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St. John's College
St. John's College, founded in 1696, is one of the oldest colleges in the country, and its distinctive "Great Books" curriculum — in which every student follows the exact same four-year program built entirely around original primary texts from Homer to Einstein, with no traditional majors or elective courses — is unlike that of any other accredited American college. Classes at St. John's are conducted entirely through small, seminar-style discussions led by "tutors" rather than professors delivering lectures, and students read primary source texts directly rather than textbooks or secondary summaries, a structure the college considers central to its educational philosophy of direct engagement with original ideas. The college maintains a twin campus in Santa Fe, New Mexico, alongside its original Annapolis location, with students able to study at either or split their time between both campuses, though the curriculum itself remains identical and equally rigorous at both locations. St. John's small size and its uniquely rigid, universally shared curriculum have made it one of the most distinctive undergraduate institutions in the country, drawing a specific type of student deliberately seeking an entirely primary-text-based liberal arts education unlike anything offered at a conventional college.
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United States Naval Academy
The United States Naval Academy, founded in 1845, trains midshipmen to become commissioned officers in the US Navy and Marine Corps, and admission requires a nomination from a member of Congress or another authorized official, a selection process shared with the country's other federal service academies rather than a traditional civilian admissions process. The academy's historic Annapolis campus, known as "the Yard," sits directly on the Severn River where it meets the Chesapeake Bay, and its Beaux-Arts chapel, with a crypt containing the remains of Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones, is one of the most architecturally significant buildings on any American military campus. Tuition, room, and board are fully covered for all midshipmen in exchange for a post-graduation service commitment, and the demanding daily schedule combines a full engineering-heavy academic course load with military training, physical fitness requirements, and leadership development from the first day of Plebe Summer onward. The academy's football rivalry with West Point, contested annually in the Army-Navy Game, is one of the most storied rivalries in college sports, and the academy's combination of rigorous engineering-focused academics and direct commissioning into naval or Marine Corps service has made it one of the most selective undergraduate institutions in the country by admission rate.
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