<p>Of course I'm only messing with you Time2.</p>
<p>Ok. That does it. Everybody out. OUT you looneys. I put up a new thread for random & bizarre thoughts. Ya'll can be all crazy in there. I swear there must be a full moon or something. By a show of hands.... Who went to happy hour with Bill & Ms. DeMornay? :D</p>
<p>It's OK, but only because I realized that.</p>
<p>Wow double meanings.......now I think my head is gonna explode :)</p>
<p>This time I glad you didn't indicate to whom that was directed....:).</p>
<p>Back to (my personal) reality: my son is still awaiting a response on his early decision application to the Citadel. He remains excited about the whole process, as are we. Appreciate the posts here.</p>
<p>ObsessiveDad -</p>
<p>Any word from The Citadel on your son's early app?</p>
<p>Any current Citadel cadets or recent Citadel grads. care to comment about The Citadel? We have a senior in high school interested in attending Fall 08.</p>
<p>What about that knob year? How does an 18 year old deal best with Hell Week?</p>
<p>No letter/response as of yesterday. I am assuming the Citadel is busy getting ready for Matriculation Day tomorrow (for the Class of 2011).</p>
<p>My son received a generic letter in early June encouraging anyone to send in their app and supporting material prior to the end of June so that they might receive a response by the start of their senior year. He starts school next week (though I suspect they meant by September). He did apply Early Decision but I don't really know if that speeds up the process. He has a friend who is also applying who claims to have received "word" that he "has a spot" (This friend's father was military and may have "connections"). His friend may be blowing smoke.</p>
<p>Best wishes to your son.</p>
<p>And we wait....</p>
<p>What can any alumni or current students tell me and my son about The Citadel? What about the knob year? How bad is it?</p>
<p>Update:</p>
<p>My son received his Citadel academic acceptance letter yesterday (for Fall 2008). He is very excited as are my wife and I. He still has to go through the physical and send in final transcripts. The physical does not sound like the DODMERB type of experience. Anyway, we are excited.</p>
<p>We are going to try to go to one of the Pre-Knob visits in the Fall. Any advice on any Citadel issue would be more than welcome.</p>
<p>SWEET! I'd buy a pretty frame for that thing. You'll probably be bombarded with information in the mail & some phone calls. They are really good at keeping in touch & answering questions. I seem to recall that there is some kind of summer prep thing before they go in. Wish I could recall what its called. You might want to check into that. I do recall that we were given info on it during the Knob visit & it looked interesting. It just kind of gets them ready for that first year. </p>
<p>Many many Congrats to you & your son if & when he decides to become a part of the long grey line!</p>
<p>O-Dad</p>
<p>We too received our acceptance letter in yesterday's mail for Fall 2008. We too plan a pre-knob visit in the Fall - tentatively on or about November 3rd or 10th if they offer on those dates.</p>
<p>Please call my cell and give me an e-mail address. 334 701 4156.</p>
<p>Congrats to your son and family!</p>
<p>My son is a junior at The Citadel. Someone was mentioning the summer program and it is CSI. Citadel Success Institute. It is a very good program that gives your cadet a jumpstart on life at The Citadel. I believe it is 5 weeks. They got 4 credit hours and it was not cheap. The took a class as well as learned the marching, physical training was pushed, and they took study skill classes. Most of all they made friends, got indoctrinated into the military ways and established a support system. I think it is money well spent. The first day that they report was much easier for both of us due to this program. </p>
<p>My son was accepted in the first week of August before his senior year. We are 12 hours away and I was very nervous. I will say that he NEVER called and acted like he wanted to come home. Knob year sucks. The pressures of military, social, and college are very, very tough. My son has become a MAN. I am so damn proud of him. I had a very hard time with the lack of communication his knob year. No cell phones allowed. Pay phones are a Pain to the boys. </p>
<p>Ladies and Gentlemen - send your boys and suck it up. They will make you so proud that you will cry. My son just went back on Sunday and I miss him dearly. You will not regret your son's determination and strength in choosing to go this route. It is not easy. It is "a place you want to be from and not at." Good luck to all. I will try to check back to this site and see if anyone has a specific question in the near future.</p>
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<p>Maybe just me, but sure doesn't sound like a 'ringing endorsement' of the place.....Hopefully, there is some upside there, too.</p>
<p>Somehow I doubt that statement was taken from their college PR catalog literature!!!</p>
<p>I don't think that I meant to give that idea to anyone. My son is very happy and has become quite a man there. You are wrong.............</p>
<p>Wasn't trying to be 'right' or 'wrong'........</p>
<p>Thank you Citadelmom09</p>
<p>Obesessive Dad and I have sons that have just been accepted for Fall 08. I guess that means your son will be pounding on their heads huh?</p>
<p>Thanks for the update on CSI.</p>
<p>What will your son's future hold? Military or civilian career?</p>
<p>Do you think your son has any regrets at this time about missing out on the "normal" college experience?</p>
<p>lpinckard
I hope my son does not pound on anyone. He has learned at The Citadel that there is a right way and a wrong way to lead. I think he is tough on the underclassman but will not go beyond the appropriate and designated limit! (No hazing in otherwords) He will expect them to toe the line on the rules and I am sure he will hold himself to the same standard. My son took a NROTC scholarship this year. He will be a Marine and I will be so proud. The Citadel has been very good for him. He has been forced to step up and that he did. I have ask him many times if he wishes he would have gone elsewhere and he still denies it. He did visit his friends at a party school this summer and jokingly said that it sure is lucky they don't have NROTC but when questioned further he said that there is no way that he could party every night like they do and make it through school in the same manner that he is doing at The Citadel. So in other words - per my son- no regrets!
I will be available to answer any questions that you might have in the future.</p>
<p>My neighbor's S went to The Citadel and quit before Thanksgiving. He left our local public high sch. after soph. year and graduated from a private boarding military sch. He thought he was prepared. He was a big strong guy but apparently lacked an essential quality for survival at The Citadel...mental toughness.</p>