Ohio2004
New Member
- Joined
- Mar 15, 2022
- Messages
- 6
Hello, my name is Peyton Warner. I received my appointment for USMA on the 8th of January this year.
My interest in the academies started during my sophomore year of high school. I don't recall the exact conversation, but it was during one dinner night when my parents were having that conversation - the college talk - and, for one reason or another, my father brought up the topic of the academies. I remember how I was fascinated by the academies and proceeded to do some more research later that day. By the end of the day, I had decided that I wanted to go to the academies, specifically West Point.
Before deciding I wanted to go to West Point, I was a poor student by all metrics (came within a hair's length of failing geometry). I believe the root cause was that I had no clear goal I wanted to achieve. After learning and then desiring to go to West Point, I was given a goal and a direction. I proceeded to perform a complete 180 as a person and a student throughout the next three years. I am now proud to say I have graduated from the cum laude society at my high school and became a better, more disciplined person. I attribute no small part of this to the number of self-help books I have buried myself in. My favorites include: Atomic Habits - James Clear, The Obstacle Is the Way - Ryan Holiday, and The Charisma Myth - Olivia Fox Cabane.
I don't consider my younger self to be a physically active person. I used to barely be able to do a single pushup. After learning of the physical requirements of West Point, I started earnestly training my body. I began to go to my local gym consistently, joined my school's cross country team (later became team captain), and joined a boxing gym. My biggest concern when applying to West Point was the CFT. I thought that my lackluster results would have proven to become a problem, which, fortunately, it didn't.
I believe my greatest asset to West Point is my ability to speak, understand, and write Chinese fluently. Especially with the current relationship between the US and China. I know my Chinese capabilities proved no small part in getting offered an appointment. On the topic of languages, I'm currently doing a semester-long exchange program in Seville, Spain, to learn Spanish. I'm hoping to reach a conversational level of Spanish before I return this June.
I'm grateful for your interest in my story if you've read this far. If you've read this far and are part of West Point's class of 2026, I insist that you private message me. I believe it'll be great if we get to know each other better before meeting at R-Day.
My interest in the academies started during my sophomore year of high school. I don't recall the exact conversation, but it was during one dinner night when my parents were having that conversation - the college talk - and, for one reason or another, my father brought up the topic of the academies. I remember how I was fascinated by the academies and proceeded to do some more research later that day. By the end of the day, I had decided that I wanted to go to the academies, specifically West Point.
Before deciding I wanted to go to West Point, I was a poor student by all metrics (came within a hair's length of failing geometry). I believe the root cause was that I had no clear goal I wanted to achieve. After learning and then desiring to go to West Point, I was given a goal and a direction. I proceeded to perform a complete 180 as a person and a student throughout the next three years. I am now proud to say I have graduated from the cum laude society at my high school and became a better, more disciplined person. I attribute no small part of this to the number of self-help books I have buried myself in. My favorites include: Atomic Habits - James Clear, The Obstacle Is the Way - Ryan Holiday, and The Charisma Myth - Olivia Fox Cabane.
I don't consider my younger self to be a physically active person. I used to barely be able to do a single pushup. After learning of the physical requirements of West Point, I started earnestly training my body. I began to go to my local gym consistently, joined my school's cross country team (later became team captain), and joined a boxing gym. My biggest concern when applying to West Point was the CFT. I thought that my lackluster results would have proven to become a problem, which, fortunately, it didn't.
I believe my greatest asset to West Point is my ability to speak, understand, and write Chinese fluently. Especially with the current relationship between the US and China. I know my Chinese capabilities proved no small part in getting offered an appointment. On the topic of languages, I'm currently doing a semester-long exchange program in Seville, Spain, to learn Spanish. I'm hoping to reach a conversational level of Spanish before I return this June.
I'm grateful for your interest in my story if you've read this far. If you've read this far and are part of West Point's class of 2026, I insist that you private message me. I believe it'll be great if we get to know each other better before meeting at R-Day.
. There’s a one month cooldown.
