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  1. J

    LTC Heffington's Open Letter

    Thank you for this information and I appreciate the time you took to clarify your viewpoint.. You attended W.P. so I'm sure you have a lot of insight. I am, on the other hand, a general public person who grew up in a family all attending traditional colleges, with no military background so all...
  2. J

    LTC Heffington's Open Letter

    You are obviously so angered by this open letter that you are also mad at anyone who dares to think that there may be a deeper problem than what's visible on the advertised surface. Have you even read the other posts in this thread that also seem to agree there may be some room for improvement...
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    LTC Heffington's Open Letter

    Respectfully, I disagree with you that "The Corps cannot be defined by some bad cadets" because if those bad cadets (your words) are simply allowed to remain deficient, and then they are never required to work towards the set standards of excellence because one person decides mediocrity is ok...
  4. J

    LTC Heffington's Open Letter

    I am sorry if I 'depressed' anyone with my post. I would like to clear up that although I am personally disenchanted, my son shares the same sentiments of devotion and respect for W. Point as LTC Heffington expressed at the very start of his letter. My DS is doing exceptionally well so he is...
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    LTC Heffington's Open Letter

    This article would have shocked me any time before R-Day of 2016 because I too believed that The United States Military Academy was exactly what most other people believed it to be: A place consisting of our country's most hard working, honest, respectful and amazing young men and women who...
  6. J

    How do West Point visits work for Plebes to host

    Try to think one event at a time if you can but to answer your question, we found football games to be the best time to spend a few hours and take him to dinner but as someone else mentioned earlier, let them get acclimated and get their schedules organized before planning anything. Sometimes on...
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    Torn: USMA vs. Yale

    Again, I apologize if I am making it sound like Yale with NROTC MO will not be exhausting; I truly understand it will be very difficult. To avoid implying that again, I will simply stand by my initial thought that they are two very different experiences. I hope after a visit to Yale, his...
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    Torn: USMA vs. Yale

    Since you are at USMA, I completely respect your viewpoints about the teachers you have experienced. I have 2 immediate relatives who attended Ivy Leagues, 1 at USMA, and 1 at USNA. Based on conversations I have had with all of them, my opinion remains the same for my original post. I wanted the...
  9. J

    Torn: USMA vs. Yale

    I have great respect for both the Ivy Leagues and the Academies. I would imagine the person who was accepted into both Yale and WP would most likely validate/or be exempt from any Calc 1 course at either institution and would take something more along the lines of Dif Eq. That will be...
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    Torn: USMA vs. Yale

    I'm sorry---I read about "a financial package received" from Yale as opposed to an ROTC scholarship---I apologize that I either missed the ROTC part or forgot about it from her earlier post. I was mostly responding to her thoughts regarding the physical aspect at WP on top of the rigorous...
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    Torn: USMA vs. Yale

    keyili888---I have been keeping up with your post since you first started this thread and I have wanted to respond a few times but knew you would figure it out on your own. However, when I read this post, particularly the part where you wrote: "...but also saw that it would be incredibly...
  12. J

    First Semester Done of Plebe year

    Great quote and great story. Thank you.
  13. J

    First Semester Done of Plebe year

    I assumed that his observations are as old as the hills but hearing it more openly from my son---and for new parents---or parents with no military background---it was very new to me and I'm sure will be very new to most future parents of kids at SA's. When my son told me his plans/goals, I read...
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    First Semester Done of Plebe year

    All great advice! Thank you. We drove back with another Plebe so the two of them talked the entire time about everything and I listened. I have never been one to hit him with rapid fire questions because I learned a long, long time ago that as a parent you get the most info when you let them...
  15. J

    First Semester Done of Plebe year

    Classic!! I won't share this with him!! :) I let him find out and "live it" on his own! :) Tough love is great---but I'll let someone else tell him! :)
  16. J

    First Semester Done of Plebe year

    I completely agree that they all go in knowing it is an extremely difficult path chosen, but I am also sure there are MANY who are not prepared for just how tough it is. That being said, to respond about your friend's daughter who had "too much fun", my son had 3 roommates this semester and one...
  17. J

    First Semester Done of Plebe year

    Yes---calling minutes---that's it! Thank you!! He does the imitation of it and I can see how that would wear on anyone! :) I told him he seemed on track for sure and I'm sure he was proud of his own hard work. But yes...he has some edge I have never heard before when he tells certain stories! :)...
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    First Semester Done of Plebe year

    His secret to his high GPA has always been that he budgets his time well. He did say that comparing WP to high school where he played 2 varsity sports and played in the school band was that he had a lot less time at WP and he had to budget his time better than ever. To answer your other...
  19. J

    First Semester Done of Plebe year

    AN HONEST PARENT REVIEW/OBSERVATION: My son just completed his first semester yesterday and here are a few things he mentioned on the car ride home that I thought may be useful. We discussed the past 6 months beginning with R-Day and all the way to his last exam yesterday. These may be random...
  20. J

    Has West Point given out any appointments yet?

    A year ago, my DS received an LOE in Sept and was offered an appt on Jan 27th and then heard from Navy about 10 days later. I would guess LOA's hear before LOE's?? But then again-----no one really knows this complex process! ;) GOOD LUCK and if we could do it all again---it would be to do...
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