Life at USNA?

[navygal1776]

I was wondering what daily life at USNA is like and how midshipmen manage their time. What is a typical daily schedule and how much homework do they usually get? How much sleep do they typically get each night and how often do they have sports practice/time to be involved in extracurricular activities? Any information will help thanks!

 

[Capt MJ]

https://www.usna.edu/Viewbook/life.php

If you haven't done this already, go to www.usna.edu, read every drop down and follow every link.

Daily sked: see above
Homework: Demanding college-level schedule. You get a syllabus, you attend class, you deliver the work.
Sports: You will do varsity, club or intramural at designated sports periods and practice times. Time invested depends on what level of sport, in/out of season.
ECAs: Mids with a good grasp on their time management find the time to participate. There are all kinds of ECAs.
Sleep: Again, much will depend on time management skills, level of sports involvement, major, course load, personal discipline.
What will be unfamiliar will be the time invested in military development activities: watch-standing, parade practice, parades, plebe pro dev work, leadership roles, and many more.

 

[AROTC-dad]

From a 2013 ESPN video:

 

[usnabgo08]

This might be a good question to post in the "ask a plebe" thread...it might only give you their point of view as a plebe (although, some might be able to comment on their upperclass). Coupled with the two posts above, it might give you some better insight into MIDN life.

 

[MABlue]

It really depends on the day. Some days where you have a full schedule of 6 classes will feel crazy, and like you dont have enough time. Other days, you only have two classes, and all of a sudden have hours of free time to basically do whatever you want. It's only been 1.5 weeks, but most nights I haven't gotten more than 6-6.5 hours. Sundays are nice though, because you can essentially sleep in/lie in your rack until 1 p.m.