Hi everyone!
Over the past few years I had the strongest desire to head to Westpoint. I finished my Eagle Scout before junior year, and scored a 1510 on the new SAT. My uncle being a graduate helped me out over the years and gave me strong advice, however I had kept something from him as well as my parents. My cumulative GPA at the time was 2.4, and I had failed 4 of my classes. I was depressed and had lost every single motive. Their reaction to this during the beginning of junior year had me devastated and I felt as if I was a complete failure.
I really looked back on this and I can’t feel sorry for myself anymore and have regained the desire and dedication to work towards this goal. It is probably slim to none, but I am wondering if I do well in a community college I will be able to transfer to Westpoint? I’d love for someone to give me any advice I could get before I meet with a westpoint representative over the weekend.
Thank you everyone, and cheers.
@VeryDepressed123, you cannot “transfer” to West Point. You would start as a Plebe (freshman) regardless of how much college you have under your belt, but the knowledge you gain in college may help you validate certain Plebe classes so you can start further along in the academic stream as a freshman.
You probably already know that you can apply to West Point multiple times, until you age out. You must be at least 17 but not yet 23 when you report for R-Day.
You probably also already know that appointments are awarded based on Whole Candidate Score (WCS) of which academics count for 60% (30% leadership, 10% physical), so you will need to prove yourself capable academically. Your setback in high school will need to be countered by strong performance in college courses that mimic the Plebe year curriculum at West Point, especially calculus, physics, and chemistry. Eagle Scout is a fine example of determination and leadership. You will also need to show teamwork (often through sports participation) and a high level of physical fitness.
You CAN do this, but you will need to work hard and get your grades back into the range of accepted candidates. You are doing the right thing by contacting a local Field Force Representative who will be able to answer all of your questions better than any of us can here. This person will also help you chart your best course and will give you honest feedback and appraisal of your competitiveness as you progress. For stories of others who have been in your shoes and succeeded as well as encouragement and answers to anything you can think of throughout the academy application process, please check out the serviceacademyforums.com board where you can benefit from the history and current conversations of applicants, parents, military, and former military personnel.
Good luck to you!
@VeryDepressed123 I wouldn’t worry about it. West Point doesn’t accept transfers anyway. They only go off of high school transcripts and they’re ridiculously selective. There are other military schools. If you get an ROTC scholarship, Texas A&M’s Corp of Cadets graduates more military officers than any other school next to the academies. Either way, you’re just as much a 2nd Lieutenant when you graduate. Get a masters degree and you’re a 1st lieutenant and you get to give orders to the academy graduates 
Having a masters degree would not make you a 1LT. Only 2 years as 2LT (O-1) will make you a 1LT (O-2). Upon commissioning everyone is a 2nd lieutenant. The only exception to that is direct commission as a Captain (O-3) for certain professionals with previous work experience. This is limited to Doctors and Attorneys for the most part.
The Academies admit about 1/3 of each class from candidates who are other than direct from high school, so they indeed do look at more than high school transcripts. Incorrect information.
I would also disagree with your assertion that there is no difference between Academy grads and ROTC grads, especially at the beginning. I will agree that by O-3 the difference is smoothed out, but there is a definite difference in the beginning.