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    Physical conditioning is priority at R-day-Beast

    To add to what BigBear said, I've heard that if you had a height/weight issue, the amount, or lack of pull-ups, came into account. For example, if you were considered to be too far over, but could perform some pull-ups, then that helped your case. If you were overweight for your height and could...
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    quick question about mail

    Sir/Ma'am, There are no consequences for the amount of mail. However, pink envelopes with hearts all over it may be the cause for some push-ups:yllol: True story: My Beast roommate's BF sent her scented letters every single day. Every. Single. Day. His dedication was impressive, but the...
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    Beast Mailing Address

    In year's past, they have sent it in the mail...I'm not sure how they did it last year.
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    10 Days to Go!

    2015 (and 2014) are awaiting your arrival:yllol:
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    What to Wear

    If you wear your low quarters, make sure they are broken-in and semi-comfortable. R-day involves a lot of walking/standing around in lines waiting for various things, which is hard on your feet. I saw kids that got awful blisters from wearing their brand new low quarters on R-day. Otherwise...
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    3 USNA Football Players Face Sexual Assault Probe

    I'm confused where the need to reference Christcorp's religion came into the picture...
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    West Point grad (2011) dies in LA bar fight

    There was some murmurs about this here at USMA. Sad it wasn't the cadet rumor mill and how tragic this ended. Prayers for his friends and family
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    Counseling Resources at West Point

    USMA has plenty of counseling resources available to cadets. The main resource, besides chaplains, is CPD (Center for Personal Development). I'm pretty sure all the officers that work in CPD are licensed psychologists, so there is no need to worry that the treatment/counseling you receive is...
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    Best service academy to study engineering?

    There are 5 military academies.
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    Land Navigation during beast

    Some "luckier" cadets get the NODS that only cover 1 eye (I don't remember what they're called.) If given the option, just say no to the NODS. They are not worth the trouble of having to constantly worry about breaking/losing them. Also, depth perception goes out the window. I think I found...
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    Land Navigation during beast

    My company did night Land Nav...and we got to use our flashlights "sparingly." But as BigBear pointed out, you more than likely won't have to do night Land Nav.
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    Boots/Blisters

    +1 You will never ever have to run with a ruck during Beast.
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    Ask a sponsored prepster

    Breaking sheets on their racks= getting under your issued blanket in your bed and having to remake your bed in the morning. Believe me, not breaking sheets saves a lot of time :thumb:
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    Branch Night

    In the past few years, I'm pretty sure FA has been going out really low. I think it went out around the 900 mark last year...
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    Glasses during CBT

    You get BCGs on R-day. Gotta make sure you look good for Beast :yllol:
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    Baggage on R-Day?

    I'm pretty sure it's been answered, but one more time won't hurt :) Bring as little as possible. I only brought some letters from home, boots, low quarters and a few toiletries (and some paperwork. Bring copies of your paperwork). And my flight bag was still really heavy. Plus, they give you...
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    Final grades/transcript question

    Your grades SHOULD be fine. I got a "C" in AP Calc senior year and I'm at USMA. It's person dependent. And I'm sure if you ask politlely, your school will send the grades in earlier.
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    USMAPS questions

    You can't apply for the prep school.
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    Cell Phones at West Point

    Reception is much better than it used to be. We used to have to stay by the windows to even get 1 bar. Now I can sit on my bed and call/text people with usually 4 or 5 bars.
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    February ACT

    Give him a break from the ACT Prep. His scores are good for the time being. Eventually, he's going to want to raise the math score to a 30 in order to be solid. However, I would concentrate on AP Chem. You can go fix the ACT next year, but you can't really fix a bad AP exam score.
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