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pyuser583 on July 12, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: U.S. News pulls Columbia University from its 2022 ...

West Point, Naval Academy, etc have a reputation for recruiting extra curricular leaders. And have good graduation rates.

chimeracoder on July 12, 2022 [–]

> West Point, Naval Academy, etc have a reputation for recruiting extra curricular leaders.

Those are officer training schools, so it makes sense they're ostensibly selecting for leadership skills, because they'll be overseeing enlisted recruits.

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