The admission rate of West Point Military Academy is about 9%. Only 9 out of every 100 applicants were admitted. This ratio looks comparable to Harvard, Stanford and MIT, but the threshold is higher and more special. Therefore, being able to enter the West Point Military Academy is the pride of candidates.
The main source of students is America. There are three students in West Point Military Academy:
First of all, high school graduates must be American citizens, aged between 17 and 23 years old, unmarried and infertile, and have no obligation to raise children when applying for the exam, which accounts for the vast majority of freshmen in West Point Military Academy. Today, West Point Military Academy recruits new students regardless of race, color, religion or gender.
West Point Military Academy only recruited boys for a long time. Starting from 1976, the West Point Military Academy began to recruit female students by presidential decree. According to the data of 20 18, the proportion of female students in West Point Military Academy is 15%.
Secondly, a few friendly allies exchange students;
The second is international students. In 20 18 years, foreign students accounted for 1.25% of the total number of international students.
It can be seen that West Point Military Academy has no international characteristics and is a pure American military academy. If you think your grades are not good, forget it. If you want to go to West Point Military Academy, your high school grades must be above average, and you also have high requirements for GPA, SAT and ACT. The senior high school curriculum includes four years of English, mathematics, two years of foreign languages, two years of science and one year of American history. It will certainly be more helpful if you have taken calculus and computer courses.
GPA refers to the average score of candidates in high school, with a perfect score of 4. The GPA of West Point Military Academy is 3.74. If the GPA is lower than this standard, you need a higher SAT or ACT score to make up for it. Most schools need SAT or ACT, and many schools also need SAT. The average SAT score of West Point Military Academy is 1.600, which is equivalent to 1.898 years old and 2400 points. The average ACT score of West Point Military Academy is 28.
Is it healthy?
MacArthur, former president of West Point Military Academy, demanded that "every military student should be an athlete". West Point Military Academy is very strict with candidates' physical requirements, and every candidate must pass physical examination and physical fitness test.
Candidates should meet certain height requirements, and their weight should also meet normal health standards. Before entering the school, candidates will receive a review letter from the Physical Examination and Evaluation Committee of the Ministry of National Defense, which will provide the location and date of the physical examination. Usually, the physical examination will be arranged in the nearest medical institution or army. After the physical examination, the Committee will send the results to the candidates.
In addition, students must complete a physical fitness test. The content includes pull-ups, elbows hanging, 40 yards of turn running, 2 minutes to complete the required number of sit-ups, push-ups, 1 mile running and so on.
Comprehensive ability: morality, intelligence and physical fitness are indispensable.
Enough academic performance, good health is not a problem, and the passing rate is an evaluation of the comprehensive ability of candidates. This assessment is based on indicators such as leadership potential. Americans believe that extracurricular activities can show a person's personal qualities and potential. Students will be more competitive if they take part in extracurricular activities, such as clubs, student unions or have volunteer work experience in high schools.
Generally speaking, whether you can go to West Point Military Academy depends on 60% of your academic performance, 65,438+00% of your physical fitness, and the remaining 30% is the assessment of your leadership potential.
You may not get a letter of recommendation.
Assuming that the candidates' academic performance, physical fitness and physical fitness tests are all qualified, can they go to West Point Military Academy? Unfortunately, we still cannot. Here comes the core. Candidates need letters of recommendation, but no one can recommend them.
The application procedure for West Point Military Academy requires candidates to be nominated by representatives of Congress, senators, vice presidents or presidents. Only those who are currently serving in the army need not be nominated. Is this a bit like a disguised political trial? Make sure you have a gun?
In fact, for candidates, the first thing they need is this letter of recommendation, and then they can be busy with exams and physical examinations.
Shortly after the establishment of West Point Military Academy, it was stipulated that only the House of Representatives, the Senate, the Vice President and the territorial governors in the United States were qualified to recommend candidates/applicants to the military academy. The vice chairman can recommend it to the whole country. Members of Congress can only recommend their own constituencies. The governor can only recommend applicants within his jurisdiction. Each person can recommend 10 applicants. According to the data of official website of West Point Military Academy, more than 6,543,800 applicants submit their applications every year, but less than 4,000 people are nominated.
Of course, there are special circumstances. Every year, the War Department reserves some places for outstanding active servicemen and noncommissioned officers. The president of the United States can also recommend the children of officers who have served in the United States for more than eight years. Children of US Army's highest medal of honor winners, as well as children of some deceased or disabled soldiers, will also be recommended to enter the West Point Military Academy.
There is a more specific example. Wang is a student in the junior reserve officer training camp of the United States. He dreams of going to West Point Military Academy. On February 14, when the shooting happened in Florida campus, Wang bravely stood at the door and let other students escape from the scene.
Many people petitioned on the White House website, demanding that Wang be buried with a military ceremony, because "his dedication and courage saved dozens of students" and he was a hero. In the appeal of the public, the West Point Military Academy awarded him an admission permit and a medal of honor in 2025 this year.
The last thing to worry about is tuition.
After graduating from West Point Military Academy, students not only obtained a bachelor's degree in science, but also obtained the rank of lieutenant. Students' tuition, accommodation, medical care and dentistry are all provided by the US Army, and students can get a lot of allowances every month. For a student, the tuition fee for four years is about $300,000.
In other words, if you want to go to West Point Military Academy, it's no use mining at home, because it doesn't cost money. Therefore, students must serve in the army for at least five years after graduation.
Tuition fee remission is really attractive. Without this condition, it is impossible for Eisenhower, who is in the middle of his career, to get into West Point Military Academy. Eisenhower did not hide his humble embarrassment. He was diligent and honest all his life and became one of the two American presidents trained by West Point Military Academy.
The elimination rate is high, ensuring the qualified rate of finished products.
West Point Military Academy is a typical militarized and legal management model. In order to ensure the quality of students, it is cruel for West Point Military Academy to eliminate students. If you fail two courses, you will be eliminated, especially in the first year, and the elimination rate is as high as 20%. Experienced instructors will soon find that a person is unfit for military service. By the fourth year, only about 70% of students can graduate.
Dispute between input and output
Brilliant history and outstanding talents have created the brilliance of West Point Military Academy, and also raised people's expectations for training the elite of West Point Military Academy.
Students who can enter the West Point Military Academy often have the same quality and ability. Parents are willing to send their children here, which is also the recognition of military management. Those young people who advocate individualism and strong free will will never choose West Point Military Academy.
On the basis of screening and inculcating the concepts of responsibility, honor, country and courage, West Point Military Academy needs to further strengthen its management and cultivate a large number of military talents with strict discipline, obedience and perseverance, which other universities do not have. Some companies eager for execution are particularly interested in hiring students who serve in West Point Military Academy after graduation.
But in the United States, the call to abolish West Point Military Academy has been going on for many years. On the one hand, because this relatively high-pressure, closed and authoritative military system is full of scandals (discrimination, bullying and psychological problems), people are worried that these bad habits will be brought into the military. On the other hand, there is the problem of money.
West Point Military Academy provides training courses for students to keep pace with the times. After 9/ 1 1, courses such as anti-terrorism, network security, conflict resolution, international law, nuclear engineering and chemical engineering were added. It also introduces Islamic culture and legal experts and scholars. The higher education we admire, plus various benefits, is much more expensive than training ordinary reserve officers, and American taxpayers who value cost performance are unwilling to pay for it.
In the end, West Point needs to convince the American people to continue this expensive investment. Whether a school is worth owning ultimately depends on people's behavior. The young king showed the world the origin of West Point people. It can be said that West Point Military Academy really needs a heroic image.