We got up and out early and headed back to Annapolis... a tour of the Naval Academy was the priority today. As it turns out, there was a presentation on the admissions criteria so we figured, why not! A graduate from the class of 2013 was our delightful presenter and it was very interesting to hear about the school and his experiences there. Food for thought when we are contemplating college for the 12 (soon to be 13) year olds. The Academy gets 17,000 applicants for their 1,200 incoming freshmen class so I don't think we have a snowball's chance... anyway... lol!
The tour guide was AMAZING... he went to the Academy and continued on with a full military career. Sat on the admissions board for the Academy as well as Johns Hopkins so he was a wealth of information.
Jim should be writing this post since I'm sure he recalls way more of the tour than I do. We saw a sports building (swimming and wrestling), the building where they hold dances, the chapel, the largest dormitory in the world (all 4.500 students live in one building... amazing... ). We got to see the noon ceremony where all of the students march into lunch.
I cannot express how wonderful this experience was. Amazing campus, programs, etc. Our guide says the classes are 20 students to one instructor... can you even imagine??? 50% of the faculty is Navy and 50% is civilian. Anyway, maybe Jim will edit this post so he can give you more details.
After our tour, we hopped into the big butt and headed for Baltimore. It was so hot today and we had spent so much time walking around the Academy that we were pretty low energy for the Baltimore scene. Lovely city, inner harbor is beautiful. We walked around and checked out the view from the 27th floor of the Trade Center, where they had a 9/11 exhibit. It was a nice afternoon:)
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