USMA Prep School

<p>For those who are waiting to receive appointments.</p>

<p>I think USMA is giving out appointments, now.</p>

<p>I just received an appointment to attend USMAPS.</p>

<p>So, if you are one of the candidates who are waiting on an appointment for USMAPS, be patient. It will come as soon as they process all the necessary materials.</p>

<p>P.S. please leave any note if you are goint to attend USMAPS, because I want to get to know "you" early!</p>

<p>Special thanks to:
JustAMomOf4, usservicemom, Ann, WAMom68 and those who helped me and supported me, and all the CC West Point thread family.</p>

<p>Go Army Beat Navy!</p>

<p>Congrats on getting USMAPS!!</p>

<p>Good job dychang...USMA class of 2013!!</p>

<p>Thank you; thank you, but the class of 2013 sounds very weird. By the time I graduate from USMA, I will be in mid-20's ㅠㅜ...but I am one step closer to my dream, so I am very happy, now :)</p>

<p>I am so happy for you! USMAPS graduates are extremely successful at West Point. You are on your way - I know you are enjoying knowing where you will be next year. Many, many congratulations to you and your family! :)</p>

<p>"We are lean, we are mean; we're the class of 2013!!"</p>

<p>dychang - </p>

<p>ahhhh to be mid-20's again! Congratulations on USMAPS - don't worry - 2013 will be here before you know it! ;)</p>

<p>dychang,</p>

<p>Congrats to you!! It's a great opportunity and you'll be fabulous. Thank you for sharing your dream with us. It's been great to follow you in this process and to see how it is moving forward for you.</p>

<p>i will also be attending USMAPS !! found out today after shoveling loads apon loads of snow haha</p>

<p>dychang and army2012: Congratulations! USMAPS is a wonderful opportunity. I hope you will both share your experiences with us down the road.</p>

<p>army2012 Congratulations to you too!</p>

<p>Congratulations to both of you... you should be very proud of yourselves!!</p>

<p>army2012, many congratulations to you, too! :)</p>

<p>ha yea thanks everyone i am so pumped .. no just have to get my mother on the same page</p>

<p>army2012,</p>

<p>Congratulations to you!! </p>

<p>Make sure your mom knows that you understand how tough this is for her.</p>

<p>i have told her since i was five that i wanted to go to west point , and she fully supported it until she realizzed that now it is very possible. Her huge problem is the WAR, and like any mother does not want me to go to war. But she is completly against me going now, even to the prep school she is saying its a wasted year and that you not good enough to get into to the academy , they already showed you that. What my mother does not understand is that a good majority of recruited athletes go to the prep school , i am being recruited for the soccer team. I just do not know waht to do i know i am going either way but, she said if i decide to go i am out of the house after graduate and all of that kind of stuff. any ideas ( she is very stubborn btw)</p>

<p>Hopefully I receive my appceptance soon!</p>

<p>How is prep school a waste?!!</p>

<p>If you went to any div 1 or 2 school, you'd be red-shirted...this is no different. Very few athletes get through college in 47 months (other than at academies)
...AND another thing...none of us want our kids fighting in wars. So, whose kids should we send? Some people have said, "your son is so smart, why would he choose to do that??" So only those of inferior intellect should fight our wars and make decisions that impact everyone? Several friends who know my son is choosing between Army and Navy say he should choose navy..."it's safer on a boat..." That's not why you kids choose this life. It's not about me; it's not about what I want; it's not about safety. It's about feeling a calling to a purpose that is so beyond selfish. It's about making a choice to serve. I commend you for your choice. I am sorry your mom is not being supportive. She will likely come around and be like other moms on this sight: proud. You are what most people dream of when they think of what they'd like their kids to be. Your next five years will be easier if your mom gets in your corner, no doubt. However, I feel you will be successful even without that support. When I come visit (if USMA is my son's choice), I will sneak over to USMAPS and bring you cookies and hugs! You are a great kid and deserve to be lauded!!!</p>

<p>USMAPS is not a wasted year, your mother does not know because she has never had a child go to Prep. It sounds like she is saying anything to get you to change your mind. That's a shame. A great majority of athletes do attend Prep for an extra year. Our son got the chance to play lacrosse, something that was not played here in the south until a few years ago. He had a blast and we went up to see a match between USMAPS and Princeton. Boy, was that a lopsided game. The Prep year is a fantastic year because you are in the Army and get your weekends off, unlike your first year at West Point. It's a great year to decide for yourself if, in fact, you do want to be in the Army. And Prepsters have a leg up on their classmates when it comes to Plebe year as well as advancement. Don't believe me? Ask Dick Chilcoat.</p>

<p>thanks mom3boys i cant wait for thoes cookies haha , i am actually glad that i am going to the prep school first i think it will help my transition into the academy. O well we will see if she turns around but i most likely doubt it</p>