<p>Vampielinred: </p>
<p>Fly with the Falcons buddy! It’s not the Army, but it’s ok. You will be bored to death at Yale.</p>
<p>I will join the USMA class of 09 in about 2 months. Some of my friends, especially the girls, think I am nuts but they don’t understand how it feels to be part of a great group of guys. Some of my best days have been during team practices killing myself and complaining about it with my wrestling and cross country buddies. </p>
<p>Some of the colleges I visited were cool. But the students there were mostly focused on themselves. When I visited WP all the plebes were part of the same struggling team - sharing a miserable first year. It was great!</p>
<p>The educational opportunity at the academies is great but that was not my top priority. It’s the environment. Tons of physical stuff to do. Not just classrooms and parties.</p>
<p>I know that the academies train you to become a leader and I hope to do that. But right now I am focused on surviving the first year.</p>
<p>You talk about long term plans, my long term plan is to make it through the first year. LOL</p>
<p>Fly with the Falcons. Don’t waste you life on Yale (just kidding).</p>