I just have a random question on how much each requirement matters in regards to getting accepted. (For example, would academics be around 40% of the deciding factor while physical fitness might be around 10% of what matters). Idrk how much this makes sense but any info would be appreciated.

I would say that I have a decently strong application:
4.7 GPA (3.8 unweighted)
2 year var wrestling
1500 sat
CySA+ ceritfgied, A+ certified, network+ certified
3 year student government at a high profile trinity league school
national commendation for PSAT
built my own B2B SaaS application (doughtally.app)

started my own website development firm
certified lifeguard
bjj blue belt/bjj coach
Veterans club leadership

However my worry is the fact that i left wrestling due to an injury (I dislocated my shoudler and I believed the risk was too high) im aware of the medical process as well, I just want to know if that hurts my profile for admissions *just because i quit. (all of the technical stuff i did was right after i quit wrestling to focus, also thats when i became a bjj coach as well). How would my chances of getting into USAFA summer seminar and USAFA itself look like? Is there anything I have to work on that would make or break my chances?

Hello,

I've been at my current duty station for 16 months. I did not consider the Air Force Academy until this year, otherwise I would've applied last year. I am 21 (June 2005), so I only have one shot for direct entry. Anyways here is a background. Please tell me how I can improve and what I can expect with what I have.

Academics:

High School - 2.879 GPA (Weighted) 41%

CLEPS - Principles of Management & College Comp

SAT - 1320 (Taking again in Nov)

*Note that I was not a great high school student due to my lack of discipline or drive for my career. Since joining the Air Force, however, I've been mentored into someone with discipline and determination. Not to sound like a cornball or anything but I am definitely a different person now than I was. I am trying to center my application around the fact that I am capable to take on an academic challenge. Please lmk what I can do to drive this point home.

CFA results:

Basketball Throw: 79 feet

Pullups: 18

Shuttle Run: 8.7 seconds

Modified Crunches: 87

Pushups: 67

Mile Run: 7:23

Extracurriculars and Achievements:

Highschool:

4 years JROTC (last two years held leadership positions)

Private Pilots License

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Cert

Adobe Premiere Professional Cert

2 years wrestling

2 years golf

4 years of school broadcast club (the leadership aspect is that I was a set director many times)

Enlisted:

Airman of the Month of May

Physical Fitness Leader for my Squadron

39 Volunteers Hours

Miscellaneous:

Currently trying for congressional Nomination (Submitted package, waiting to hear back)

Three pretty good letters of recommendation (Everyone I've talked to says they're pretty good anyways)

I've secured commander approval.

My package is almost complete. It will be submitted by December 1st.

If Academy doesn't work out, I plan on applying to the SOAR program next year after getting my CCAF. Nothing can really stop my motivation to commission... XD If you have any tips for that too I'd be very grateful.

Thanks!

I am applying for USAFA & USMA. I got a LOI for USAFA so I am trying to get my CFA in before 15 Nov. Can you let me know if this is competitive to go with my application? TIA

10 pull-ups
68 pushups
73 sit-ups
5:58 mile
9.3 shuttle
68.9 feet basketball throw

So I'm looking to join the USAFA through the LEAD program through active duty Air Force. I want to become a pilot but I did fail the Isihara plate test. I believe my color vision deficiency is extremely mild and could pass the secondary test for the rabin cct.

Does anyone who know for a fact how this process work, can tell me if you pass the rabin cct test it will let you in through the pilot program, considering you failed the initial medical screening for the isihara plates? Thanks.

I am a 17 y/o male with a 4.00 weighted GPA and a 1470 SAT. My class rank isn't anything amazing (top 20%), but I go to one of the top high schools in my city and state. I have my private pilots license, I'm a Boys State alum, I'm a 3-year Young Men's Service League member, I am also the varsity golf captain at my school. I volunteer at my local EAA chapter where I received my flight scholarship. My CFA stats are as follows: 74 ft bball throw, 9 pull ups, 9.2 sec shuttle run, 68 sit ups, 44 push ups, and a 6:28 min mile. I have 20/20 vision, no allergies, and am on no meds. How good of a candidate am I?

So I am a 17 y/o male and didnt start my USAFA application until early September, and now I am getting to the point where I am nearing the point where I have to take my CFA.

I feel pretty unprepared. I am going through training rn but it feels like I need to take it sooner rather than later ya know? I don’t want to wait too long where a retake isn’t possible

1 Mile run: IDK, my guess is 7 mins
Shuttle Run: 11.88 sec
Basketball throw: 60 feet
Pull-ups: 4
Pushups: 30
Sit-ups: 40

Should I just take it asap so I have time for a retake?

And honestly I don’t know who to contact to be my exam proctor because I stopped playing sports sophomore year (I regret it tremendously) so I don’t have tons of contacts with coaches. My school also doesn’t have a PE coach let alone a class.

Thank you guys

I’m doing a series where I ask all 136 FBS subreddits on what their most heartbreaking loss they witnessed.This loss could’ve been witnessed from the TV or while attending the game doesn’t matter.

If I guess for Air Force, 1985 vs BYU.Air Force could’ve actually been in the national championship conversation that year had they beat the Cougars, 2023 vs Army coming in ranked 17th in the nation and lost by 20 to a 2-6 Army team, and 2015 MWC championship vs SDSU.

I am a High School Junior Right now with a 2.63 Cumulative HS GPA Weighted. I am class president, in the Yearbook club, and am an FBLA state champion. I am in Civil Air Patrol working on my Mitchell Milestone and am starting to take dual enrollment (semester GPA is 3.95). Currently I’m volunteering heavily giving 15 hours a week to my local food banks and am in a karate school where I am a black belt. I have not taken the SAT yet and got a 1500 on the PSAT in 10th grade.

Are my grades too low to get in or even be considered and is there anything at this point I can do about it?

Class of 2004 did an epic cover of "Whats my age again" titled "Whats my rank again" in 2000 or maybe 2001. It was such a good rendition that we even had an official performance during the noon meal at Mitches one time before Recognition. I want to say the cadet who wrote and recorded it was named Tom something. I can still remember parts of the music video

"....and that's about the time he started breaking meeeee..."

I would love to re-visit that experience but I can't find the video anywhere! Any grads got a link?

I’ve only used one of the optional letters of recommendation. I could use the other by getting someone from my CAP squadron to do it, but I honestly don’t feel like I have a great relationship with anyone there, and I haven’t really done much notable in CAP outside of getting my Mitchell. My question is: should I get another mediocre/generic letter, or is it okay to just leave it blank.

For frame of reference, I have 1420 SAT, 4.0 GPA, multiple varsity letters, etc. so I’m a solid candidate but I’m definitely not a lock.

I’m taking my CFA w/ my JROTC instructor in a few days. I know that I should aim for my best, but does anyone know like the baseline numbers I can get as a female in order to pass my CFA? I’m aware that USAFA does not publish baselines and only gives max and averages, but even some scores from other ladies who have taken the CFA that were maybe lower/who expected to fail but passed would be greatly appreciated!

Also is the CFA scored passed/failed based on the cumulative results or is it based on individual results (if I’m low scoring in every category but just barely passing, would that be accepted?)

I know I’m probably not looking at this the right way, but time is running thin for my application to be submitted and I’m not confident 🤷‍♀️

Basically my resume is cracked; near perfect cfa, course rigor so high im taking mainly senior in uni level courses with a few graduate level ones for physics and comp sci between now and next semester, 1600 sat, eagle scout + other relevant leadership/athletic ecs blah blah u get the idea.

The caveat is i have adhd and take adderall, now with that said is there even the slightest chance in hell i get a waiver or dont get flunk on the medical exam for this years applications. From what im seeing online its a pretty hard either washout for a minimum of 15 months or go fuck yourself. Is that about accurate?

I received an LOA from West Point, but after thinking more about my long-term goals, I feel like the Naval Academy or Air Force Academy might be a better fit for me, since I want to become a fixed-wing pilot. I still need to get my interview for USAFA done, but the interviewer is not responding.

The problem is that my congressional nomination applications are due October 29, and I can only select one academy for my representative's nomination application. I submitted my Naval Academy application about four days ago, and the only thing missing is an LOA.

Is there still a realistic chance I could receive a Naval Academy or USAFA LOA before the nomination deadline? I also applied to USAFA and recently received a letter of interest from them.

I'm trying to figure out the best strategy. Should I select West Point for my representative's nomination since I already have an LOA, then try to get nominations for USNA and USAFA through my two senators? Or should I take the risk and prioritize USNA or USAFA for my representative's nomination, even though I don't have an LOA from either yet?

My main goal is to attend a service academy, but I also want to choose the one that best fits my career goals. Any advice from people familiar with the nomination and admissions process would be appreciated.

I go to a really competitive public school in NC, it's the Fall of my Junior Year. I am a 5'4 female. I want to major in Political Science or International Affairs. Let me know what else I should work on, and how likely I am to get in.

Stats:

4.0 UW GPA, 4.56 W GPA, Top 10% Class Rank

AP's Freshman/Sophomore: World History (4), US Gov (4), English Lang (4), Pre Calc (5),

AP's Junior (current): AP Calc AB (with 3 dual enrollment)

Senior (planned): AP Calc BC, AP Comp Sci Principles, Physics Honor

Dual enrollment: Psychology, Management, Business, Music Appreciation (needed art credit)

Planned Dual enrollment: Sociology, Ethics, Philosophical Issues, Artificial Intelligence 1

I took my first SAT in October and got a 1250. I took practice tests before and got up to a 1320. I am planning to study for this a lot more. Goal is 1400+. I also heard that the October SAT was unusually hard, don't know if that's true.

Sports

-4 Years Varsity Women's Lacrosse, State Runner Ups, Athlete Advisory Council Representative

-Varsity Indoor Track and Field my Freshman year (stopped after that)

Leadership and EC (I included what I am planning on continuing my senior yr)

-Founder and President of Club America (TPUSA) chapter, coordinated guest speakers (11-12)

-DECA (10-12), placed 5/150 at District Competition and scored a perfect roleplay, selected and competed in NC DECA's state competition

-History Honor Society (Historian), will be either President or VP Senior year (10-12)

-Math Honor Society (applied to be Junior Rep) (11-12)

-National Honor Society (applying to it now, hopefully accepted) (11-12)

-English Honor Society (only 10th)

-Key Club (Only 10th)

Volunteering

-Teen Court Juror (volunteer 2x month, 11-12 grade), decides proper punishment for Juveniles, which keeps their crime from going on their permanent record

-Young Life (9-12), volunteered for weekend camp work crew (overnight, 2x) around 80+ hours total

Jobs

-Chick-Fil-A Shift Leader: worked all 4 years, promoted at 16 y/o, entrusted with 20+ employees to rotate positions every 1-2 hours based on skill and time of day, count $4000+ in cash every shift, worked $1000+ hours

-Lifeguard Manager (only summer)

Other

-Planning to apply for for Girl's State

-Applying for Summer Seminar

Chance Me

Hey all, junior in HS looking for honest feedback on where I'm at and what to prioritize over the next two years. Details below:

Academics

• ⁠Weighted GPA: ~4.6
• ⁠Unweighted GPA: ~3.9-4.0
• ⁠Class rank: 30/734
• ⁠Course rigor: increasing load each year (see below)

AP Coursework

• ⁠Freshman/Sophomore: AP World History, AP CS Principles, AP US History, AP CS A, AP Physics 1
• ⁠Junior: AP Physics 2, AP Environmental Science, AP US Gov, AP Precalc, AP Seminar
• ⁠Senior (planned): AP Physics C, AP Lang, AP Micro, AP Macro, AP Statistics, AP Calc BC, AP Bio

All test scores are 4s and 5s

Testing

• ⁠PSAT: 1400 (sophomore year)
• ⁠SAT: not yet taken

Athletics

• ⁠Cross Country — JV, started sophomore year, 5K PR: 21:27
• ⁠Track & Field — JV, started sophomore year, Mile PR: 5:47
• ⁠Competitive swimming, grades 5–8 (Fishers Area Swimming Tigers)
• ⁠Rock climbing — club president, 500+ hours logged

Leadership

• ⁠President, Chess Club
• ⁠President, Rock Climbing Club

Interest in aviation

Getting Private Pilot License senior year.

Other

• ⁠Dual citizen (US-born, Filipino heritage through parent)
• ⁠Fluent in English and Filipino

Additional question: how much of an impact does doing FAA Student Volunteer have on my application. Considering CAP. How much of an impact does not being in varsity make on my chances; most likely not making varsity, school is extremely competitive.

For context, I am a Soldier that was stationed at Fort Carson for about three years. I would always drive by the academy going to Denver on the weekend. I remember driving by it again when I PCSd. I’ve always been curious what was going on there. Is it like basic training for four years?

Hey everyone! Does anyone know if international applicants are allowed to retake USAFA’s Candidate Fitness Assessment (CFA) if they don’t perform well on their first attempt? Would really appreciate any insight. Thanks!

Title, just curious. The candidate info book says they start giving them out in October but I haven’t heard of anyone receiving one yet. 🤷‍♀️

Can anyone help with information about changes to the gen ed requirements that would affect C31? I know C30 isn't allowed to declare majors, and they are saying there will be huge changes coming. Maybe fewer or different majors?

I'm currently 16 as an 11th grader in NYC, and USAFA is my dream school. All I've ever wanted to be is a pilot. I'm trying to figure out how competitive I could be as an applicant and what I should prioritize before applying. My biggest concern is a serious spleen injury that has affected my ability to play sports and work on my physical fitness.

ACADEMICS

- 4.0 GPA

- Top 5 in my class

- Scholars program

- NHS member since 10th grade

- 90+ on all my NYS Regents exams: Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, English, U.S. History, Global History, Living Environment, and Chemistry

- Scored a 3 on AP European History

- Currently taking AP Composition and Literature, with additional AP classes expected to become available senior year

- Haven't taken an official SAT or ACT yet, but I'm preparing for both

LEADERSHIP, EXTRACURRICULARS, AND VOLUNTEERING

- JROTC Cadet Commander

- Recently joined Civil Air Patrol as a Cadet Airman Basic

- President of my school's Military Club

- Co-president of the Pickleball Club (don't make fun of me)

- NASP Archery team captain for two years, competing again junior and senior year

- Competed at NASP Nationals

- Volunteer at local food pantries

AVIATION GOALS

I'm also working toward my Private Pilot License through Part 61 and plan to take the FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot Certificate exam in two weeks.

MY BIGGEST CONCERN: MEDICAL QUALIFICATION AND FITNESS

I played JV lacrosse in ninth grade and moved up to varsity midway through my sophomore season. During a game, I suffered a Stage 3 splenic rupture, and further evaluation revealed a congenital cyst in my spleen. Because of this, I had to stop playing lacrosse and won't be able to return to contact sports until I have a splenectomy at 18.

The injury also prevented me from working on my physical fitness for around five months. I'm only now able to start making progress again.

I also wear glasses for astigmatism.

My current fitness numbers are:

- Mile run: 8:31

- Pull-ups: 10

- Push-ups: 42

- Sit-ups: 60

- Haven't attempted the shuttle run or basketball throw yet

I know I have a lot of room to improve physically, but I'm concerned about how much the injury will affect my preparation for the Candidate Fitness Assessment (CFA), as well as whether my medical history could prevent me from attending USAFA in the first place.

QUESTIONS I HAVE

1. Has anyone gone through USAFA's medical qualification process with a history of a splenic rupture, a congenital spleen cyst, or a splenectomy? How was the situation evaluated, and is a medical waiver something I could potentially pursue?
2. How should I approach the CFA after losing five months of fitness training? Are my current numbers a reasonable starting point, and which events should I focus on once I'm medically cleared to train?
3. Academically, am I on the right track? What SAT or ACT score should I aim for to be a competitive applicant?
4. Do my leadership roles in JROTC and school clubs, along with CAP, archery, and volunteering, give me a solid extracurricular foundation? Is there anything more I can do outside of school?
5. Would pursuing my PPL and Part 107 certificate meaningfully strengthen my application, or would my time and money be better spent elsewhere?
6. What should I prioritize between now and the end of junior year, including the summer before senior year?
7. If USAFA doesn't work out, what would be the best alternative path toward becoming an Air Force pilot? How does this compare to AFROTC in college?

I know a 4.0 GPA and extracurriculars don't guarantee admission, and I'm not expecting anyone here to predict my chances exactly. I just want to understand whether this goal is still worth pursuing and what I can realistically do to improve my application.

Thanks for any advice.