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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]M[b]y co-worker's son who started at West Point in June is already calling it quits. To be fair, my co-worker's DH pushed the kid into it. A cautionary tale for any future academy attendee. You (as opposed to mom and dad) really need to want this path. And the academy experience does not provide a typical college experience.[/qu[/b] NPote] NP - to be fair, though, the physical requirements of these institutions are extremely high. My DS would have washed out in the first few months. Even undergrad at VMI would have been wrong for him due to physical issues (VMI, FWIW, has a very long list of disqualifying physical and mental issues). The rat year is tough everywhere. If he could have handled AND WANTED West Point or the others, we would have done what we could to make it happen but it still comes down to physical grit in these academies. And some people just can't hack it[/quote]
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