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    Academic placement / validation

    I am of the "Do the best you can" school. If a Cadet is looking to find ways to slide and make life easier from the beginning, I suspect that this will parlay into other areas. I validated a few courses ,from AP tests many many years ago. It opened up extra electives and was to my benefit in...
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    Political leanings at USMA- Conserservative? Liberal? Mix?

    My son was the quintessential liberal/progressive, intellectual/scientist type. Still trying to figure out where i went wrong- just kidding - sort of.... its from his mother. Anyways, he fit in just fine at WP with everyone else. He did have one roommate that was so far to the right that...
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    Plebe Chemistry Sucks

    From the "Red book" West Point academic course catalog concerning Rock Math: MA100 prepares cadets with background deficiencies in algebra and trigonometry for the core mathematics program. The course develops fundamental skills in algebra, trigonometry, and functions, through an introduction...
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    Welcome brief from R Day

    Welcome brief from R Day for the new class. Lots of good info to include some stats on the class. http://www.westpoint.edu/parents/SiteAssets/USMA%20-%202016%20R-DAY%20Parent%20Welcome%20Brief%20-%20FINAL.pdf
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    Present for upcoming Cadet to West Point

    The mug should be fine but wait and see which kid already has what (roommates) the Keurig my son insisted he would need has sat on my counter for the past 4 years. Three roommates, 3 Keurings... they only needed one. Then the next one had one and the next roommate. I think there is a bag in...
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    Football days with your plebe

    Mine graduated in 2015. Our experience was you could spend some time Saturday after the game. In many cases that was a bite to eat and a little time talking. Not too much time. Then we would get up and pick him up for breakfast Sunday morning. He would take walking privileges into town...
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    Bad Skin

    My DS used it in High School but I think he had to be off of it at least 1 year before his physical (or Rday) not sure which. Its in the medical regulation. It was all disclosed in his physical and we had to provide copies of his file. The drug worked wonders.
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    USMA vs MIT

    Sooo... this has been an interesting thread. As the parent of a WP Grad who also went to MIT let me offer my 2 cents. My DS was probably in the top 3% academically at WP. He got put into the scholarship grooming program at WP and competed for the Rhodes, Marshall, Rotary and other...
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    Marching Band

    So this topic comes up over and over. Hopefully all know the formula for the WCS. 60/30/10. Of the 30% - 1/3 sports 1/3 Extracurriculars 1/3 Teacher recommendations. Now do the math. Sports and No ECAs is the same as ECAs and no sports. If you can get a sport in even if you dont earn a...
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    History Being Made.....

    The following are the Ranger School statistics overview from 2010-2014: 42% overall graduation rate between FY10-FY14. 58% overall failure rate between FY10-FY14. 36% of students fail in the first 4 days (“RAP Week”) Ranger Physical Assessment (RPA) – 14.3% Land Navigation – 12.4% 12 mile...
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    Class 2019 Welcome Brief

    Below is the link to the Class of 2019 R Day Welcome Brief to the parents. Some good Stats in there. AVG SAT 1254 22% Female 23 will go to Med School Lots more info http://www.usma.edu/parents/SiteAssets/USMA - 2015 Parent Welcome Brief - 29JUN15 (FINAL).pdf
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    USMA Branch Night

    I agree on the ADA. While every cadet should pick something they think they will enjoy, the ADA branch is a shell of what it once was. When we were worried about swarms of Soviet bombers and fighters attacking us in Europe and the US mainland, ADA was a well funded and equipped branch. The...
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    Seriously Need An Answer

    I love youthful optimism. Sure there will be plenty of teachers "P's" at WP who will care about your success. Dont oversell it. They are all people like everyplace else in this world. They come from a bell shaped curve of the human race. Some will be great, others you will hate. Some will...
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    Commissioning Sources Post Service Academy

    I had a classmate kicked out of USMA for grades. He didnt really like the college lifestyle at USMA. The intense pressure and all the add ons were not for him. He lasted 2 full years and left before commitment day. Years later I ran into him at the promotion of one of our classmates to...
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    Officer salary

    Ok, I had my acronyms wrong... Yes, BASD is the date that begins your active federal service and for Academy Grads is the day you are commissioned. However, your retirement plan is based on your DIEMS date and it is still R day. Per Army HR Command: The Date of Initial Entry into Military...
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