About Me

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Intro

Let's get one thing straight right off the bat: If you want your college experience to be easy, breezy, and filled with all the parties and hookups you see in the movies, turn around right now and walk out the door. I am not the place for you.

As the nation's preeminent military academy, I don't mess around. With an acceptance rate under 10% and one of the strictest campus cultures in the country, I am sure to make a grown man or woman out of each kid that passes through my gates.

I was designed to create strong leaders. For this reason, I naturally have very strong Type A personality and I'm not afraid to show it. I'm also a total jock and yes, I will let you know how great I was at sports in high school, thank you very much. I pride myself on my ability to break students down at BEAST Barracks (Cadet Basic Training)—you've gotta learn how to follow before you can learn how to lead.

I expect my Cadets to be physically fit and extremely competitive. Competition is West Point's defining characteristic. Pretty much everything Cadets do is graded forced-distribution style: the way your room looks every day, the way you conduct yourself with other Cadets, your physical fitness level, your academic grades, and the way you perform militarily over the summer. What do you expect? For me to hold your hand and sing Kumbaya? Ha. Now drop and give me fifty.

If you're looking for rigid order and a chance to serve your country after graduation, I'm the best place you could be for a real challenge among some the nation's finest young Cadets and future military leaders. Think you have what it takes?

Name

Army Black Knights

Hometown

West Point, NY. But we like to call it "The Point" for short.

Birthdate

1802

Body Type

I'm not the biggest guy around, but what I lack in size I make up for in brawn: big burly muscles, a fresh buzz cut, and a no-nonsense attitude that's sure to intimidate and inspire. I've got a pretty massive campus chock full of historic sites and monuments, but I only have around 1100 Cadets per class. This means lots of one-on-one attention from both upperclassmen and instructors. Get ready to be scrutinized.

The only time I really feel like a big school is when my Cadets "pretend" to be normal college students at mandatory football games—without being allowed to consume alcohol before the game, of course.

Current Living Situation

My students live in barracks, which are sort of similar to dorms. Be warned—they aren't the cushiest living arrangements. The barracks don't have air conditioning, are pretty much made of rocks, and haven't been renovated in years. Pershing Barracks hasn't been renovated since 1959 and ghosts are said to travel the basement (which was once used as an infirmary for a hospital).

Relationship Status

As a military academy, I don't strike up rivalries with just any old school—I like to compete against those over in the Air Force and Navy. I like to call it interservice rivalry. My arch nemeses are those fools over at the US Naval Academy. It's a rivalry that runs deeper than the Marianas Trench. Seriously—you'll hear "Beat Navy" at least once or twice a day. Underclassmen greet upperclassmen in the halls by saying it, and it's typically said at the beginning and end of each and every brief.

The rivalry reaches its pinnacle during the annual Army-Navy football game. Things have been known to get pretty intense when my Black Nights battle the Midshipmen for the coveted Commander-in-Chief's Trophy. BEAT NAVY.

Politics

I'm a military academy…'nuff said.

You should apply to me if...

you need a disciplined lifestyle, don't mind having people tell you what to do, are extremely competitive, and most importantly, love America.

Website

http://www.usma.edu