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To get straight to the point, my ultimate goal in life is to be a physician. I'm in rotc with a 4 year scholarship, and I know that I could have the army pay for med school too. That would however require a much greater time commitment to the army that wouldn't begin until after residency when I...

I remember vividly the moment I received the call from my congressman's office saying that I had been appointed to West Point. I was sitting in math class and ran out of the room overjoyed, immediately calling my parents. In that moment I was the happiest kid in the world. West Point had been my...

Does anyone know if we are allowed to bring our own iPad to Usma? If so are there only certain models they allow? My laptop broke and since I’ll be issued a laptop as a cadet, it wouldn’t be reasonable to purchase a new one, but buying an iPad that can be used would make sense.

What are the typical activities that cadets do on Friday nights and weekends? Maybe some current or former cadets would be able to answer this. Also how might these activities differ for say a plebe vs a Firstie?

As a child I was always short, so my parents took me to an endocrinologist who prescribed human growth hormone to me. I took it for about 5 years and just stopped it in December. I’m now 5’7” but understand that any prior use of hgh is disqualifying for military service. I was devastated to find...

I was checking out the USMA website this morning, and it says the SLE application opens on January 15th, but I was able to complete the candidate questionnaire and SLE application today (1/13). I didn’t get an email confirmation from admissions, and also did not receive an email with my USMA ID/...

Hello everyone, I am entering my junior year of high school this fall and would like some input on what about my resume is good and what I need to work on. Academics: I've been in mostly honors classes the past two years, and this year I'm taking mostly APs with a few honors and regular classes...

Hello all, I currently have to choose between taking either AP biology or regular physics. I am already taking AP chemistry and a few other APs, but was wondering if the academies prefer to see physics or AP biology on a transcript. Btw, I am going into junior year and have already taken Honors...