What is This $h*@?

[USNA02]

OK this guy is getting a little scary.

It may be a good idea to delete this thread, after keeping a copy along with this person's IP address.

I agree with Jcleppe; that last post gave me chills. I know the mods are paying close attention to this. Right, y'all?

 

[JWP]

Agreed on deleting this thread - nothing positive is going to come from continuing this discussion....

 

[buff81]

I agree with Jcleppe; that last post gave me chills. I know the mods are paying close attention to this. Right, y'all?

Yes. Watching closely.

But - I prefer to let threads die instead of closing, unless they start to get really nasty.
I think this one can die as there is not much left to say.

harknock96 - you've fired some shots and taken some shots. You've received some good, unemotional advice. Your original question has been answered.
In summary:
- Control what you can. Handle what you can't.
- Don't make excuses. You are given a set of responses on R-day that you can only give to questions asked. One is " No excuse, Sir/Ma'am"
- Your academic evaluation (weighted 60% of your whole evaluation) is based on class rank and SAT/ACT scores. Take both SAT/ACT - more than once. Study and prep for them and do well. If your school is deemed a competitive school (based on your school's profile), you will be given leeway on your class rank.
- Candidates get in all the time with 3.8 GPAs and lower.
- There are folks in the Admissions dept at West Point that read this forum.

 

[hardknock96]

advice

Thanks, the advice really will be used as template for my future. Lots of things to learn here. It would have ended sooner but peopled said some person comments I had to fire back on. Anyhow, what did I say that is scary?

 

[MemberLG]

All depends . . .

One way to look at your comments is you vs rest of the world, your own words

I will worry about me and nobody else.

I am a one-man solider until my life gains value.

I will only worry about me.

I will forget about helping anyone else , till its my time to help them.

A young person like me cannot afford to waste time with compassion especially considering my lack of resources.

Now, its time to be greedy and do what I must.

Adding few words here and there or deleting some words might make your words less scary.

"I will worry about [what I can control] . . . . "

" I am a one-man solider [sometimes as certain things are my individual challenges] . . . ."

"I will forget about helping anyone [that doesn't want my help] . . . ."

 

[LineInTheSand]

It would have ended sooner but peopled said some person comments I had to fire back on.

Kid, you're still not getting it. It would have ended sooner if you would have just shut up. But you didn't. (Don't worry, I know it's hard... I haven't always known when to shut up, myself.)

Remember, many people here have already experienced the issues you're running into. Some graduated top of their classes, or top 5% or 10%. Many here were accepted to a service academy. A good portion of those folks as graduated, and served in one of the five branches of the military.

Of everything I said above, you have zero experience, yet. So the advice of folks who have been there, and done that: close your mouth and open your ears. Re-read what people have said, and figure out how anything you have said has added to the collective intelligence or understanding here (hint: it hasn't).

 

[Positivity]

The world owes you nothing. I was very, very fortunate to realize this at a young age.

 

[kp2001]

I think this thread has run its course. I'll close it for further discussion.

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