| Bachelor of Science Degree-undergraduate |
The admission process into the United States Military Academy was
grueling to say the least. I had to make a decision to attend my
sophomore year in highschool and from them on, I was focused on the
application and admission process. I talked to my guidance counselor
and he provided me a West Point brochure, which had an admissions
initiation card to mail in with preliminary personal information to get
the process started. I mailed it in, and awaited the application packet
to arrive. About 2 weeks later the packet arrived at home and I began
to sort through the several steps to become a competitive applicant to
the academy. The main difference between applying to the service
academies and a regular university is the physical exam and aptitude
tests. I had to have a thorough medical exam, which I had to obtain a
waiver due to my less than stellar eyesight. I also had to travel to a
local university gymnasium where they were admistering the physical
aptitude test, consisting of pull-ups, push-ups, sit-ups, and a shuttle
run. I did ok on these and still considered myself competitive. Then I
had to decide which academic instructors I would request letters of
recommendation from, along with other people I knew very well outside
the academic scene. I believe by the end of my junior year, I had all
the letters of recommendation (at least 3 of them), my physical aptitude
test, SAT/ACT scores, and my personal essay of "Why I wanted to attend
West Point?" I had my material mailed in early enough to be considered
for early admissions, which I received by the fall of my senior year
that I was accepted, one of the most rewarding experiences of my
highschool years.
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