Cross Branching from West Point

oldpilot1972
Tue, 06 Dec 2016 02:25:51 +0000

@ryanalexander116 They expect you to take the hardest classes available, provided you are able to handle the workload.

These anecdotes of “my friend got in with this…” are irrelevant. West Point and other academies choose their appointees on a “whole person” concept. That is why the admission process is so lengthy. There is no secret formula for who gets accepted and who doesn’t. It is a decision of the admissions board based on many factors. Someone with perfect ACT scores and a 4.0 GPA with 25 AP classes may have no chance for an appointment if they lack the ability to communicate and lead others. By the same comparison, the most athletic person in a school who has 12 varsity letters cannot get in if they can’t master basic math. The admission board wants to see people who are good in every area, not necessarily the one who is best in only one.