What should a 8th grader do to prepare to get int owest point(usma)

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Hello,
I am a 8th grade who lives in southern Illinois and I want to join west point(not now obviously) What should I start doing and what should I be doing, and what should my first baby steps and beyond be to be on a fast track to west point?
 
Go to the WP website and read everything on it. Everything. Then do exactly what it says. So, for 9th grade, you will want to take the most challenging course load available to you. This what my son did. He was in 8th grade when WP became his goal. Also find ways to serve in positions of leadership. Each year we would read the website and use that as a guide in making course load decisions and he is now a cadet at WP.

Good luck!
 
bookreader said:
Go to the WP website and read everything on it. Everything. Then do exactly what it says. So, for 9th grade, you will want to take the most challenging course load available to you. This what my son did. He was in 8th grade when WP became his goal. Also find ways to serve in positions of leadership. Each year we would read the website and use that as a guide in making course load decisions and he is now a cadet at WP.

Good luck!
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Thanks I just submitted a file on the website, thanks for the info
 
Join Boy/Girl Scouts and earn your Eagle/Gold Star award. There are two types of reading, reading technical for instruction and pleasure reading. Learn at your young age to enjoy both and master that important skill. Work hard on math at all levels, you will need math all four years of high school. And find a team sport that you enjoy and stay competitive at it.

You're on the right track starting this early. Its like a seed that is planted. Now you need to water it (feed it), give it sunshine (motivation) and watch it grow (challenge yourself)!

Push Hard, Press Forward
 
quadack said:
Hello,
I am a 8th grade who lives in southern Illinois and I want to join west point(not now obviously) What should I start doing and what should I be doing, and what should my first baby steps and beyond be to be on a fast track to west point?
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You are not "a 8th grade," you are "an 8th grader."
 
tommyboy44 said:
You are not "a 8th grade," you are "an 8th grader."
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I agree with @tommyboy44, the broader point being that everything you post should habitually be presented with solid grammar and correct punctuation. On this forum we are seeing more "text" style posts with improper abbreviations and poor writing skills. Now is the time to polish this up....even on an anonymous forum.

Good luck!
 
I'm keeping my head down with this grammar patrol!


Push Hard, Press Forward
 
AROTC-dad said:
I agree with @tommyboy44, the broader point being that everything you post should habitually be presented with solid grammar and correct punctuation. On this forum we are seeing more "text" style posts with improper abbreviations and poor writing skills. Now is the time to polish this up....even on an anonymous forum.

Good luck!
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Man now I feel embarrassed, sorry. Thanks for telling me I would not have noticed.
 
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quadack said:
Man now I feel embarrassed, sorry. Thanks for telling me I would not have noticed.
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Please don't be embarrassed! Millennials will someday run everything and then it all will be different. :rolleyes:

For now, just remember that details are important in all things military.

Keep the faith!
 
AROTC-dad said:
I agree with @tommyboy44, the broader point being that everything you post should habitually be presented with solid grammar and correct punctuation. On this forum we are seeing more "text" style posts with improper abbreviations and poor writing skills. Now is the time to polish this up....even on an anonymous forum.

Good luck!
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That's the future. UR just an old fart! Lol.
 
AROTC-dad said:
Please don't be embarrassed! Millennials will someday run everything and then it all will be different. :rolleyes:

For now, just remember that details are important in all things military.

Keep the faith!
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And then you can join us in fixing everything the Baby Boomers broke and saddled us with! ;)
 
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