The West Point Candidate Book: The Unofficial Guide to How to Prepare, How to Get In, How to Survive

This is a how to book based on hundreds of interviews with West Point professors, administrators, admissions officials, cadets and graduates; congressional staffers and panelists; and parents from across the United States who gave advice on the typical problems parents encounter while their sons and daughters are candidates and West Point cadets. It is a complete guide that gives candidates everything they need to know to prepare for West Point, to gain admission and to survive after they get there. It is a must read book for any person who is thinking about applying to West Point.

Sue Ross is a retired Air Force colonel and 1983 Air Force Academy graduate. She is a command pilot with more than 3,100 flying hours in the T-38, KC-135 and T-37, and has commanded at the squadron and group level. She served on the Academy faculty in the English department. During that assignment she was the department s honor liaison officer, flew with the glider squadron, served as a squadron associate Air Officer Commanding, and was a cadet sponsor. Her final assignment on active duty was as speechwriter to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Ms. Ross now owns a communications consulting business and resides in Colorado. Randy Lee is a retired Army lieutenant colonel and 1984 West Point graduate. He served in field artillery, basic training, and psychological operations units, then transitioned to writing speeches for the Commander-in-Chief of U.S. Pacific Command and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. His final assignment on active duty was as speechwriter to the Secretary of Defense. Mr. Lee currently writes speeches and resides in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area.