Sure I'll share my opinion as an active Alumni of over 30 years and parent of a recent graduate as soon as you tell me why I should and why of the 12 posts you've made to date 5 seem to be trolling for negative comments about the Alma Mater I am grateful to have had the opportunity to attend and which gave me a great foundation for success in life to date.
In the meantime I'll simply leave you with three thoughts:
1) As noted by KPEngineer:
2) If you want to be a SEAL or an active duty Military Officer and that is indeed what you are sure you want to do then the best place to get that foundation is that particular Service's Academy (USNA, USAFA, USCGA, or USMA).
3) If you persistently poll people leading with negative questions or questions that "plant negative seeds" - you will certainly hear some negative responses, but as I've said in the past, the value of those responses - really any of them, to poorly constructive, leading polling questions are really not valuable. And as was said earlier:
Of course before you have to worry about all these sorts of things first you have to gain admission and then you have get through the curricula and graduate. I guess you feel you are just trying to make sure all the effort you feel you need to make to do those things will be worth it. But why the "broken record" searching for something negative to sway your decision to the negative as opposed to looking for reasons as to why it is worth it and sway your preference to the affirmative? Is it because you are really just trying to reconcile yourself to USMMA as a plan B or plan C? If it is you probably should try to identify alternative Plan B or C's - it's not an easy row to hoe to get through and there are easier ways to get a commission as a military officer than KP if you are looking for a Plan B in case you don't get into USNA so you can go become a SEAL.
Jasperdog,
Firstly, I'd like to thank you for the inslight you put into your reply to this thread, and thank you for your service.
Let me be clear, I am attending Kings Point as a member of the class of 2018. I've already committed. I'm not looking for negative slander regarding Kings Point. I mean no disrespect to KP or her graduates by asking the questions that I do. I may be new to the service academy forums as an active member, but I've been utilizing this useful website ever since I started the service academy application processes.
Also, Kings Point was not my plan b. Although I originally pursued a nomination to and appointment from Annapolis, I had never even heard about Kings Point until the nomination review board recommended that I applied based off of the information I presented to them regarding myself and my goals.
I spent a couple months trudging through the unclarity regarding information and credible opinions about KP just to understand what the school was all about. I called KP personnel, I spoke and met with Field Reps, I spoke to graduates from KP and the other academies, I spoke with parents of service academy graduates and specifically Kings Point graduates, I spoke with elected officials and those who worked for them. I did a butt load of research online. You could say that I've grown weary of ignorant opinions from people who comment on KP but have little credibility or unconfirmable credibility. I've read through the slander and the negativity. Thus, I am now most earnest when I ask about Kings Point because I am not interested in debates about whether or not KP is "Worth it" because KP has proven that it is. The thing is, I'm sure I wasn't the only candidate who was confused out of his mind by all the different opinions about KP that exist out there.
Ultimately, I decided I want to attend KP not as a fall back for Annapolis, but because I realized the absolutely unique experience KP has to offer vs. the other academies, one that I felt I could most definitely enjoy. The biggest cherry on top is that I have the option to pursue an active duty commission if I choose that path. The thing is, I went through information hell to make that decision.
Why should you share your opinion? Because Kings Point deserves it. Because such a unique school should not receive blank stares when it's name is mentioned in the general population. Because when you choose not to I can guarantee there is someone out there sharing their non credible opinion about your Alma Mater, and I can betcha if it's not credible it probably isn't helping that poor candidate who's trying to understand what Kings Point is all about.
I will search with utter tenacity for the truth because I believe Kings Point lives up to it's motto "Acta Non Verba", I trust that the truth about Kings Point will be positive, reaffirming KP's credibility as a first class education and a unique and valuable experience that keeps Kings Pointer in demand.