The Long Gray Line - How Do You Extend It? Admissions

USMA - The United States Military Academy - firstgetting an admission into the USMA, get the best of
made legendary in movies and books, is an elitethe training and education programs in the nation or
institution, celebrated historically and is a leading,possibly the whole world. A fully funded, 4 year, well
progressive institution of higher learning, training andbalanced education program with an emphasis on
education. A proud institution having bedazzling alumni,subjects like Military Strategy, mathematics, sciences
invariably stalwarts and leaders of internationaland engineering along with a stipend of about 7000
prominence like Ulysses. S. Grant, Robert. E. Lee,USD given to the cadets to cover their living expenses,
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson and many more includingmakes the program all the more attractive and literally
two presidents, judges, explorers, Military leaders, stategives public schools a run for their money.
governors, federal officers and many more.Every year, The USMA recruits about 1500 cadets
Because of its ability of imbibing superb leadershipfrom all the parts of the United States, with possible
qualities in the graduating student officers or cadets asassociation with every race, culture and community in
they are called, along with many other high-valuethe country into its fold. Given the diversity of the
virtues and blessed with a history and an alumnuscadets it has to develop, it also calls for a very rich
nothing less than bedazzling, it goes without saying thatcultural experience for the cadets and a really intuitive
it is indeed very competitive to be able to secure anunderstanding of co-existing races within the
admission into the USMA. Not everyone can walk-in tocountry.one must, of course, meet the stringent
feel the "West-Point Experience".requirements academically, intellectually and physically
West-Point still continues to deliver its promise ofand also each candidate must obtain a nomination
turning young men and women into tomorrow'sfrom an approved official like a congressman, a
heroes. It undertakes the onerous responsibility ofsenator or other such official. Every candidate is
developing these youngsters intellectually, physically,scrutinized and evaluated on the basis of his academic
morally and ethically, while simultaneously building acredentials (GPAs and the like), a demonstrated
highly charged, exciting and challenging career for theleadership potential, sound mental aptitude and a
aspiring cadets, in the proud and courageous U.Ssatisfactory physical prowess demonstrated though a
Army. Young and aspiring candidates contemplatingroutine physical exam.