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    Sandhurst company teams

    13; all class years must be represented on a team.
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    Language Pick

    I chose to take Russian plebe year..... don't if you want to minor. It makes you have a gap year in language or an overloaded semester. But, if you are interested in Russian, let me know. This is the first language that I ever learned, so it has been a challenge.
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    Personal Technology at WP

    Support your cadet. Encourage them to step out of their comfort zone and try new things. Also, realize that West Point is a lot to take in. So you may not get a lot of letters written back during CBT, but send a lot, we love receiving mail. Additionally, during the academic school year, there...
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    Boots

    I did NOT like my Kyber's. They are comfy but are heavy, hot, and chunky. Go with Garmont T8. They have been the BEST pair of boots I have had. I actually have two sets of them. They have lasted many miles of rucks and ruck runs(Sandhurst, 2x summer training, Norweigan foot march, half...
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    USMA '26 Group Chat

    There is a group.me groupchat already.
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    DSS Major

    Can anyone tell me about the DSS Major? I am female Plebe. I want to branch Infantry/Intelligence, or Aviation. I have recently changed my mind on not doing Law anymore. I will be minoirng in Russian though. I am wondering if DSS is useful to the outside world? What opportunites does that...
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    What's life like at USMAPS?

    There is still contact with WP cadets, but you live and go to classes seperately, but on West Point Campus(up the hill by Keller).
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    Anyone needing advice on their application or life at WP

    I believe there is a chart out there with averages and maximums. Always at least try to get average scores.
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    Anyone needing advice on their application or life at WP

    For me, Russian and and MA103 are my hardest classes. I also have a full schedule for Day 1 and Day 2. So I leave my room at 0630 and approximately get back to my room on average 2030 every day. For Spring, I currently have a 23.5 credit hour schedule, but I am working on moving a class to...
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    Current USMAPS Prepster- Ask Anything

    Study. Netflix. Clean. Battalion and Companies host events. But when we were allowed to leave, people went on hikes, to the mall, NYC, AirBnBs, etc..
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    Current USMAPS Prepster- Ask Anything

    I would say yes for this year. Normal years, you can leave every weekend mostly. This past year, we started getting day passes the last month and one overnight pass the last weekend. Plus, you can use your car around campus to go to the PX and Com. I did not bring my car, and I did not need one...
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    Packing List Question

    My gel had a scent but it was not super strong. Gel nor hairspray does not last long during the summero_O
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    Current USMAPS Prepster- Ask Anything

    I personally cannot answer this question. If you were accepted to Prep, then you would be fine. I heard of some cases like this where it was wavied.
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    Depends on the year. This year no. They just played with the boys.

    Depends on the year. This year no. They just played with the boys.
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    I believe so. No prior did not get accepted, but a few dropped out and were sent back.

    I believe so. No prior did not get accepted, but a few dropped out and were sent back.
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