Hey YOUniversity TV watchers.

Nicole and Shayna here,
taking a closer look

into West Point.

So come with us and find out
how West Point turns students

into leaders.

West Point is a historical site
in New York State

that dates back to 1778
during the Revolutionary War.

Today it remains America's
oldest and continuously

occupied military installation.

West Point educates,
trains and inspires

the corps of cadets to be
commissioned leaders

of character for the US Army.

It's a big commitment.

Um, you gotta remember
you're doing four years

at West Point, then you have
five years as an active duty

Army officer.

And which is really
the fun part.

So to go to West Point, you
gotta want the great education

but you also have to be--
want to be an Army officer.

Your education at West Point
has a mission:

to prepare you for service
as an officer

in the United States Army.

Cadets get more than just
a world class education.

They train mentally
and physically.

Every day you're doing
something physical.

Whether it's playing
area hockey,

football, wrestling.

I have a scuba diving class
later this afternoon.

And that's one
of my required courses.

West Point is located
on the west bank

of the Hudson River.

The Hudson Valley offers
beautiful mountainous

and rustic terrain.

And it's close enough
to New York City

that you can be
in the heart of Manhattan

in 45 minutes.

The West Point student body,
known as the Corp of Cadets,

consists of 4400 students.

Cadets come from
all fifty states,

and represent all segments
of American society.

There are more than 600 women
that make up approximately

15% of the student body.

The student to faculty ratio
is six to one.

The Corp of Cadets
is composed of people

from everywhere
around the world.

I mean, we have international
students from Taiwan, Cambodia.

I mean, you name it, we have it.

Um, but we also have, um, Cadets
from all over the United States

with extremely different
backgrounds.

It's just got such
a diverse group of people

that, you just kinda--
kind of--you-- it's unfamiliar

territory at first, but you just
kind of fall in love with them.

All cadets for admission
to West Point

have to meet requirements
specified by law

and must qualify academically,
physically, and medically.

If you're looking to be admitted
into West Point,

you should have a minimum
SAT of 560 for both math

and verbal, or a score
of 23 or 24 on the ACT.

It's also important that you
seek out leadership roles

in school or community
activities.

Also, each candidate needs to
obtain a nomination

from a member of Congress,
or from the Department of Army.

And that's all spelled out
on West Point's website,

www.westpoint.edu

There are four basic
requirements.

You must be 17 to 22
years of age.

Not yet 23 by the time
you enter West Point.

Uh, you must be a US citizen.

You cannot be married,
or you cannot be

legally responsible for a child.

As a federally funded
service academy,

Tuition, Room and Board,
Medical, and Dental care

are all free of charge.

In addition,
cadets receive yearly salaries

of more than $10,000.

The education
or scholarship value

of a four year West Point
education is more than

$200,000.

As America's first
College of Engineering,

today West Point offers
45 majors that encompass

a broad range of subjects.

A few student favorites are
Management, Economics,

and Human Geography.

Here we have students able to go
overseas each year.

We're sending about
300 students these days.

Get a chance to go spend
a semester abroad.

Study in a wide variety--

I think we're in about
36 different countries

that they can go to,
spend a semester,

come back and use
what they've learned

when they graduate
later on and are working

with a lot of different
countries as a Lieutenant

or a Captain in the Army.

West Point has nearly
600 full time faculty members,

and more than
40% hold PhDs

or the highest degree
in their field.

At West Point there are no
teaching assistants,

and all faculty members
are fully accessible

to cadets for one on one
discussion or assistance.

Every class has about,
at most, fifteen students.

So at any time I can,
after class if I have time,

just ask the teacher
for extra help.

Unlike most colleges,
we don't really

have office hours; we're always
available to Cadets.

Basically 24/7, we're probably
the most, um, reliable

and accessible faculty that
exists because our only function

is to ensure their success.

All cadets are required to live
in campus residence halls

called barracks at no cost.

And when you're a senior,
you get upgrades to the rooms,

like a couch, a refrigerator,
and even an Xbox.

There are usually two students
to a barracks room.

Could be three in a room.

Uh, but they have everything
they need for life.

Everything's
provided for students

that come to West Point.

There's no tuition involved.

And all of our students receive
a paycheck while they're here

at the Academy.

When you get on campus,
you'll quickly discover that

every West Pointer
has a warrior's spirit.

And it's called upon
in every activity that they do.

Especially out on the field.

Hoo-ah.

At West Point, there are more
than 100 extracurricular clubs

that provide a wide variety
of activities designed

to enhance the athletic,
recreational, hobby,

academic,
and religious interests

of the individual cadets.

We have over
100 different clubs

that students
can be involved in.

Anything from whitewater
rafting, to downhill skiing,

to team handball,
you name it.

Plenty of opportunities,
plenty of club sports,

and really, if a couple cadets
come together

and they want to form
a new club, they can do that.

They can start a new club
if that's what they want to do.

So plenty of opportunities.

West Point's Eisenhower
Hall Theater,

the second largest theater
on the East Coast,

consistently hosts
top name artists.

Ever heard of Pavarotti,
Jerry Seinfeld,

Tony Bennett,
and Jon Stewart?

They've all performed there.

It could be the first class
education,

or maybe it's the unparalleled
leadership training,

but West Point boasts
some of the most well-known

alums in history,
including US Presidents,

famous generals, astronauts,
and world renowned leaders

in business and industry.

West Point is an exciting and
memorable four year experience

that stretches your intellect
and prepares you

for an important leadership role
while serving our nation.

So if you're looking to
challenge yourself,

and strive to become
the best you can be,

There's no place
like West Point.

Go Army!

Beat Navy!