ya, I went to NMMI for a year before attending USMMA, which i just came back from 4 months out at sea. It is a great school; take advantage of it! There is definitely a stronger push for PT with the prep program at NMMI than at USMMA; PT is pretty much non existent at USMMA after indoc unless if your company really messes up. The core academic classes at NMMI are taught much better than at USMMA. Probably because NMMI is semesters and USMMA is trimesters. Overall, I think NMMI has a lot of challenges that will prepare you well for USMMA. However, a lot of preps come out of NMMI burnt out and mess up at USMMA, so make sure to keep the motivation up at USMMA. As for getting in to USMMA from NMMI, you will get in trust me. I watched people get in with under a 2.0 GPA. You can message me for any advice