What event ? What reps ? I always question the source (and DW hates that !).
That said, it has been widely reported that an alarmingly high percentage of today's military age youth are not physically qualified to serve. (I just saw one report >70%). I would expect that most of those applying for Service Academies are realistic in their expectations and at least think they will pass before applying. As a BGO, all we see is the Medical Q or Not Q, and don't get into reasons or waivers, but my observation over the years is the pass rate is well above 40% (perhaps even double that). There are however, some that don't understand that the Service Academies are first and foremost an Officer accession source, and that you have to be physically qualified to serve as an officer to attend.