Anyone needing advice on their application or life at WP

Can you talk about the academics so far? How much time you spend on it in a day typically, hardest class to take as a 4th class cadet, easiest class, etc.
For me, Russian and and MA103 are my hardest classes. I also have a full schedule for Day 1 and Day 2. So I leave my room at 0630 and approximately get back to my room on average 2030 every day. For Spring, I currently have a 23.5 credit hour schedule, but I am working on moving a class to lessen the load. Especially balancing sports, and clubs on top of that.
 
Thank you (I am male), I am very worried about my CFA scores because many people told me that it's very difficult to pass.
I do not know if these are good enough to pass it:

BB Throw - 72ft
Pull-ups - 5
Shuttle run - 8.8
Sit-ups - 79
Push-ups - 38
Mile Run - 6:33
I believe there is a chart out there with averages and maximums. Always at least try to get average scores.
 
Definitely go for at least the posted averages so that you don't have a chance of hurting your application with your CFA, if you barely pass it won't look good.
 
DS got LOE. Do you think he should do an overnight visit? Looks like his friends in SLE all went.
I’m a member of the class of 2025, if any cadet candidates have questions let me know! I’ll be checking this and answering any direct questions you may have.
DS got LOE. Do you think he should do an overnight visit? Looks like his friends in SLE all went.
 
DS got LOE. Do you think he should do an overnight visit? Looks like his friends in SLE all went.

DS got LOE. Do you think he should do an overnight visit? Looks like his friends in SLE all went.
I would say overnight visits never hurt. Gets them a better sense of WP. However, LOE is not a guarantee of admission but it’s a great sign. If I was able to I would’ve done overnight visit. Great opportunity!
 
I’m a member of the class of 2025, if any cadet candidates have questions let me know! I’ll be checking this and answering any direct questions you may have.
Hello! First off thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to do this. As a candidate for the Class of 2026, I greatly appreciate it!

I'm trying to decide which service academy is right for me. I was wondering, how is mental health at the academy? I don't mean that too psychologically, just are cadets often in a bad mood? Are cadets constantly "depressed" or just down because of the nature of their lifestyle? I have heard West Point can be VERY depressing as their is nothing to do in your free time; add covid restrictions to that and it seems like a very hardened, depressing life sometimes.

The Naval Academy has downtown Annapolis for mids to go to during free time and Air Force I've heard is just much more relaxed. This is why I ask: Are cadets constantly down because of their tough lifestyle along with the fact that they don't have any opportunity to relax/have fun during free time?

Thank you in advance for your time and assistance!
 
I have a daughter at the Air Force Academy in her second year. My comment below is based only on what I have observed from talking to her and engaging other parents through Facebook. To pick a service academy I would encourage you to look at the careers that they offer and the lifestyle of that military branch first before I got to concerned of the lifestyle while at the academies. They all are challenging and as a freshman you will have very limited free time during the school week, be academically challenged and not allowed very many personnel choices and mostly likely will be down because of the nature of the lifestyle of your first year. It does get better and once you start to see all of the opportunities you will have at the academy things will get better. Our daughter looked at the Navel Academy and based on her hopeful career choice the Air Force Academy was a better fit for her. Luckily it worked out for her. The weekends even during her first year you have a fair amount of free time if you are not studying. At the Air Force Academy she has found her friend group through her club team more so than her squad. They go hiking together, watch movies, borrow cars from upper classmates to go into town and have been able to go into Denver several times. Many go snow skiing during the winter also. Her weekends seem pretty busy and she seems to find things to do that is enjoyable. The club team that she is on requires a lot of training but she enjoys that because she gets to workout with her teammates throughout the week. You will need to be involved with some activity to help you detach from the heavy demand throughout the week. Good luck and just remember it will work out for the best what ever choice you make.
 
Hello! First off thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to do this. As a candidate for the Class of 2026, I greatly appreciate it!

I'm trying to decide which service academy is right for me. I was wondering, how is mental health at the academy? I don't mean that too psychologically, just are cadets often in a bad mood? Are cadets constantly "depressed" or just down because of the nature of their lifestyle? I have heard West Point can be VERY depressing as their is nothing to do in your free time; add covid restrictions to that and it seems like a very hardened, depressing life sometimes.

The Naval Academy has downtown Annapolis for mids to go to during free time and Air Force I've heard is just much more relaxed. This is why I ask: Are cadets constantly down because of their tough lifestyle along with the fact that they don't have any opportunity to relax/have fun during free time?

Thank you in advance for your time and assistance!

West Point is very mentally taxing. Mental health problems are fairly prevalent. I do not believe that that is different from the other academies--we all have had our share of suicides, drug issues, alcohol problems, etc. West Point gives you a multitude of mental health resources for a variety of different issues with differing levels of confidentiality.

Having visited each of the academies West Point and USMMA are definitely the "suckiest"--but your mindset and how you choose to frame your perspective on things will dramatically outweigh any of the other preconditions. We have time to relax and recover and plenty of opportunities for fun. The cadets who are most bogged down are the ones who choose to be uninvolved, choose to be cynical, and choose to hate their lives. I love it here because of all the awesome things I get to do. If you don't seek out those cool opportunities, yes it will suck.

"Nothing to do in free time" is incorrect--there are hundreds of cadet clubs, teams, and organizations for you to take part in.
 
For what it is worth, DS is USMA Class of 2025 and we recently asked him, on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being highest) how happy was he to be at West Point--He said an 11. Cadre asked him recently how he was doing and he said GREAT. Cadre asked why, he said because I am at West Point and I am a .......... (he stated his company and mascot). Cadre asked if there was anything else and he said, No, that was enough for him. He loves the boxing class, his company and the military aspect of being there. Now, I don't exactly know how he is doing grade wise, but he seems to like the classes. He says the work is not that difficult, just a lot of it and many late nights.

The happiness factor may depend on the company and the motivation for being there. DS only applied to WP, VMI and the Citadel--so he was all Army and all about being a cadet. So for at least one plebe so far, he is not depressed but really happy to be there.
 
For what it is worth, DS is USMA Class of 2025 and we recently asked him, on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being highest) how happy was he to be at West Point--He said an 11. Cadre asked him recently how he was doing and he said GREAT. Cadre asked why, he said because I am at West Point and I am a .......... (he stated his company and mascot). Cadre asked if there was anything else and he said, No, that was enough for him. He loves the boxing class, his company and the military aspect of being there. Now, I don't exactly know how he is doing grade wise, but he seems to like the classes. He says the work is not that difficult, just a lot of it and many late nights.

The happiness factor may depend on the company and the motivation for being there. DS only applied to WP, VMI and the Citadel--so he was all Army and all about being a cadet. So for at least one plebe so far, he is not depressed but really happy to be there.

Cynicism for cadet life typically comes second semester Plebe year and Yuk year ("cynical yuk" is a common term). I hope your son manages to fight it and that the novelty of cadet life doesn't wear off on him;). Certainly hasn't yet for me.
 
Dear OP,
Do remember that WP asks for proper form for push-ups and pull ups and you have to submit video. You may count the number as x but if they are not proper form, those will not be counted.

Make sure you video your pushps and pull-ups and evaluate them for form.
 
There's no morning PT during the academic year, if that's what you're getting at. The only time you'd HAVE to do morning PT is if you fail your PT test, but that morning PT would be company-dependent. The only required physical activity at West Point are DPE classes and one ACFT per semester. Aside from that, you're expected to stay in shape on your own.
What is a DPE class and an ACFT?
 
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