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At the start of their senior (last) year at West Point.
Mr. Eugene Leone was the only honorary member of the West Point Class of 1915.
He graduated last in his class
He graduated last in his class
Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith was a graduate of West Point's class of 1845. He ranked 26th in his class.
students are called cadets.... grade dependent names are: freshman-plebe sophomores- yearling or "yuk" juniors-cows seniors- firsties
Major General William Starke Rosencrans graduated in the West Point class of 1842. He ranked fifth in his graduating class.
Confederate General George Edward Pickett graduated with the West point class of 1846. He ranked last in his class of 59 students.
Confederate General John C. Pemberton graduated from West point in the class of 1837. He ranked 27th in a class of 50 graduates.
I'm not going to research West Point's standards for you, I think you are capable enough of figuring that out. Really, for any college you want your high school grades to be consistent, so if you were to apply you don't want the college looking at your freshman grades and thinking, "This person was really lazy freshman year." Colleges want people they know who aren't going to slack off.
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Major General Ambrose Everett Burnside was part of the West Point class of 1847. He was ranked 18th in his class of 38 graduates.