Class of 2025 composition

I believe we had like 9-10 reapplicants on our appointment list that said accepted and that is usually only about 10% of overall population so something is wrong with those figures
 
I wonder if some of the prep school and or Falcon Foundation candidates put reapplication on the list
 
Looked at the article. It provides the number of men and women in the class twice. The number of men is not set forth as a consistent number. First, it says there are 768 men and then later it says there are 788 men. Only 3 reapplicants? Hard to believe. Further, can there really be fewer than 1,100 US members of the class. Seems too small? I'm not going to trust this article just yet.
 
dadof2026hopefull said:
Is that GPA considered weighted or unweighted?
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Unweighted - they have to normalize the grades to evaluate across different schools and school districts.

You can see how it is represented in the prior year official class profile - always contains more detail than the press release that summarizes these data points. CLASS OF 2024 details -

*Shows 4.0 scale
*Contains Standardized Test Mid and Mean
 
All 180 USAFA Prep school appointees are re-applicants as well as all the Falcon scholars. This was my DS' third time (FFS, attended NWP) applying so that "reapplicant" label has to be reporting something different than what it sounds like. This year's appointment thread clearly shows more than 3 reapplicants.
 
Dad_2024 said:
All 180 USAFA Prep school appointees are re-applicants as well as all the Falcon scholars. This was my DS' third time (FFS, attended NWP) applying so that "reapplicant" label has to be reporting something different than what it sounds like. This year's appointment thread clearly shows more than 3 reapplicants.
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Not necessarily. Enlisted can choose to apply to the prep school alone. They would apply to USAFA for the first time the following year.

But yes, there seems to be a difference in definitions. That doesn't surprise me because @Insider at one point clarified that admissions has a different definition for "direct appointment" than is used on this forum. (see posts below)

Waiting Game

I just got a phone call from a DC suburb (never happens). Could be a scam, I wish it went through (in our apartment the first call to my cell always drops...) My mind is racing. Did you try calling them back?
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Insider said:
Yes. At USAFA we refer to appointments directly into USAFA as "direct appointments". That includes all of the incoming class, including those already in college, at a prep school, or currently serving in the military.
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Waiting Game

If the big batch of appointments is supposedly coming out next week and I am still waiting for a waiver by then should I move to plan B? I’m in the same situation as you. It’s not over until you receive the TWE. I emailed admissions about a month ago, they said a waiver can be requested at any...
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Yes, we do use it differently than it is understood on this forum. USAFA has a target number to fill each class. In general we are not particularly concerned if they are straight out of HS (so long as they meet the Title X age requirement). USAFA has different processing requirements for those attending college (specifically we need to see college transcripts). When making selection decisions, however, we are interested in the best candidates in the particular nomination slate (regardless of HS graduation year).

USAFA PS applicants and FF scholars are considered differently (obviously).
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Perhaps 're-applicant' is referring to people who were previously enrolled and are re-entering? Possibly for a medical or other reason (LDS mission, etc.) Maybe @Insider can clarify.
 
AFrpaso said:
Not necessarily. Enlisted can choose to apply to the prep school alone. They would apply to USAFA for the first time the following year.
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Thanks @AFrpaso, it's good to learn something new every day. Looks like the option to apply directly to USAFAPS is only available to enlisted.

https://www.usafa.edu/prep-school/

Third paragraph starts with "There is no independent application process for the Preparatory School unless you are enlisted."

So, not all 180 from USAFAPS are reapplicants, and the article doesn't provide numbers on prior enlisted, but I would dare say a significant majority are reapplicants based on a common understanding. Two years ago, DS and I attended the long tour at USAFA, during the presentation in the auditorium, a statistic of "approximately 25-30 percent are reapplicants" was presented as typical for each incoming class of cadets.

Admissions clearly has a different definition of reapplicant than the common meaning.

He's at Jack's this week, and we'll be walking "alongside" him in the virtual march back with some family and friends tomorrow.

Virtual March Back 2021 | US Air Force Academy AOG & Foundation

Serving the Long Blue Line - Alumni Association for the U.S. Air Force Academy
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dddad said:
Looked at the article. It provides the number of men and women in the class twice. The number of men is not set forth as a consistent number. First, it says there are 768 men and then later it says there are 788 men. Only 3 reapplicants? Hard to believe. Further, can there really be fewer than 1,100 US members of the class. Seems too small? I'm not going to trust this article just yet.
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If you add the number of men (788) to the number of women (325), we get the1113 total. I suspect the 768 was a typo and overlooked during any proofreading or editing.
As for the 1100 seeming low, here are the numbers over the past several years (includes international students, though):
Class of 2017 = 1190
Class of 2018 = 1206
Class of 2019 = 1238
Class of 2020 = 1168
Class of 2021 = 1216
Class of 2022 = 1182
Class of 2023 = 1147
Class of 2024 = 1164

So, although a bit lower than previous years, not necessarily out of line.
Also, remember the incoming class numbers are dictated by total allowed for all four classes, which I believe is 4400 at this time.
 
USAFA was targeting 1115 (-50 from the previous year) for this year's class so if they got 1113, they got about what they wanted.
 
Despite what is stated on the web page listed above, there is no application to the USAFA PS. The only way you can be offered a PS appointment is by applying directly to USAFA.

When someone applies under the LEAD program (enlisted airman) they are applying to USAFA. If they are fully qualified for direct entry (and are selected) they are offered an appointment straight into USAFA (not the PS). Most of the applicants are not qualified for direct entry, however, and hence most are offered PS appointments (if selected).

- Insider
 
Insider said:
Despite what is stated on the web page listed above, there is no application to the USAFA PS. The only way you can be offered a PS appointment is by applying directly to USAFA.

When someone applies under the LEAD program (enlisted airman) they are applying to USAFA. If they are fully qualified for direct entry (and are selected) they are offered an appointment straight into USAFA (not the PS). Most of the applicants are not qualified for direct entry, however, and hence most are offered PS appointments (if selected).

- Insider
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Interesting. So the section on the AF Form 1786 where the LEAD applicant can choose to be considered for only the Prep School doesn't really mean anything?
 
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