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Hmmm. Obviously my Beast was very different with COVID. Hopefully things are normal for '25. Here is my best attempt at 10 tips: 1. Get in good physical shape, don't worry about being the best athlete there - odds are you won't. Just be able to at least meet the benchmark. If you pass the CFA...

My favorite part about West Point is the people. It is crazy how close you get with the people in your Beast company in only a matter of weeks. Everyone here is super nice and they want to help you in any way they can. Same can be said about the instructors. I didn't have anything spectacular...

General plebe life can be pretty chill if you have the right attitude. There are going to be things you have to do as a plebe that aren't fun, just understand that it is just one year and everyone else before you has gone through it. Also, upperclassmen don't really harass you for no reason...

It isn't bad, but the main gripe from most of the corps is that they got rid of a lot of the items that we really liked (probably because they are somewhat unhealthy). Some that come to mind are spicy chicken sandwiches and the breakfast empanadas - gone, but not forgotten. Overall, the food is...

Hi! Since I have some time this week, I would be happy to field any questions you all might have about West Point. This forum helped me a lot when I was an applicant, so I figured I would give back. Shoot me your questions and I'll do my best to answer. Beat Navy/COVID

1) leephi / DS / LOA / 12-Nov-2019 / Accepted / KS / Senatorial / Direct Appointment 2) Spartan19 / Self / LOA / 12-Dec-2019 / Accepted / IL / Congressional, Service Connected / Direct Appointment 3) wanlime / Self / LOA / 11-Dec-2019 / Accepted / NJ / Congressional / Direct Appointment 4)...

My FFR told me that in our area, there was a large increase in both the quantity and quality of applications this year. So, they did not need to utilize the LOA in as high quantities as previous years. Therefore, he surmised, that some of the LOEs this year would have been LOAs in recent years...

Good, that would be bad if they took the appointments away!😅

1) leephi / DS / LOA / 12 Nov 2019 / Accepted / KS /Senatorial / Direct Appointment 2) Spartan19 / Self / LOA / 12 Dec 2019 / Accepted / IL / Congressional & Service Connected / Direct Appointment 3) wanlime / Self / LOA / 11 Dec 2019 / Accepted / NJ / Congressional / Direct Appointment 4)...