I am trying to transfer to Cal Maritime in 2015 for the MT major. I currently attend Northeastern Uni as an Environmental Studies major. I have a 3.2 total GPA and 20 composite for my ACT scores overall. Also, I work full time as a dock operations specialist at UPS Freight (my entire job history is with UPS, I’ve worked for them since I was 18, I’m currently 22). I was thinking if I submit the personal resume with my job history, that it may help. I’m a 22 year old woman of ethnic Polish background (not that it may help at all), what do you think my chances of transfer may be?
Is there a particular reason why you want to go to that academy? I think you might be overqualified for Casual Maritime Academy. You might as well apply to the other academies just to cover your bases just in case.
[QUOTE=screwdriver;125976]Is there a particular reason why you want to go to that academy? I think you might be overqualified for Casual Maritime Academy. You might as well apply to the other academies just to cover your bases just in case.[/QUOTE]
Ditto on above. Why limit yourself to CMA?
If you are currently attending NU in Boston, perhaps a day trip to Mass Maritime would be time well spent.
To answer your question, I think any state Maritime academy would be happy to have you on board.
[QUOTE=z-drive;125979]I am sure maine would be happy to have more females…[/QUOTE]
Maine is by far the most girl-friendly of all of the maritime academies in the nation. The ratio is now something like 3.5 to 1, which is worlds away from Mass Maritimes 10 to 1, or whatever it is. Your background with UPS would also make you especially well suited for the International Business and Logistics major (which you can minor or dual major in alongside the Marine Transportation major) as well as the 1 year Masters program in International Logistics Management.
I’m apply to CMA because my family lives in the Bay Area. Vallejo may be a bit of an shithole area, but I’m a Cali girl at heart. I’m mostly looking to get into freight forwarding, and have applied for a job as a specialist in South SF at UTi International.
The male-female ratio at CMA does not scare me. Freight is a sausage fest and I’ve had my fair share of sexual harassment and sexist comments. I started as a base level package sorter and worker my way up to specialist, so competition and hardwork is not something I’m afraid of.
[QUOTE=screwdriver;125976]I think you might be overqualified for Casual Maritime Academy. You might as well apply to the other academies just to cover your bases just in case.[/QUOTE]
Also, while there is nothing wrong with exploring other options and covering your bases, the casual atmosphere here may be one of the best characteristics of this place. I’ve read it here time and again, the military aspect does little in the way of making a better mariner.
All I’m trying to say is to not forget to consider lifestyle. The 3/4 years you’ll spend at an academy may as well be as enjoyable as you can make it, rather than spending more time than you have to in uniform.
But you still have to outsource the job to outside labor! Last time I passed through it didn’t look my better than when I went. Maine maritime where it’s slim Pickens and the Pickens ain’t slim!
Check it out, most of my friends/families that went to NU with good science degrees are well employed, but owe well over 100k in debt each. I’d look into the academies mentioned here if you’re interested, don’t limit it to just CMA.
I am trying to transfer to Cal Maritime in 2015 for the MT major. I currently attend Northeastern Uni as an Environmental Studies major. I have a 3.2 total GPA and 20 composite for my ACT scores overall. Also, I work full time as a dock operations specialist at UPS Freight (my entire job history is with UPS, I’ve worked for them since I was 18, I’m currently 22). I was thinking if I submit the personal resume with my job history, that it may help. I’m a 22 year old woman of ethnic Polish background (not that it may help at all), what do you think my chances of transfer may be?[/QUOTE]
Not to worry. ? You can very easily transfer into any of the maritime academies (with the possible exception of Kings Point).
It you really want to become a seagoing deck officer, it might make more sense to finish your degree at Northeastern, and then go to one of the academies as a grad student with a license option. You could do that at SUNY. I’m not sure what other academies offer that a grad license option.
[QUOTE=PaddyWest2012;125981]Maine is by far the most girl-friendly of all of the maritime academies in the nation. The ratio is now something like 3.5 to 1, which is worlds away from Mass Maritimes 10 to 1, or whatever it is. Your background with UPS would also make you especially well suited for the International Business and Logistics major (which you can minor or dual major in alongside the Marine Transportation major) as well as the 1 year Masters program in International Logistics Management.
CMA has nothing on Maine![/QUOTE]
Our ship is 10 times better even though they were built as sister ships. Our sim center is top of the line. We also own the west coast and can ship all of our cadets on commerical cruise. Dont forget we are also about an hour from SF meanwhile Maine is in the middle of nowhere.
Don’t listen to any of the nonsense above about which academy is the best. It is what you make of it. Work hard and learn all it is that they have to offer and you will come out a good mariner, regardless of which academy you go to. Every academy graduates people who have no business holding a license, but at the same time also produces quality mariners.
That being said, you shouldn’t have a problem transferring. The MT major at most schools can be hard to get into only because it is highly sought after. Some of your credits won’t transfer, but some will. Try to get as many of them to transfer, and don’t take no for an answer, be persistent. Being a little older and hopefully more mature should help you get out of there in a timely manner. They will probably put less weight on your test scores and more weight on your current transcript and gpa.
Most of the maritime academies accept over 50% of all applicants. Its not hard to get in. Northeastern University is a much more selective school with much better academics. Transferring from Northeastern should be very easy.
Similarly, the graduate programs at any of the academies are small, relatively new, and usually not fully accredited. They are much easier to get into than fully accredited grad school programs at a major research university such as Northeastern.
