I apologize if I posted this in the wrong section, everything is kind of connected in a way. A lot of this will also be hypothetical situations so that I know what to do in the future.
I also apologize for the fact that it's so long, only some of it is word vomit, I promise. From reading other threads and seeing questions posed to the OP, I decided to answer those questions prematurely so I can have my questions answered more efficiently.
Today while talking to an Air Force recruiter about reapplying, he informed me that, "You have already missed the deadline for the academy. You have to submit by December of your junior year." I checked a thread about reapplying which said it was possible to do so and I was wondering if someone could clarify if it is possible to reapply for me?
Everything below is assuming that the above answer is a yes, so that I can get any questions I have out of the way without making several posts.
I applied to the AFA for the class of 2017, but I caught a snag at the medical area concerning my skin and do not think my waiver will go through in time/get approved. While filling out my application I decided that more is better, which was probably bad, because DoDMERB is now under the impression that I have a skin allergy to the sun.
In the event that I am reinstated as medically qualified, but for whatever reason am not competitive enough or the waiver does not come through in time, if I reapply, will I need to restate my medical issues as before and go through the waiver process again, or will they be able to pull this information from my last application?
I am also between going to community college and a university. Will the academy have a preference between the two? My issue is that if I attend a university, I don't want to be $40k in debt if I get accepted to the academy, while at the CC I have two years of tuition free.
Lastly, how do I keep competitive in college? As for sports, I was only in a sport one year during high school and don't exactly qualify for college level athletics.
The Specs:
ACT English: 25
ACT Math: 24
ACT Reading: 31
ACT SR: 27
GPA:4.06
My school does not rank, but I am in the top 5% of 268 students.
I could not figure out a neat way to configure the classes I have taken so I did it by core subjects.
Classes: (Name)(Grade level) *Denotes college level and/or 5.0
English: Honors English 1(9), Honors English 2(10), Adv Comp & Lit(11)*, AP Lit/English (12)*
I paid for my English classes as a college credit so that I will not have to retake them in college. Will it look bad if I am taking no English in college, or will the academy understand that I already have the hours?
Math: Algebra 1(8), Geometry(9), Algebra 2/Trig(10), Pre-Calculus(11), Calculus(12)*
The Algebra 1 class was offered as an accelerated math class at the junior high I attended and counted as a high school credit, which is why I listed it.
Science: Honors Physical Science(9), Biology(10), Chemistry(10), Anatomy(11)*, AP Chemistry 2(12)*, Physics(12), Geology (12)
Science is my favorite subject, which is why I took 3 science classes my senior year as opposed to art classes. My 10th grade year, I was able to take double up and take Chemistry early because of my placement and grade in the Honors Physical Science class. Also, my 11th grade year myself and two other friends were the first juniors to skip Biology 2 and go directly into Anatomy, what used to be a class only for seniors.
As for history and foreign language, my school does not offer accelerated history classes for free, so I only took the minimum required. My school also only offers 2 years of any foreign language class. Between French and Spanish, I decided to take Spanish.
Student Council: 4 years (treasurer 1 year, secretary 1 year)
National Honor Society: 3 years
Spanish Club: 3 years
Teens For Christ: 1 year
Soccer: 1 year
Gay Straight Alliance: 1 year. I went to meetings on and off a few years but have only been committed to meetings for 1.
Employment: I had an internship from May-August of 2012 which later turned into a job for the same establishment. The job is weekends only from August-October, and then any day during the summer season.
Physical:
Basketball throw: 31 feet
Pull ups: 7
Shuttle Run: 9.3
Situps: 73
Pushups: 50
Mile: 11:32
I maxed out on my pull ups and pushups, I just wish I could say the same for the other categories. It's definitely apparent to me that I need to work on my mile, but in my terrible defense, I can run a mile in under 9 minutes when I'm not tested before hand.
Thanks in advance for reading all of this and replying.
Jessica
I also apologize for the fact that it's so long, only some of it is word vomit, I promise. From reading other threads and seeing questions posed to the OP, I decided to answer those questions prematurely so I can have my questions answered more efficiently.
Today while talking to an Air Force recruiter about reapplying, he informed me that, "You have already missed the deadline for the academy. You have to submit by December of your junior year." I checked a thread about reapplying which said it was possible to do so and I was wondering if someone could clarify if it is possible to reapply for me?
Everything below is assuming that the above answer is a yes, so that I can get any questions I have out of the way without making several posts.
I applied to the AFA for the class of 2017, but I caught a snag at the medical area concerning my skin and do not think my waiver will go through in time/get approved. While filling out my application I decided that more is better, which was probably bad, because DoDMERB is now under the impression that I have a skin allergy to the sun.
In the event that I am reinstated as medically qualified, but for whatever reason am not competitive enough or the waiver does not come through in time, if I reapply, will I need to restate my medical issues as before and go through the waiver process again, or will they be able to pull this information from my last application?
I am also between going to community college and a university. Will the academy have a preference between the two? My issue is that if I attend a university, I don't want to be $40k in debt if I get accepted to the academy, while at the CC I have two years of tuition free.
Lastly, how do I keep competitive in college? As for sports, I was only in a sport one year during high school and don't exactly qualify for college level athletics.
The Specs:
ACT English: 25
ACT Math: 24
ACT Reading: 31
ACT SR: 27
GPA:4.06
My school does not rank, but I am in the top 5% of 268 students.
I could not figure out a neat way to configure the classes I have taken so I did it by core subjects.
Classes: (Name)(Grade level) *Denotes college level and/or 5.0
English: Honors English 1(9), Honors English 2(10), Adv Comp & Lit(11)*, AP Lit/English (12)*
I paid for my English classes as a college credit so that I will not have to retake them in college. Will it look bad if I am taking no English in college, or will the academy understand that I already have the hours?
Math: Algebra 1(8), Geometry(9), Algebra 2/Trig(10), Pre-Calculus(11), Calculus(12)*
The Algebra 1 class was offered as an accelerated math class at the junior high I attended and counted as a high school credit, which is why I listed it.
Science: Honors Physical Science(9), Biology(10), Chemistry(10), Anatomy(11)*, AP Chemistry 2(12)*, Physics(12), Geology (12)
Science is my favorite subject, which is why I took 3 science classes my senior year as opposed to art classes. My 10th grade year, I was able to take double up and take Chemistry early because of my placement and grade in the Honors Physical Science class. Also, my 11th grade year myself and two other friends were the first juniors to skip Biology 2 and go directly into Anatomy, what used to be a class only for seniors.
As for history and foreign language, my school does not offer accelerated history classes for free, so I only took the minimum required. My school also only offers 2 years of any foreign language class. Between French and Spanish, I decided to take Spanish.
Student Council: 4 years (treasurer 1 year, secretary 1 year)
National Honor Society: 3 years
Spanish Club: 3 years
Teens For Christ: 1 year
Soccer: 1 year
Gay Straight Alliance: 1 year. I went to meetings on and off a few years but have only been committed to meetings for 1.
Employment: I had an internship from May-August of 2012 which later turned into a job for the same establishment. The job is weekends only from August-October, and then any day during the summer season.
Physical:
Basketball throw: 31 feet
Pull ups: 7
Shuttle Run: 9.3
Situps: 73
Pushups: 50
Mile: 11:32
I maxed out on my pull ups and pushups, I just wish I could say the same for the other categories. It's definitely apparent to me that I need to work on my mile, but in my terrible defense, I can run a mile in under 9 minutes when I'm not tested before hand.
Thanks in advance for reading all of this and replying.
Jessica
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