The Summer Program at West Point is designed to allow students an opportunity to taste and feel the campus. It exposes you to broad aspects of what WP has to offer. The program is very similar to other programs schools give to prospective students who are interested in attending. The big difference attending WP is you are joining the Army and after your second year and you do decide continue you are committed. However, it doesn’t really give you an idea of the day-to-day struggles Cadets deal with to navigate 47 months of being there.
Not going to SLS will not mean the end of the world. There are no points given to add to your WCS. They will allow you to open your file a few months earlier than the rest of your prospective classmates.
Attending Boys/Girls State, during this same time period, will give you leadership points that will go on your WCS.
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