Comparisons - USMA vs. College

Colleges and Universities A-Z Military Academy - West Point
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<p>With another academic year beginning at USMA, I thought you might enjoy a recap of some of the comparisons/contrasts of USMA and Civilian Colleges. Feel free to add any that come to mind.</p>

<p>Partying West Point style: BYOB- bring your own books </p>

<p>Going to class isn't just a good idea, it's a direct order.</p>

<p>A school where guns in your room are mandatory, and beating up your classmates is a graded event. </p>

<p>The only place where 21 year-olds get in trouble for going out in the rain without their raincoats. </p>

<p>You have to sign a book and have permission to go to McDonald's. </p>

<p>You average less than 3 hours of sleep a night.</p>

<p>Your idea of "doing your hair" is getting a nice high n' tight.</p>

<p>Your midnight snack is honey packets and skim milk taken from the Mess Hall and eaten by the light of your computer screen after lights out..</p>

<p>You wake up and three hours later its still dark.</p>

<p>Your teachers have killed people and have medals to prove it.</p>

<p>Everyone dresses like you.</p>

<p>"This isn't America, it's West Point. We defend democracy, not support it."</p>

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<p>You've finally left home, but you have an 11:30 PM curfew. </p>

<p>Your friends and peers can and do actually inspect your room for cleanliness</p>

<p>Your idea of a date is going on a run or to the mess hall</p>

<p>You eat breakfast at 0700 and have your first class at 0730, all after cleaning your room and putting on an inspectable set of clothes.</p>

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<p>Did you know you can make it from the basement (where the phones used to be located) to the uppermost barracks room in the same amount of time it takes to play Taps?</p>

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<p>Other colleges beat Navy ;-)</p>

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<p>West Point...where the weekend is only one day long.</p>

<p>...ranked #10 for Most Unhappy Students in this years Princeton Review. First of all that's bull, and secondly, during a Dean's Brief, BG Kaufman said "The Comm is working on that. We'll soon be #1."</p>

<p>...where even your casual clothes are standard issue. </p>

<p>...where ALL of your clothes have your name on them</p>

<p>...where "parade" has nothing to do with floats.</p>

<p>...ummm, yeah, I'm gonna need you to come in on Saturday....</p>

<p>...the only time classes have been cancelled in the last ten years was after a hurricane. And then the Corps was detailed to go out and pick up branches.</p>

<p>Cadet Pickup Lines - So, ya wanna go lift?<br>
Cadet Hot Date - Dinner from Schades, movie from Netflix, you're sitting on the bed, he's sitting on the chair.</p>