United States Military Academy Top Questions

What's the one thing you wish someone had told you about freshman year?

Matthew

I wish I had known how intense the daily grind of West Point is. Trying to balance the academic, military and physical aspects of this school is extremely challenging. Some of it can be meant to overwhealm you. I also wish I had been more acquainted with the structure of the corps of cadets. Starting at the bottom of the hierarchy is tough and as you progress you find even more challenges.

Joel

Free time will be limited based on what sport you are in. While you are required to be in a sport, the different choices will affect free time

Kevin

I really knew just about everything about it before I came to the academy

McAllister

I wish I had known more of what to expect for my Beast Barracks during the summer. Beast Barracks is a sort of basic training for new cadets.

Steven

How hard it would be on my future wife.

Carlos

I wish I had known how cold it gets here in the winter.

Jayne

There will be some extreme lows in your life as a result of this school.

Daniel

I wish I would have known exactly what I was getting myself into. USMA is a huge schock for new cadets when they arrive here on R-Day and along with the rest of my fellow classmates, we didn't know what was going to happen when we first arrived at USMA. Basic training was a trasnition from civilian life to military life and was not the easiest situation to accomplish. Overall, I wish I had known what the experience would be like so I could've prepared accordingly.

Peter

Take as many AP courses as you can and excel in them.

Rob

be ready to work

Nathan

That the work load was going to be outrageous.

Andrew

How strict the rules and regulations are here.