mattchewy
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| 25 Feb 2013 03:47 PM |
Most of you should remember me from back in the day. I haven't posted here in a while, but I thought I would tell you all the news. Level140roblox (some of you should remember him) and I were both accepted to West Point today. For those of you who do not know what West Point (The United States Military Academy) is, it is a 4-year college, where you receive a Bachelors of Science and a commission as an officer in the United States Army, along the ranks of two former presidents, generals, governors, congressman, astronauts, and many more. It has an acceptance rate of around 10% and was recently ranked the number 7 college in America by Forbes.
Oh, and the best part: it is completely free (~$400,000 scholarship). After you serve five years active duty, you are free to have a civilian job and owe absolutely no college bills.
So anyway, I couldn't have done this without Roblox. If it wasn't for programming that accelerated me into learning math, and eventually my other subjects, I probably wouldn't be here today. So thanks everyone :)
Good luck in the future! |
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| 25 Feb 2013 03:53 PM |
| Sounds great. Congratulations and good luck. |
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Garnished
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| 25 Feb 2013 04:04 PM |
| Nice, I had a friend (In college) that was worse than me at programming and he got a 200k scholarship, I'm only 11! |
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bombpaw
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| 25 Feb 2013 04:16 PM |
Congrats man, that's a great achievement! I wish I could do something cool like that. :c |
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mattchewy
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| 25 Feb 2013 04:18 PM |
| Just put in effort and it'll happen man. Thanks for all the congrats guys :) |
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| 25 Feb 2013 05:23 PM |
| Hey Matt, are you still working on Sideo? |
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mattchewy
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| 25 Feb 2013 05:27 PM |
| Well, I'm working on it, but on a different site so only I can see the updates. |
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lah30303
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| 25 Feb 2013 06:32 PM |
Congragulations! That's an incredible achievement.
ROBLOX is great like that, I recently got accepted in RIT for game design and never would have gotten in without ROBLOX. They said they don't even consider GPAs below 3.0 since their average is 3.7 (I had 2.9), but they accepted me after seeing some of the coding I've done here. I thought I was the only one thanking ROBLOX to death, but your story is definitely better haha. I don't think I could ever bring myself to even apply to a military academy. |
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HotThoth
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| 25 Feb 2013 06:59 PM |
Congrats to both of you! It's awesome when something that you do for fun or as a hobby can inspire or propel you to finding a career/education/life path. :)
- HotThoth
~ Think happy Thoths ~ |
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mattchewy
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| 25 Feb 2013 07:31 PM |
@lah30303 Congrats to you too :)
@HotThoth Thanks! And yes, Roblox has definitely shaped my future and my interests. It's pretty awesome :P |
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Vrakner
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TheMyrco
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| 26 Feb 2013 05:06 PM |
-Dutch bless-
By the way ... what is this American scholarschip hax O.O |
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myrcos
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mattchewy
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| 26 Feb 2013 09:02 PM |
| @Myrco, the American tax payers pay for it :) |
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Tr0ub4dor
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| 26 Feb 2013 09:29 PM |
| All Roblox has done for me is let me pass a majority of my time away. To me, Roblox is for the type of people who look forward to the day they die, because it will give them something to do. |
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miz656
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| 26 Feb 2013 09:35 PM |
| Can we switch lives matthew :P |
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dekkonot
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| 26 Feb 2013 09:39 PM |
| Well done, Matthew! Hope to see you online in...actually, try to be done with roblox unless you work for them. It's a waste of talent. |
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Riderj
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| 26 Feb 2013 09:49 PM |
| The issue that I face is whether or not to be in the military haha. I want to, but I'm not the fittest of the bunch. Though congratz on the acceptance, and thank you for serving for our country, I appreciate it. |
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Tenal
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| 26 Feb 2013 10:16 PM |
@matt and china's loan money |
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| 27 Feb 2013 01:04 AM |
'gratz for you, matt.
What job do you think you'll get as a civilian? |
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8SunTzu8
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| 27 Feb 2013 02:29 PM |
Nice...
If I ever joined the military willingly, I'd choose to go to West Point. I'd rather enter as an officer.
I wish you the best of luck. :)
"Consider, friend, as you pass by, as you are now, so once was I. As I am now, you too shall be. Prepare, therefore, to follow me." -Scottish Tombstone Epitaph |
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| 27 Feb 2013 02:56 PM |
Congratulations, that's a fantastic achievement. :)
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