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Hey all, I was just wondering if anyone here could give me any insight to being on the Marathon/Triathlon team at West Point? Do you have to be super amazing at running? Are most people super amazing at running when they join either of those teams? At the moment, I only have a 7:00 mile. Would...

Hello all. I looked back for a thread on Marine Corps Aviation after the Academy, but I couldn't find one (maybe I skipped over it haha). What I want to know is, how competitive is it to score a USMC rotary wing slot if I graduate from the Naval Academy? Overall, what are the Marine Corps'...

To all West Point female cadets, I would like to know if you have any specific suggestions before showing up for I Day on 27th of June. Specifically, what do you suggest we bring for Beast? What do you suggest we do to prepare for Beast (besides the obvious exercising, which I am doing)...

Hey all, I was just wondering if any of you have any advice for getting to a few pullups by the time Plebe Summer starts. For the CFA, I was only able to do the hang which was surprising to me because I can easily crank out 60 or 70 correct pushups. I'm not sure why it's so hard for me to do...

I've been told that going to a Service Academy really helps your chances of going to a good grad school, and that even if your class rank is not super high, you still have a fairly good chance. Are there any Service Academy graduates who can verify this? Thanks (I've posted the same thing on the...

I've been told that going to a Service Academy really helps your chances of going to a good grad school, and that even if your class rank is not super high, you still have a fairly good chance. Are there any Service Academy graduates who can verify this? Thanks (I've posted the same thing on the...

1) Find out about the Academy: Wow! Now THAT is something I'd like to be a part of 2) Look at the admissions steps on the website: Holy... that's a lot! But I'm up to the challenge! 3) Sophomore/Junior year: Ugh, why am I in all these sports/advanced classes/AP's/programs/SATs/needing to be...

I've heard a few different things. I've heard they're cutting a lot, I've heard they're adding more, I've heard it will remain the same. If anyone has and information on this topic, it would be greatly appreciated- thanks!