To be brutally honest, if you really want to be appointed by USAFA, identify the congressional districts that don't have a single applicant to USAFA and move there. As long as you meet the minimum requirements set by the academy, you will gain a congressional nomination and therefore gain an appointment assuming you don't have any medical disqualifications. From what I know, there are approximately 30 districts nationwide that don't have anyone applying to the service academies. By law if one of those states have ANY applicant in a given year, USAFA needs to accept them since every district in the nation gets at least one slot per year. Usually Colorado Springs and Virginia/DC area are extremely competitive for USAFA, due to the academy's location in the Springs and high military brat population in Virginia/DC. Those districts oftentimes get additional slots that were not used by 'non-competitive' districts that don't have any applicant.
The congressional district system isn't perfectly equitable, and there are some districts much more competitive than others. Moving to a different district isn't sometimes feasible for many families and includes a considerable amount of risk (some have other kids, or, what if your child's college preferences change after moving?). However, Title 10 federal law mandates that an Academy must offer at least one appointment per eligible district. In 2022-2023 for USNA, for example, all but 5 districts in the US had a qualified applicant. (Source: Institutional Effectiveness Assessment Report, USNA). It's not straightforward which districts those are and they can vary from year to year.
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I am going into High School next year- Got accepted into USNA STEM; Cant wait to start my Application to USAFA and USNA! Thanks for making these vids! ❤
I asked and I received, thanks so much Academy Endeavors, you have helped me map out my academy application journey. I got into the USAFA summer seminar and will start my application at the end of my senior year. Thanks.
I hope you mean you mean you will start your application the end of your junior year, which should be now if you got into Summer Seminar. You will/should be interviewing, and securing nominations this coming Fall. Good luck.
I had a counselor in high school (1970s) suggest to me that I should apply to the USAFA, after I told him I was enlisting in the Air Force. First time in my life I laughed at an adult. "Are you kidding?? Do you know what it takes to get in there??" I didn't have the classes, I didn't have the extracurricular activities.
I am currently 14 years old and will soon attend high school. I live in Pheonix, AZ and have already started my journey by winning a student of the year award at my school and a national award. How can I prepare for the academy? What should I try out for in high school, and what can i currently do?
Great work on earning those awards!! We do offer an Underclassman package where you will receive a 360 Assessment to evaluate your competitiveness compared to the typical admit, and a personalized gameplan to maximize your chances of acceptance. You can learn more about our Underclassman package at academyendeavors.com/underclassman-package/. Click the Apply Now button to schedule a FREE 1-on-1 consultation with our CEO if you're interested in discussing in more detail!
My grandson, 13, has joined civil air patrol. He wants to fly helicopters. Iinm, he must be a warrant officer to obtain the position. But that's it, if he hangs in there....i know, bad pun😂 He's gonna make it, tho. Very eager, very smart.❤
What about options for homeschoolers? I should mention that in California there is not such language as "homeschool" they are declared as a private school-home based.
For homeschool families, the most likely option is to take what is available to you: spanish, french, etc. Those foreign languages still meet the requirement, even if they aren't considered "strategic" by the DoD.
Thanks so much for the wealth of information offered in your channel!My daughter tried to do Part 1 of the USAFA application but it says she could not proceed to complete it because she’s still 16. She is a rising Senior but her birthday is on 8/2. Any advice? She went to CVW and is heading to the Summer Seminar of the USNA in June.
The minimum age requirement for Academies are that you must be at least 17 by July 1st on the year you enter the Academy. So your daughter might be too young, and might need to apply the following year. www.academyadmissions.com/requirements/#:~:text=Be%20at%20least%2017%20but,Be%20of%20good%20moral%20character. uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section7446&num=0&edition=prelim
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I didn’t try as hard as I should have in high school but I am doing a lot better in college I just started my sophomore year if I had a mediocre high school gpa is it possible at all I still get accepted or nah?
That completely depends on how your college GPA looks and whether you took classes that mirror an Academy curriculum. Also depends on your SAT/ACT - standardized testing still matters in your case.
It depends on your grade. When you're young, you can get involved in more activities, but as you progress, you should be sharpening your focus to a few leadership roles. Quantity and quality both matter.
I’m a senior in hs started my portal I have a SAT score of 960 and excel in all other parts of the SCS top 10% 6th/584 students 3.818 unweighted 4.95 weighted great in all 4 legs of the stool in various honors societies and but only currently am President of the Hispanic Honors society Im in the cross country team have taken Aerospace engineering courses all highschool and have held AP, Honors, and Cambridge classes since freshman year Im having great doubts wether to continue on this application no one in my district and highschool has ever gotten into the USAFA I have dedication but confidence is something that really low right now I come from a low income family where I need to know my choices my first choice was Aerospace engineering at UF but I really want to discipline myself I hold great leadership characteristics since I were little I need to know if I should continue with this application I already have everything ready to send my congressional district governor I was never in any jrotc or rotc at my HS I’ve been brushed off by chiefs and sargeants at my school someone who knows greatly let me know if I have a chance
i got a 3.67 gpa in my freshman year of highschool, im about to leave my sophomore year with a 4.0 but i was never really got involved with my school or did any extracurriculars during my first two years, do i still have a good chance if I start working harder after my sophmore year? Only until recently I never considered getting into USAFA
Great question, and it significantly depends on the district you reside in, what school you go to and how quickly you can get onto varsity and obtain leadership roles on campus. Regardless, even if you don't succeed, it won't be a waste, because doing so will boost your competitiveness for other colleges and ROTC as well!
For 2nd semester sophomores, the options are 1) academyendeavors.com/underclassman-package now, or 2) waiting until academyendeavors.com/pro-package opens in Nov of Junior year.
A GPA alone is not enough information to assess competitiveness. The transcript has 4 critical components beyond merely GPA. 1) your performance compared to your peers (class rank), 2) the competitiveness of your high school, 3) the difficulty of your classes (AP/Hon/IB/DE), and 4) your performance in specific classes (Calc, PreCalc, Chem, Phys, Bio).
Great question. Two points here. First, Your guidance counselor should submit your transcript and school profile to the Academies when you apply, and within those documents, it should be clear what is offered at your school so the Academies can determine if you are challenging yourself. We recommend talking with your guidance counselor about that before applying. Second, recommend looking into Dual Enrollment (DE) options at your local community college or online colleges. Academies view DE credits similarly to AP or Honors.
Yes, you are eligible for a Presidential nomination, and the details are in the applicant's portal. The form looks like this: www.academyadmissions.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/09_Reg_Military_Nom.pdf
Hello I am a sophomore going into junior year however I am homeschooled i am doing football and I have a job I am also going to dual enrollment is me being homeschooled a hindrance or is it going to help me
Homeschool is only a hindrance if it gets in the way of leadership roles and extracurricular involvement. But it doesn't have to be. We have had several homeschool clients do very well!
Two thoughts here: 1) are you a US citizen applying from overseas? If so, yes, you still have a shot, and you'll most likely apply to the congressional district where you are domiciled. 2) if you are a non-US citizen, then won't apply through the traditional route; instead, you will apply through the ministry of defense at your home country. See the following: www.academyadmissions.com/prepare/international/#:~:text=International%20students%20cannot%20apply%20directly,in%20the%20home%20country's%20military.
For college students, it's essentially the same process. A few differences are as follows: they will ask for your college transcripts; you can also ask your college professors for a recommendation, as well as your ROTC commander if you are in ROTC; most likely you won't receive a LOA in the fall because your first semester college transcripts won't be finalized until much later, so you're notification window will most likely be in the spring (Mar/Apr). You still need to apply for a nomination, do the CFA, pass DODMERB, etc.
Question: Could I add different leadership positions in my Jrotc program? ex. I am XO and regulation commmander. Would that count as one or two leadership positions?
Yes, there will be a dropdown menu under "Activities" that allows you to choose between "JROTC Member", "JROTC Officer" and "JROTC Senior Leadership". You will also be able to select the years (9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th) that you participated at that activity.
I know this is very late to say this Should apply now? i got back to school on Aug 7 and I do JROTC in high school and i will be a junior this years I don't know what to do at the moment
So, if you're a founder member of a JROTC athletics team, does that count as a sports team (It's called the raider team, its a nationwide AFJROTC team) or does it have to be a school sports team like football, basketball, or baseball?
Yes, they do, but its a totally different process for non-US citizens: www.academyadmissions.com/prepare/international/#:~:text=International%20students%20cannot%20apply%20directly,in%20the%20home%20country's%20military.
In the Athletics section of the application, they do have a dropdown for "Drill Team" so you would get credit for Drill Team as an athletic. However, we would encourage you to consider doing more than just drill team to become more competitive.
We are referring to your Congressional district. You can find out your Congressional district by going here: www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative
You will most likely submit your SAT/ACT scores during the year that you apply. You can also opt to automatically send your scores to specific universities for free: satsuite.collegeboard.org/help-center/there-fee-sending-scores
As of now I am still a U.S. national that was born in American Samoa but currently resides here in the states. Is it possible for me to get a nomination from there instead of getting it here in the states?
Question: My school has a varsity JROTC drill team and i’ve received three varsity letters for that do they count as a sports letters. They are the same ones for example a varsity football athlete would receive. ty
No, you need to 17 by July 1st of the year you would enter the Academy: www.whitehouse.gov/service-academy-nominations/steps/#:~:text=A%20citizen%20of%20the%20United,the%20year%20you%20would%20enter.
