Wait. I went to USAFA SS and NASS, skipped over SLS due to school schedule. Between that time I started my in=depth research about all the military branches, and signed up for an army sports camp to see USMA. I talked to cadets all 3 academies I visited about the focus of their academies' educations and what they knew about their military branch in general. In August, my first choice became USMA. Don't make your choice now. Explore your options, and then send it in. There's no advantage to sending the form in in April compared to July.