Overnight visits to USMA are available to candidate who have received and appointment or LOA.
Your son is certainly welcome to schedule a candidate day visit at West Point. It would be prudent and appropriate.
You would have to contact USMAPS about a visit. I don't know what their policies are.
I believe CC's at USMAPS are given opportunities to visit West Point during the year.
Thank you JAM.
My son has an Appointment to USMAPS and hit me with a zinger the other day, he said: "Dad, shouldn't I visit West Point before I turn down any other of my schools and scholarships?" I thought it was a done deal with him but he wants to research everything. He's waiting for admissions to get back with him on his acceptance, and will request at least a day visit. I realize it's an Appointment to USMAPS and not directly to the USMA but, he does have to decline two other scholarships to accept USMAPS and that theoretically is the path to an Appointment to the USMA the next year. He wants to visit and see how life really is there if he's making the commitment to that school, he really loved The Citadel. I'm sure he'll take the Appointment either way, but I'm happy to hear that he's really weighing everything out, as he should.
My son finally called his admissions team member about this question and they allowed him (at our expense obviously) an overnight West Point visit with his USMAPS appointment.
A surprise came the next day...they (the USMA) sponsored a trip to USMAPS for him four days after we get home from West Point for 3 days there. Thank goodness he's on Spring Break for one of the trips.
Are you serious? They (USMA) are sponsoring a trip to USMAPS for your son at their expense? Wow, how nice an opportunity for your son to get to see both schools! How did they inform you of this trip?