been accepted. This is by no means a normal way of hearing about...

You get to stay In the past, you were Shotgunned after plebe summer. However, current practice has that you stay with the same company from the first day of plebe summer through graduation.

I used this thread a lot as a USNA hopeful, and now as a current plebe at the academy, I'm willing to take a few questions as to my experiences and, well, whatever else you might want to know. I will remain completely anonymous. However, a little background information might be useful... I...

The one thing you left out was your physical fitness scores...what are those? If they are up to par, you're better than half the people already in here.