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    If you're frustrated waiting for the BFE, this maybe why.

    There have been some recent articles about the ivy league schools and some other selective schools aggressively recruiting applicants just so they can reject them to make them seem more selective than they really are. Seems this "selection rate myth" is pretty wide spread...
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    Terrible Second Semester Grades

    Candidate, you are NOT going to get your appointment rescinded, you DON'T need to be flogged, slapped on the wrist or even get a good talking to! A few C's are not the end of the world. My DS also got a few C's his last semester (and his FFR told him not to stress over it) and his grades have...
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    Parent Notification

    These last few posts make me feel a lot better. I took the shade off of a lamp to read the letter. However I did act really surprised when he came home from practice and opened it!
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    headlamp or flashlight?

    For what it is worth, my DS said that he used his headlight (with a red filter) a lot during beast.
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    Tattoo After Dodmerb?

    My DS wanted to get a tat before R-Day, then after thinking about it did not want to go through the Dodmerb red tape (the other posts regarding this are correct you would have to notify them). In his Yuk year he went to his TAC told him he wanted to get one, showed him what it was and now it is...
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    Facebook Page for Cadets/Parents?

    Here is a link to a site for parents of prospective candidates, you can ask questions and get a lot of good information from it. http://www.west-point.org/parent/prospective-net
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    LOE/Principle Gets first C 7th semester

    I wouldn't worry about it. My DS (2016) also received a C in AP Calc. He has done extremely well in all of his math classes so far at West Point.
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    Land Navigation during beast

    My DS had the same type of headlamp as Stephanie and he also told me that it came in very handy and he was glad he had it.
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    Beast Packing List 2013

    For what it is worth here is what my DS, 2016 said he is glad he brought; sock liners, compression shorts (even though he didn't think he would use them), zip lock baggies and extra boot socks. His first letter to us was to send him a headlight with a red lens, in fact we sent a few for some of...
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    Watches

    That is the watch we got for our DS last year before he went to beast (G9300 solar). He loved it and it is still going strong. He never said that there was a problem with the compass feature not being allowed.
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    CFA

    grizzly112, as far as the CFA is concerned BillSL's advice is right on. My DS (USMA'16) also looked to see what the averages where (I noticed that in your post you did not ask what the minimums where) to see what he had to beat. DS used the advice of a track coach to improve his running time...
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    2017 Undecided Candidates

    I have to admit I told my DS (USMA '16) that it was not even close USMMA definitely had the best Gangnam Style video of all of the SA's.
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    West Point Moms

    My wife purchased a copy when our son was accepted (class of 2016). Wanted to tell you that I borrowed it and enjoyed it immensely. Maybe you should change the name to "a parents guide to surviving West Point". When is the sequel coming out?
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    Budget Cuts and Opportunties at West Point

    Wow!When I first read the post by 241 I was thinking that these are the same concerns that I had, and I can't believe how quickly it turned into a personal attack. I would hate to see my DS (class of 2016) loose his opportunities for internships, study abroad and other IAD opportunities which I...
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    Question of public vs. private school.

    We had the same questions when my DS attended a private high school. All I can tell you is that when we asked the recruiter the same question he assured us that they took everything into consideration including the fact that he was in a highly competitive high school. It worked out well for him...
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    Is one sport better than another?

    I would agree with Nick, my DS (class of 2016) was told and noticed basically the same thing. Although being a captain of any team sport will help your application and overall score. I remember the anxiety we went through last year stalking the mailman. We thought that we had it hard but it...
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    Is weight the new big deal?

    OK it seems from your posts that like PBA you want to go to a SA. Before you make comments like these you should probably get some experience and first hand knowledge in what you are talking about it would make both of you seem a little less clueless. Scout like someone else posted is a wealth...
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    Sports Recruiting

    My DS also filled out the questionnaire and emailed the head coach after meeting him at SLS and received no response. He decided to email his resume and statistics to the assistant coaches and received a response back from one of them within days and is now in the class of 2016. The head coaches...
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