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Zachary
Cohen ’17
“First and foremost, I would like to say thank you. When I was in high school, I always
knew I would get a ton of opportunities to branch out and do amazing things if I ever
got accepted toWest Point. It was not until I actually started experiencing these things
that I gained a true appreciation for what these opportunities have done for me.
They have turnedme into theman I am today, and I will never forget them. They
have trulymade theWest Point experience one that will be difficult to leave behind.”
Hometown:
Denver, Colorado
Major:
Civil Engineering
Why is it important as a cadet to participate
in out-of-classroomexperiences?
I spent threeweeks in France last summer and
oneweekwith a research lab inMississippi.
These trips have shownme parts of theworld
I would never get another chance to see.
Getting the opportunity to see other parts
of theworld forcesme to reevaluatewhy I
believewhat I believe—an important aspect
of professional development that will stay
withme for as long as I live.
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| 2015 Report of Gifts