<p>I got my packet in the mail that says what to bring and gives an exercise rutine. </p>
<p>But what would you suggest comming to indoc being able to do? (rune 5 miles a night, do 50 pushups, ext.) </p>
<p>And is there anything else i should bring other than the packet suggest?</p>
<p>Follow the workout in the Logging In Book…it’s there for a reason :)</p>
<p>The workout in the packet is essentially for people that are not really in shape or not very athletic. If you can run 5 miles at a respectable pace (8-9 minutes) and do 50 pushups in a minute, you will be more than prepared.</p>
<p>I know that I can run the 5 miles at maybe 6:30-7 pace but I am really struggling with push ups. I can do 50, but not in under a minute. Isn’t the time for the push ups 2 minutes anyway, when you are being tested?</p>
<p>Ya it’s 2 minutes…sure, but the thing with push ups is gravity. Bang them out as fast as possible in as little time as possible. My suggestion, keep doing a lot more push ups.</p>
<p>What I do is I run for about an hour one day. The second day I lift a little bit and do sit ups and pushups afterwards. I do a small amount lifting because I noticed that when I got sick and didn’t lift for a whole week, and then started exercising again, I increased the number of pushups by a significant amount.</p>
<p>Good idea. What most people who lift do is alternate days lifting and running/biking/swimming. They call it crosstraining and it gives you a chance to give your different muscle groups some recovery time. Then you come back stronger and can increase your workout.</p>
<p>You would really get a head start if you spent the month getting tutored in physics and calc. It’s not the physical fitness that will trip you up - it’s the academics.</p>
<p>Amen. That is great advice about the calculus and the physics. My mid breezed through high school physics and calculus and found KP very tough his first year.</p>
<p>I agree with USMMA2009, if you are athletic, you don’t have to follow the packet 100%. I went out today just to see what my mile and a half would be and I was 9:18, and I believe the requirement is 12:30. I run maybe once every one or two weeks.</p>
<p>Glen66, the suggested workout routine makes Indoc go much easier. It will help you stay in the middle of the pack. The physical part of Indoc won’t seem as hard. You will be less likely to hurt yourself. While minor injuries occur during Indoc, you are better off avoiding injuries.</p>
<p>Academics was tough. The physical part tough, but nothing prepared my son for the constant yelling.</p>
<p>The yelling is “normal” for any military style boot camp/indoc. The trick is to wiggle your toes and think about that and not to take anything personal…:D</p>
<p>I know that this is kind of off topic, but not really. I am less worried about the academics because I did very well in high school and I am not extremely athletic, or so I think so. So my question is, could I get exepmt from calc if I got a 5 on the AP?</p>
<p>It’s possible. You would have to talk to the department head about getting an exemption.</p>
<p>aboy, don’t be fooled because you did very well in high school. Kings Point is full of students who were the top of their class in high school…just a word of warning.</p>
<p>yeah, don’t fall into the trap of “since I did very well in HS, Im not too worried about acadmics.” Most people here were close to the top in HS too and still about 40% of my original class has/will not make it through, mostly due to academic reasons. One of my early roommates was a 4.0 student and valedictorian of his HS class. He barely scraped by plebe year, got setback 3/c year and was booted out a couple tri’s back - all for academics. Not saying you’re not smart, just be careful and don’t take anything for granted here - it is tough, especially the plebe year classes.</p>
<p>As far as the AP exemption, if you get it, that means that your first math class will be calc 2 and that was far more challenging (to me). It may be worth it to take calc 1 again to keep that stuff in your mind. With everything else that will be going on during plebe year, the last thing you want is unneeded stress.</p>
<p>27 days…</p>
<p>Mega dittos to that KPMid09! Sound advice.</p>
<p>just to chime in on what they’re saying, when you get here you’ll realize that probably around 40% of your classmates were validictorians. if not, they were in the top 2-3 in their classes. the thing that makes the academics here tough is that for one, you’re out of your normal high school routine and have free time with no parents or teachers to remind you what needs to get done. another thing is that as a plebe you’re constantly subjected to stresses that you’re not used to. waking up early, going to bed late, plebely duties, getting yelled at constantly, etc… it’s nothing like a high school environment. </p>
<p>it’s not to take away from your accomplishments from high school. that’s great you did well there, but this is a new day and get ready for facing the realization that you’re not REALLY all that. you may have been head and shoulders above your classmates in high school, here it’s like “you were valedictorian? take a number”. everyone here was like that in high school, so unfortunately your reputation means nothing. </p>
<p>the one thing that you’ll learn about academics is that no matter how smart you are, YOU CANNOT MAKE IT THROUGH THIS PLACE ALONE. you will hear that over and over during indoc. this applies to every facet of life here–especially academics. study groups, MIDN tutors, extra help sessions with the professors, etc… make use of them, otherwise you will get overwhelmed and it’ll only make things worse. </p>
<p>best of luck to you, and remember, if kids like me can make it to the point that i’m at now, you can definitely do it too. just takes the maturity to admit when you need help, the desire to make it through, and the willpower to stay focused on the goal regardless of the obstacles in the way.</p>
<p>I understand that no matter what, the academics will be tough. However, I’ve also heard from some Mids that it really comes down to what professor you have for whatever class. Is that true?</p>