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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]West Point
Annapolis
Nearly any of the other service academies

No offense but these folks have multiple talents to include athleticism, leadership and spatial, community service.

You are going to enter the last true meritocracy in America.

All of the others can be bought.[/quote]

LOL! The academies are full of legacies. I worked on Capitol Hill. If your family gave $$$ to the Member or went to an academy, you would get in over a more deserving kid.[/quote]

+1. I went to West Point and there were many unimpressive kids. However, the mentality was to help everyone get through and by the end people adapted or left altogether. Most classmates I've kept in touch with have had solid careers but nothing mindblowing, with a surprising number taking sales jobs. The financial help and physical training are the biggest pros to me, but it's not for everyone and I didn't encourage either of my kids to consider a service academy. I would've rather had them attend a top school like Princeton or Duke and then consider ROTC if they really wanted to. Just my 2c, it's a unique experience and it can open doors in the right places (especially DC).[/quote]

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