Acceptance letter came in the mail today..... Awesome
What's life like as a Frog at UNG? Are phones and social media allowed? Besides Frog Week, what are some unique things that Frogs go through at UNG (like VMI has Rat Challenges, etc)?
Did you go to National Leadership Challenge weekend at UNG? Highly recommend that, as it's very much like FROG week, only FROG week is longer and more challenging, physically. Check out the FROG week daily albums on the North Georgia Cadet Admissions FB page, and also check out the NCOA daily albums on the FB page. Those albums will give you a good idea of what's involved in FROG week and general training. Note that at the end of FROG week, there is a 3-mile run up Crown Mountain and back to campus. At the end of that run, you graduate from FROG week and are no longer a frog, though supposedly you will always remember your "froggy buddies" and your freshman company.
First semester freshmen are "on quarters" until they achieve a minimum GPA and have an established good conduct record -- meaning that they are required to be in their rooms after 8 pm. (You can get passes for library or tutoring in the academic center.) But this has been good for my son, since it was basically forced study time.
DS was promoted to cadet private after getting his midterm grades and passing scores on PT tests today. (All the freshmen who achieved a minimum grade level in classes and a minimum PT score were promoted.)
One of the things that I think DS loves most about UNG is that after FROG week was over, DS did have his cell phone and laptop, and we did video chats a couple times a week and other than closed weekends once a month, he's been free to go hiking, tubing, camping and general exploring with other cadets on the weekends, which he absolutely LOVES. You can borrow camping gear from the rec center for free.
You probably figured out by now that he's in a specialty group. That training has been the most intense thing. It is tough, mentally and physically. But he is progressing and embracing the suck, as they say, and learning many new skills that I imagine will prove useful for LDAC, in the Army and in life in general.
Best thing about that is that if it really turned out to be too much for him, he could drop out of it at any time.
If you can go to NLC weekend, that will probably tell you whether or not UNG is the place for you.