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Two years of your life is a lot to just toss down the drain to try for West Point. You could be in the Army in two years from now through OCS doing exactly what you would be doing by starting over from scratch in five years from now. That's quite a long time to chase a dream. Is it worth it?
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<p>This is the kind of thing the ROTC officer threw at my son when he called to decline his AROTC scholarship at an in state college because he accepted the civil prep offer (attend NMMI for a year and then go to West Point). My son's logic was that his first choice of college was West Point, so why not try and make that dream come true. It is true that in the end he will be a 2nd LT whether he went to West Point or did ROTC but why not go for the dream if that is what he wants? Also, I didn't know it was a race to get to the finish. Many young people do not finish their bachelor degree in 4 years due to money issues, class scheduling, or changing their majors mid-stream, so what if it takes 5 or 6 years to finish?</p>
<p>Shevlock - I say reapply and put all your effort into it. If you don't get it this time then at least you won't go through the rest of your life saying "what if".</p>
<p>Speaking from experience...you do not want to be 40 and wondering where you would be if you had gone for your dream instead of settling for something less.</p>