I went to the Illinois State Police Academy in 1996. I guess the question would be are you going to a Police Academy College or are you required to stay at a State Police Academy for your three months in the military style setting. If it is a college I wouldn't worry about it, they are a breeze. If it is the military style we did the Navy Seals exercises and ran alot, 5 miles instead of the 1.5 required and did tons of sit ups etc. It is based on the military boot camp keeping you up, few hours of sleep, manufactured stress etc. Every time one of your classmates does something stupid or isn't listening you will be doing push ups with varying hand positions where you feel like your triceps are gonna blow.