Personality Types - Mids and Grads

2012mom
Thu, 12 Feb 2009 10:40:29 +0000

During Plebe Summer and the rest of Plebe year, the upper classes will do their best to beat down arrogance in the Plebes. They learn, among other things, that the word “I” can only be used by human beings, thus “I” is off limits for mere Plebes. That may sound bad, but almost everyone in an incoming class has been one of the best in everything they’ve done in life. It’s a real shock to be treated like manure by the cadre, and it’s also a shock to find out that everyone around them in their own class is just as good, if not better, than they are. Those things all help to add a little humility. Making it through Plebe year brings a huge amount of confidence, but it’s the quiet confidence that they can deal with whatever is thrown their way.