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Get the inside scoop on The Citadel admissions. Vault provides detailed accounts by students & alumni of the admissions process, including advice on getting in, applications, interviews, essays, and selectivity.


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Admissions Survey Excerpts
Current Student
The admissions process at The Citadel is a combination much like most other colleges. The only BIG difference is the military component which mak...   READ MORE
Alumni
Outof state students must be prepared for on campus interviews.    READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
Current Student
The Citadel's academic program is exactly what you make of it. Although it is not an "Ivy" level school, it certainly has areas in which it shine...   READ MORE
Alumni
Great class sizes (ususally less than 20) and great professors. Good core program and engineering programs are highly regarded.    READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
Current Student
The prestige of graduates from The Citadel who "wear the ring" is huge in the Southeast US. It is nearly impossible to graduate "jobless" because the...   READ MORE
Alumni
Very well respected, esp. in the South. 50% of graduates go on to military careers (eligible for all four branches.)   READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
Current Student
The Citadel quality of life is difficult to explain. We live in military barracks, so we have very small rooms and little personal items. The fi...   READ MORE
Alumni
Can't lie- it's tough. Freshman year will definitely make or break you. As you move up, life gets better and better. Senior year is unbelievabl...   READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
Current Student
Social life at The Citadel revolves around the bonds you make during your freshman year. It takes a bond of friendship and caring for one another...   READ MORE
Alumni
There are many restrictions, but for many of us that is a good thing. Charleston is one of the best cities in the US and every alum you talk to w...   READ MORE

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