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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As someone in the military, I don’t find west pointers to be the best and brightest. Many military officers are not good writers.  West Point has a prep academy, and the people who take the prep academy route are largely not the best and brightest.  Even if those admitted directly to USMA, the 25-75% test scores have an SAT score between 1200 and 1440 or an ACT score of 28 and 33.  That’s not really that high considering the test scores of many students around here.

The college experience is terrible. Very competitive with your peers and many socially inept students. The attrition rate is between 15-30%. So many students leave before they finish their first year. Almost no social life.  It permitted to be in a closed room with an opposite sex cadet.

Graduates start as 2d lieutenants.  The same as direct commissionees. Starting pay is around $50k plus housing allowance. The retirement model has shifted, so lower percentage of pay after 20 years.

DS wanted to apply, and I discouraged him. [/quote]
You claim to know a lot about WP for someone who did not attend....[/quote]

He said he was in the military[/quote]

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