In all seriousness, while the Naval Academy is often a great dream goal, there is absolutely nothing special about getting a Marine Corps commission out of there over getting a commission any other route. My son (and most others that ever got a TWE) felt the same as yours, but he is completely fine, okay, and even grateful not making it into the Academy. After a year at college, he saw reapplying to the Academy as a step backward. Having said that, I've seen some that put off a year or two of commissioning to go to the Naval Academy..
Of course, the main benefit of the Academy is that every expense is covered.