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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lots of ignorance here. As others mentioned, most interviews for a congressional nomination are conducted by a committee, not the Member. Plenty of candidates get a nomination, but not an appointment.

If your kid is not 100% in on attending, don’t bother. [b]Nothing worse than a voluntary separation if your kid decides they don’t like it. [/b]Plus if they wait to separate after 2 years, they are on the hook to pay back tuition. [/quote]
Is this really so bad? Asking in earnest. Do they get "shamed" or something? I imagine the credits are pretty much all transferrable. Is there no payback requirement at all if you leave before committing after two years?[/quote]

There is an small but consistent group of cadets who leave just prior to affirmation (a ceremony at the start of Cow (junior) year after which separation would require recoupment from the government for your education. At West Point, they call it the "Yuk (sophomore) Exodus." These cadets who leave after completion of their second year have decided that they are not willing to commit to service - typically they have been applying to transfer over the year - often to an Ivy or very good school - the credits transfer and they save two years of tuition. Others leave for the opposite reason - they are not keeping up academically and fear being separated prior to graduation and owing the $. Those who choose to transfer and leave prior to affirmation are not shamed, but I also would not say they are admired by their classmates. They tend to keep their plans pretty quiet. For context, a class at West Point starts beast barracks before plebe (freshman) year with about 1200 kids and four years later around 900 typically graduate so significant attrition for a variety of reasons. [/quote]

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