[P-Marlowe]

I suspect most of them got there by cheating. Cheating is no longer frowned upon in public schools.

So when they arrive at West Point, they just continue the practice that got them there in the first place.

[The Antiyuppie]

Cheating is now apparently an important life skill, so what better place to hone your skills than school? Perhaps it should be graded.

[sasquatch]

A nomination is required to attend West Point. There are two types: Congressional (your Representative or one of your State’s Senators) and Service-Connected.

[Alberta's Child]

The most difficult exam I ever took in my life was my professional engineering license exam. And yet it had two features that would seemingly make it EASIER than your typical exam:

1. For each session (morning and afternoon) you were given a set of 12 problems — and YOU selected four of them to solve.

2. When I took this exam, it was a fully “open book” exam. You could bring as much printed material into the exam room that you could physically bring in with you and fit at your desk.

None of that mattered. It was still a miserable experience. LOL. So apparently the only way to cheat on this exam was to have someone else show up and take it for you.