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“All students belong to the Corps of Cadets, and all are expected to learn the skill of command and the habit of responsibility in the corps. On the other hand, this is a state university, so uniforms are not required at the end of the class day, and weekends are open unless a training cruise on the Academy’s training ship, the Golden Bear, is underway…”
Find the full profile of Cal Maritime in America’s Best Kept College Secrets.
America's Best Kept College Secrets is an affectionate profile of more than seventy colleges and universities across the country that share four important characteristics:
1. Each one is a superior institution- exciting, challenging and welcoming.
2. Each one has an excellent reputation and is highly regarded by those who know colleges.
3. Each one accepts more than 60% of applicants and retains more than 85% of enrolled students.
4. Each one is a college or university of quality interested in applicants from outside its region.
This lively and informal guide offers an uncommonly candid appraisal of the college's culture - what it feels like to live and work on each campus. Profiles include large universities, tiny colleges, comprehensive universities, liberal arts colleges, and institutes of technology.
Peter Arango has been working in the field of college admissions for forty years, during which time he has counseled hundreds of students and families. He is an editor of the Houghton Mifflin Guide to U.S. Colleges and Universities, a contributor to numerous publications, and a frequent presenter at workshops on preparing for the college search. Currently, Peter Arango lives in Carpinteria, California where he holds the Littlefield Chair in Humanities at Cate School.