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 | Quite Bright | I was hired three weeks out the door when the ink was barely dry on my license. The staff at the college were extremely helpful, the training both in the classroom and aboard the training ship were invaluable. I was able to see the world as a Cadet on the ship while putting all of my leadership training and practical hands on training to use. Was it worth it? I walked out the door into a $100,000 a year job, with a salary that only goes up from there. GREAT SCHOOL. | Starting Job: Third Mate, Preparedness: A+, Reputation: A+ | | |
| | Mar 18 2012 | Alumnus Male --
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| Not so bright | | The staff- know their stuff well being that they've actually worked in the industry for years before teaching at the school. They will find time to help you if you're struggling and have the best intentions to aid you in any way possible. The Regiment- so broken its not even funny. As a MUG (freshman) you have to put up with so much "crap" lets say that either becomes second nature or just make you want to snap. As a ROTC midshipman, you get a "that's nice..but you still have to do everything we tell you to do" type of attitude. For example, I'm taking 23 credits, wake up at 5am 2x a week for rotc pt and 1x for reg pt and still have to sweep the just waxed floors and get told something i already know (which will be repeated by like 4 squad leaders) for roughly 30-45 mins rather than catch up on my studies or sleep. I average roughly 5-6 hours of sleep a night M-TR and sleep ~12hrs on sat and sun. Essentially this all boils down to: A) you put up with ALOT of bs on a daily basis B) until you're a sophomore, you basically have 0 rights C) the new president of the school is hated by everyone and has changed so much in 1 year its ridiculous nobody on staff has said anything.My advice- CHOOSE WISELY!!! If you can tolerate discipline and wish to have a career in the maritime industry, this is the school for you. If you have trouble doing what you're told, can't wake up at 6:40 every morning or can't take on a heavy course load...for your own sake look somewhere else. | Faculty Accessibility: A, Social Life: D | | | |
| | Mar 06 2012 | 1st Year Male --
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| Quite Bright | | A lot of what I could say has already been mentioned- disinterested teachers, the school being more of a money-making factory than an institute of learning, tiny campus, so-so classes. I think that one could understand a lot more about this school just by depicting the average student (and I guarantee that any student would agree with these descriptions.) UNDERGRADUATE: White male from surrounding Long Island area. Probably doesn't have any real interest in the maritime industry, but has a cousin/uncle/brother/other relative who went to Maritime or works in the industry, and likes the idea of it. Doesn't have very good grades, so didn't get into a lot of other schools. Fails at least one class per year..probably per semester. Cheats often. Spends most of freshman year whining about how "BS" it is and how they were so cool at Babylon/Islip/Oyster Bay/ Pearl River High, but that these rules "blow" because they look stupid with bald heads and no girls want to talk to them. Goes home every weekend to hang out with high school friends from Suffolk/Nassau CC or CW Post. Complains to parents about how bad their teachers are/how they can't eat breakfast because they have to wake up at 7/all of their other petty hardships. Parents then complain to Parent's Association on little Johnny's behalf. Treats 90-day cruise like they're going to war, when in reality they're just going to get drunk all over Europe. Gets at least one gold, but will spend 30 minutes explaining that it's not really his fault. GRADUATE- Not a US citizen. Doesn't speak English. Have fun trying to get a group project done with them. It is the people that make this school bad. The majority of students still basically live at home and have their parents provide everything. For them, this is simply high school part II, with no real growth in maturity or social skills. If you want to put in the effort in class and on cruise, you will distinguish yourself, even if you're not very involved in the Regiment. The teachers in the MT department have a lot of experience and are respectable. However, if you're really serious about getting a maritime-based education, then I would suggest you look at Massachussetts or KP. Their graduates are more sought-after. | Collaboration/Competitive: A+, Innovation: F | | | |
| | Mar 05 2012 | 3rd Year Female --
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