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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wake Forest grad here who went to the game on Saturday v. West Point.  Seemed like any big school football game I've experienced, except that a helicopter fly by rattles the stadium, the student body is all in uniforms (looking spiffy, if conformist), a parachute team does a dazzling display pre-game and at half-time, push ups are done by all (from head of school to cheerleaders to students) after every home team touchdown, and canon fire takes place throughout the game, bursting many a fans ear drums...[/quote]

My child is there so I was at the game as well. Only Plebes are required to do push ups after each Army touch down.

It’s not a typical College experience at all.  It’s structure and regiment 90 percent of the time.  And the only freedom they have is when they are allowed a pass to get off base.  It’s a 47 month experience as they say.  Summers are not free.  They maybe have a few weeks off during summer.  Your daughter can visit the academies for a week long summer camp during high school.  My child didn’t so I can’t tell you when it is.  I also got a lot of info from service academy forum [/quote]

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