United States Naval Academy

I did graduate from the academy but it was by far the worst four years of my life. Congress keeps trying to get rid of the service academies and they should because they are pointless and a total waste of money. The only thing that i learned to do at the academy was how to break the rules so that i could live like a normal person instead of a robot. The education was not very good, what you put in is what you got out. By my junior year i realized that i could get by with only doing about 45 minutes of homework a week. You never know who your real friends are because everyone there will stab you in the back because the administration promotes this. If i could go back four years ago i would never even apply to the academy and i would go ROTC and enjoy a real college experience. Heres how they suck you in. They say the academic year is much better than plebe summer, while in reality it is not. Then they tell you that youngster year is better than plebe year, where in reality they are the same except you dont have to run through the hallways. Then by junior year you have already put up with two years of hell and they wave $25000 in front of your face to stay in. You sign the papers and then spend the next 2 years kicking yourself because it was not worth it. The academy is a horrible choice for anyone, but if you really want a military experience then go to the airforce academy and at least you will enjoy yourself.

Alumnus Male -- Class 2000