I didn't get into west point last year so I reapplied and got in this year. So I had a year to re apply and get my file stronger. I went to north georgia college & state university in dahlonega ga which is an SMC ( senior military college) there are only 6 of them. I thought it wuldnt be tough as west point at first either. All I can say is that if you go rotc, go to an SMC. They make you live SOMEWHAT of a military lifestyle. Barracks, uniform, first call, pt, all the good stuff but after the first semester or first year you get som leeway like gettin to wear civis after 5, weekends off, stuff like that. So they both produce high caliber officers however west point has much more pop too it. When I got accepted to west point I hd to withdraw from the college at the end of the year which meant talkin to the pms (professor of military science) who was a full colnoel who gave me a good talkin to for leaving but in the end he used a good analogy. He said look at rotc and west point as shoes. West point is nike and rotc is like walmart ones. Both wil do the same job. But for some reason society perfers nike. I'm not sayin west point is better, just the name it carries with it brings more respect. But as someone said in a previous post IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE PERSON.