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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The name is the United States Military Academy at West Point.

The military commitment and the difficult lifestyle deter many.

It's not the location, LOL.[/quote]

Difficult lifestyle? Can you elaborate?

My child is interested in Bio and want to go to Med school as well[/quote]

Difficult lifestyle meaning your life is not your own for 9 years. You live where they station you. Do the job they tell you. Wear what they tell you, cut your hair how they tell you. Take vacation when they allow, which is much less than if he went to traditional college. Lots of adults I know who went there or the naval academy love it and talk glowingly about it. But it’s very hard and not for everyone [/quote]

Everything PP said. This, and then when you're 9 years in and an officer (and for sure you are married at this point; all officers are) then you realize with the promotions and the potential promotions, you're going to stay in for the full 20. Very few don't.

So you're talking 20 years.  Which by that point, you definitely want. It's your life.[/quote]

No. [b]You can do the Army ROTC scholarship, and it's four and out[/b]. A trifle longer will also pay for an MBA - and the M7 do like their elite soldiers. And of course, consulting, finance, and the corporate world are keen on smart lieutenants and captains from top schools and the academies.

Medical school will be a longer commitment. But it will be paid for and it will be interesting. The doctors I've met over the years, uh, like the action. So, again, maybe not for everyone.

Flying is another thing and it's own subculture.

West Point, Annapolis, Air Force and ROTC at T20 schools are best for young people that are really keen to push themselves. Go to Annapolis on a Saturday afternoon. They are all working out. If you have that drive, it's a good thing. If you don't, that space is not going to work out well. You've got to want it. And then one thing leads to another, and it's a hell of a lot more interesting than what most 20somethings are doing. [/quote]

No, ARMY ROTC now requires [b]8 years of active duty service. [/b] It's almost a decade of one's life--not a decision to be taken lightly. [/quote]

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