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Because my brother attended West Point, I am fairly aware of the military loans that was offered to him. I believe it was a very good deal - about 30 grand with a VERY low interest rate, maybe around 1% and that a portion of that sum would be subtracted from his monthly wages. It is called a...

I am interested in USAFA and USCGA; however, I read on a pamphlet to USCGA that the percentage of their graduates that serve longer than the required 5 years is very high (I believe around 80-90%). I believe that the pamphlet said it was due to their enjoyment in their careers. I wonder if...

I recently got a nomination from my district congressman and was wondering if this will appear on my application. I'm concerned if I need to call in to my USAFA counselor to update this just to make sure. In addition, when I received the mail informing me about my nomination, it said that...

Finally, I received a nomination from my congressional district, Ed Royce! Woo Hoo! However, I do want to inform you what is the letter. It says that because I received a nomination to USAFA, the Academy will bring each applicant before a Board for approval. Once the Appointment has been...

I've completed my application for USAFA and requested that CollegeBoard to send in all of my SAT scores. My counselor sent in my transcripts and what my SAT scores were before I took my October SAT test and those scores were the ones that showed up on my online application. However, I know that...

Hello, I have a few questions about the Coast Guard Admissions. I'm a little confused if I should apply early action or regular admissions because I've been reading forums stating that early action this year is going to be different. Instead of accepting and deferring applicants, USCGA will...

Special Note: USAFA Admissions is changing this process to address email communication problems. Rather than entering email addresses for your teachers, USAFA will require you to supply the teachers' names. You will then be able to print invitation letters (directly from this website) and will...

I'm a little bit confused about the qualifications for minorities. I'm Asian-American and I've read on the previous forums that Asian-Americans qualify for this, but I've also read that they don't qualify. Does anybody know the answer for this? So because I'm Asian-American, should I contact...

I've been pretty anxious for the USCGA's application to open. It said that it would open in September and I guess I'm just being really impatient. Does anybody know when it would be open to apply? I'm working on my USAFA and West Point application but would really like to ask my teachers and...

Hello, my name is Connie Chung and I'm from Los Alamitos, California. I'm very interested in USAFA and have attended the Summer Seminar in June. That program has inspired me more to become a USAFA Cadet :) I'm also interested in West Point and Coast Guard Academy. Although USAFA is my #1 choice...