CFA Score

DS passed with no at risk areas.
54.5
10
9.3
95
64
5:55
That gave him a 602.

NASS was better in all areas but not by big margins.
59
11
9.1
95
75
5:53

He is a two sport athlete, and has leadership but his real strength is academics.
 
Sam2018 said:
DS passed with no at risk areas.
54.5
10
9.3
95
64
5:55
That gave him a 602.

NASS was better in all areas but not by big margins.
59
11
9.1
95
75
5:53

He is a two sport athlete, and has leadership but his real strength is academics.
Click to expand...

I would definitely have your DS have USNA send his NASS CFA to USMA. He maxed the pushups which is key for the USMA. His NASS CFA score would be a perfect 300 on the Army APFT.
 
Padre101 said:
I would definitely have your DS have USNA send his NASS CFA to USMA. He maxed the pushups which is key for the USMA. His NASS CFA score would be a perfect 300 on the Army APFT.
Click to expand...

Thanks for the info! He is planning on it once he is home during the week...lol. Next week is Boys State, then USAFA. I miss him :)
 
According to all of the admissions people (three different RC's) who I talked to last year, the CFA is not a pass-fail test. A good score can help and an average passing score can hold a candidate back; particularly when compared to another candidate or candidates vying to win the same MOC slot who have very good scores.

Winning a spot at West Point is a very competitive process. And you never really know who the competition is in your district, or exactly what their numbers are. Therefore, it is important that in every area to work and grind out the absolute best effort possible, and leave no stone unturned. Those are the kids that get spots. The CFA is one area where you can improve by hard effort alone.

The last thing a kid wants is to be wondering if a little better CFA score would have been the difference when they are looking at a denial letter. And it might be the difference.

Life is about choices. Just saying.
 
brovol said:
According to all of the admissions people (three different RC's) who I talked to last year, the CFA is not a pass-fail test. A good score can help and an average passing score can hold a candidate back; particularly when compared to another candidate or candidates vying to win the same MOC slot who have very good scores.

Winning a spot at West Point is a very competitive process. And you never really know who the competition is in your district, or exactly what their numbers are. Therefore, it is important that in every area to work and grind out the absolute best effort possible, and leave no stone unturned. Those are the kids that get spots. The CFA is one area where you can improve by hard effort alone.

The last thing a kid wants is to be wondering if a little better CFA score would have been the difference when they are looking at a denial letter. And it might be the difference.

Life is about choices. Just saying.
Click to expand...

@brovol, I don't doubt what you heard. That is what I believed before I attended the SLE Parents Briefing. But the Admissions Officer, CPT Paul Bryant, said what he said. His bottomline is: your time and energy are better spent on improving your Standardized Test scores and your Class Rank which have a greater impact on your WCS.
 
Sam2018 said:
Thanks for the info! He is planning on it once he is home during the week...lol. Next week is Boys State, then USAFA. I miss him :)
Click to expand...

Our DSs seem to have similar schedules. Mine has USAFA Summer Seminar next, Boys State then and USCGA AIM then. We told him that this summer will give him a good taste of what to expect at a SA and he will know if he really wants to commit to the rigorous life.
 
Padre101 said:
Our DSs seem to have similar schedules. Mine has USAFA Summer Seminar next, Boys State then and USCGA AIM then. We told him that this summer will give him a good taste of what to expect at a SA and he will know if he really wants to commit to the rigorous life.
Click to expand...

They do. DS was accepted to AIM as well but decided against attending. He needs to be home some this summer to practice his sport and work and of course write essays etc :)
 
Sam2018 said:
They do. DS was accepted to AIM as well but decided against attending. He needs to be home some this summer to practice his sport and work and of course write essays etc :)
Click to expand...
Understood, AIM may be my DS's "Bridge Too Far." We will see. Best wishes to your DS.
 
Padre101 said:
Understood, AIM may be my DS's "Bridge Too Far." We will see. Best wishes to your DS
Click to expand...
To yours as well. It was a tough call for DS. He hated to decline really but he liked the idea of giving the space to somebody on the wait list.
 
DS received CFA scores email that show "NO RISK". Does this mean he passed ?
 
Yes. No risk means passing. My DD received the same email, but she wants to take it again as the score was in the mid 500 range.
 
jage3 said:
Yes. No risk means passing. My DD received the same email, but she wants to take it again as the score was in the mid 500 range.
Click to expand...
Cool. DS will have another shot at NASS to improve his scores later this month.
 
DS received a 624 on his CFA last week at SLE. How does this correlate to the score for the WCS?
 
bennington1 said:
DS received a 624 on his CFA last week at SLE. How does this correlate to the score for the WCS?
Click to expand...
The CFA counts for 10% of the overall candidate score. I do not know how much of that 10% a 624 will get your son.

My son is entering the 2020 class. I must admit that I don't recall usma giving him a specific point total on his portal or anywhere else, as it appears it is doing this year. I don't remember others on this forum reporting this type of score either. Instead, candidates and parents were giving the totals for each event. I am curious where this score is located on the portal.
 
From looking at the Rand Report it seems the max is 800 points and anything above 650 kind of gives you bonus points in that it maxes the athletic portion of the EC section.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top