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  1. joriebelle

    For Nomination Reccomendations...

    You could have all of those letters. It doesn't need to be just 3. My son was told this when applying. Each of those people knows you in a different way and gives a different picture of you.
  2. joriebelle

    Plebe class 2023

    Oh my! I am curious though, how do the EMTs know how many dropped? Do they have access to a record somewhere? I'm just curious.
  3. joriebelle

    Shipyard Management

    What are the benefits to doing Shipyard Management program versus straight Marine Engineering?
  4. joriebelle

    Plebe class 2023

    Wow. Any of those numbers is high, even 12. Wow.
  5. joriebelle

    USMMA Chances of Admission

    I'm not as familiar with the SAT, but your ACT scores are way too low, especially math. The average composite ACT at USMMA is 27-28. Keep working on it and take it every time it's offered. Take an ACT prep class. My daughter improved her composite score by 6 points between the first and...
  6. joriebelle

    Essay

    I will add something here though; when my son visited the Academy, he went to a presentation and the Admissions person told them that whatever they wrote, he would read. He said it did NOT have to be brief; he wanted to get to know the person. I thought that was interesting.
  7. joriebelle

    USMMA->Reserves->Grad/Med School?

    My brother sailed for a year after graduating, then went to law school for maritime law, was a lawyer for a short time and hated it so went back to sea and ended up progressing to Chief Engineer on a shipping line on the Great Lakes.
  8. joriebelle

    Summer School

    Summer school ends on July 13th and they report back on the 21st.
  9. joriebelle

    Summer School

    My DD says a couple hundred mids go to summer school every year, almost as many as the incoming class at INDOC. There are additional mids who fail a class and lag the class (overload on credits and retake it during academic year) rather than going to summer school. It's a tough curriculum...
  10. joriebelle

    USMMA Class of 2019 Commencement Ceremony Live-Streaming

    If those turn out to be the worst 4 years of your life then I'd say you ended up pretty darn lucky.
  11. joriebelle

    Summer School

    Does anyone know the percentage of mids who end up having to take summer school? My son told me ALOT of his 4/c class were having to take summer school, and I wondered how common it really is.
  12. joriebelle

    USMMA Class of 2019 Commencement Ceremony Live-Streaming

    Just a reminder that the commencement ceremony for the Class of 2019 will be live-streamed tomorrow morning (Saturday) at 10 am ET, with the pre-show beginning at 9:15.
  13. joriebelle

    USMMA Class of 2019 Commencement Ceremony Live-Streaming

    Click here for live-streaming of Class of 2019 graduation ceremony. Starts at 10 am ET; webcast pre-show begins at 9:15 am ET. https://www.maritimetv.com/Events/USMMA-2019-Graduation-Ceremony/VideoId/-1/UseHtml5/True
  14. joriebelle

    USCGA Waitlist 2023?

    I only looked at the first two posts in their string and in the first one she (assuming a she because DUDETTE but I guess could be he) is a "rising senior" and in the second a high school sophomore. . . Why on earth would someone troll like that? What's the point? Sigh.
  15. joriebelle

    License Exam Class of 2019

    There are 5 majors at USMMA; marine transportation, maritime logistics and security program, marine engineering, marine engineering systems, and marine engineering & shipyard management. If you meant Electrical Engineering by EE, that is not a major offered. If you go to the USMMA website all...
  16. joriebelle

    After USMMA Appointment Acceptance - Next Steps

    You don't have to purchase everything from the NEX. I think I bought the socks and underwear on my own, and of course the extra towel. But yes, that towel was extra - I only bought it based on a recommendation from another parent last year. I guess it technically was contraband but I know he...
  17. joriebelle

    License Exam Class of 2019

    Mr2020, I thought the exam was for class of 2019 mids? I'm assuming you are class of 2020? I don't know how all of this works; could you explain? Congrats on passing! So happy for you. :)
  18. joriebelle

    After USMMA Appointment Acceptance - Next Steps

    Correct. No extra blankets allowed. Every morning he takes off the towel and hangs it up. He sleeps on a top bunk which is close to the ceiling so it's hard for him to set his bed, so instead of getting under the covers every night and having to reset the bed every morning, he sleeps on top...
  19. joriebelle

    Class of 2023 USMMA Appointment DIY Thread

    I'm happy to see acceptances still coming in! Congratulations to your son, vbval!
  20. joriebelle

    Class of 2023 USMMA Appointment DIY Thread

    Congratulations to your daughter, DSUSMMA!
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