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rtaylork

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Do non-scholarship Midshipmen will have to take two semesters of calculus and 2 of physics?
 
Yes and completing and doing well (especially in calculus) will help you get a scholarship.
Previously from June 21, 2016
Not having Calculus/Physics complete is going to be a major roadblock. Last summer the board awarded 29 2-year Side Loads. Of those selected, 29/29 were complete with Calc 1 and 2, and 24/29 were complete with Phys 1 and 2. I don't see you getting past the 2-year board with Calculus 2 incomplete.
 
No, non-scholarship midshipmen are not required to take calculus or physics. They are required to have two semesters of math and two of science.
 
rtaylork said:
Do non-scholarship Midshipmen will have to take two semesters of calculus and 2 of physics?
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If you want to earn a scholarship, YES. If you only want to ever attempt to earn Advanced Standing, then technically no (you have to take a couple semesters each of college math and a physical science).

I would strongly advise all College Program students to take Calculus I and II freshman year and Physics I and II sophomore year to give them the best chance of competing for a scholarship in the future. And FYSA, about 50% of the students selected for Advanced Standing on the last board had completed Calculus I and II. Bottom line, taking Calc and Phys (early, and doing well) make you MUCH more competitive for scholarships and Advanced Standing.
 
Can you please explain what "advanced standing" is? I've heard the term but I'm not sure what exactly it means. Thank you.
 
A student can be an ROTC midshipman during their freshman and sophomore years and not be on scholarship. At the end of their sophomore year they have to either (1) receive a two-year scholarship for their junior and senior years, or (2) be approved for "advanced standing" in which case they contract with the navy and continue in the program, but don't receive any scholarship money (only a monthly allowance of $350-400 per month to help defray expenses). The number of midshipmen who receive two-year scholarships or advanced standing varies each year according to how many who had scholarships have dropped out of the program.
 
For high school students applying, are high school calculus and AP physics courses a major factor for scholarship packets, or is that more or less for those applying for scholarship who are already in college?
 
College program Navy MIDN are not required to take calculus or physics. If they pick up scholarship, they have to but if they get advanced standing they do not. That being said, of those in my unit who did not pick up advanced standing or scholarship and were forced out before their junior year, the common denominator was a lack of calculus and physics classes. Yes the classes can be challenging, Physics 2 is the only class I have ever found myself in panic mode about whether I was going to pass or not, but reflecting on my experience it was well worth the challenge (improved time management, problem solving skills/logic, close friendships from studying for that class so much etc). If you have the opportunity to take either or both subjects without throwing off your degree plan, do it.
 
Maverick19 said:
For high school students applying, are high school calculus and AP physics courses a major factor for scholarship packets, or is that more or less for those applying for scholarship who are already in college?
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The board will look at the highest level math and science classes you took/are taking in high school. They will look at the grades you have earned in those classes; As and Bs are good, Cs and below are not. Calculus and Physics on the transcript for a high school student are a positive.
 
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