Admissions Overview
The following are the steps that must be taken in order to be
considered for admission to the United States Merchant Marine
Academy.
- Candidates must fullfill the Academy's eligibilty
standards.
- Candidates must meet the Academy's Scholastic
and Physical-Medical
Requirements
- Request an application. Complete Parts I and II, and return
them to the Academy as early as possible. Part 1 can be done
on-line. Give Part III
of the application to your Guidance Counselor or College Advisor.
He/she must complete that Part, and return it to us along with
your high school transcript, standardized test (SAT and/or ACT)
scores, and letter(s) of recommendation. All those items must
reach the Academy no later than 1 March of
the year you are applying for entry to the Academy. An early
application receives early attention.
- Request a nomination from
a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives and/or a U.S.
Senator from your State of residence.
- You must work with DoDMERB to schedule (and successfully complete)
a full medical examination. This should be initiated
after the Academy has received your application for
admission.
- Take the SAT and/or the ACT no
later than the first test date of the year in which you are
seeking admission.
- The Academy will make every effort to advise all candidates
of their status by 1 April of the year they are seeking admission,
or as soon thereafter as is possible. Principal Appointees must
decide by 1 May 1 whether they will accept or decline their
Appointment.
- Candidates who are designated an "Alternate" will
be notified immediately if they are later advanced to Principal
Appointee status.
- The Plebe (Freshman) Class enters the Academy in July.
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