Could someone explain how West Point assigns Cadets to the branch they will serve in upon commissioning?
What criteria helps you get your first choice?
How many infantry slots is USMA given?
This may or may not be true, but I heard from a current Cadet at an admissions briefing that the class of 2015 would be issued Ipads. It sounds far fetched to me, but has anyone else heard the same?
Just asking because my school year doesn't end until the 13th, maybe later if we have more snow. That means i probably won't have final transcripts until maybe the 20th.
Today I emailed my RC and asked him where I "stand admissions wise, and where I fall on the national wait list?"
Then he replied "Very, very high"
I'm just wondering how high that is, and if it's justified to think an appointments coming soon
I was awarded a Marine Option Scholarship, and am wondering what all I get to do as a Marine Midshipman. I understand the basic financial benefits, but what else do I get to do, especially during the summers, as a midshipman?
So I did not get the primary slot for both my senatorial and district nominations, and am thus on the national wait list.
My RC told me, as of now, I am in the top 20 percentile on the wait list, but How many are generally appointed from this list?
What happens to the nominees in a district or state that are not qualified when admissions picks the primary nominee from that district? Do they just toss them aside, and then choose a primary out of the remaining nominees from the district?
What if they're just unqualified or pending on the...