Citadel Vs. VMI

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Chris Abbott said:
I can assume it's the same at Citadel with just a slight increase of size.
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-- Not quite: VMI's acceptance rate is 40%, compared to 76%--that's one of those big "differentials" I was referring to...
On the up-side... their football team is usually far better than VMI! Give them a check in the column for that! ;)
 
lets state the obvious; the first choice of most young people seeking a military career are the FSAs, and in most cases its simply because they are free. DODs own surveys show that only 15% of those attending the FSAs do so because they want a military career; its the lure of a free education, guaranteed job and better prospects for civilian employment after the military. I say this not to bash the FSAs because they are outstanding schools but its just the reality. The Citadel and VMI have long been seen as "the next best thing to the service academies" because of the fact that they are very similar in structure and also offer more commissioning opportunities; and it is true that some students actually turn down acceptance to an FSA in order to go to either VMI or The Citadel for various reasons, one being the flexibility of being able to decide whether or not to commission into the military as well as the option of being able to join any of the 5 military services. And of course there is the small matter of competition to get into the FSAs, with acceptance rates of about 9% you best have a backup plan or two in place just as you would if applying to any other prestigious college like Yale, Duke or Stanford. And I believe NAS fudges on the truth yet again, posted acceptance rate for VMI ranges from 49-56%
 
Interesting note: More often than not, the Citadel has now become the backup plan for some (especially Virginia students) who do not get into VMI.
 
yeah, with NAS you just don't know whether to laugh, cry or just puke. Did I mention that The Citadel got 13 votes in this weeks FCS Coaches Poll and that we are now on the Sagarin Power 150 list?
 
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majstlo said:
Did I mention that The Citadel got 13 votes in this weeks FCS Coaches Poll and that we are now on the Sagarin Power 150 list?
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Uhhh... Yeah, good for you guys getting on the Segarin Power 150 list--I'm sure at least 2% of the people on this forum care...
Bottom line: when you look closely, these schools are far more different than alike. And Majstlo, just to be clear: I'm laughing ;)
 
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