CFA Score

Oops, I just looked and didn't see it in this thread. Must be another recent thread . Sorry.
 
Thanks for the advice Padre101 - we were hesitant to contact (bother) his RC with this, because none of his squad mates received theirs either! But I will have my son take your advice.
 
Padre101 said:
During the SLE Parents Briefing, the Admissions Officer made it very clear that (1) the CFA is 10% of the WCS and (2) a passing score is a passing score. So a "competitive score" is passing, which your DS did. He clearly stated that if you passed, you don't have to take it again.

You won't get more points on your WCS if you get better a CFA score. You're better off spending your time and efforts improving your grades or your standardized test score which will have a bigger impact on your WCS.
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Does this go for usna too? I am attending summer seminar next week and I have worked myself up to try to max everything out.
 
I passed with a 460. My scores in everything were great except the run. To me it looks like the run is pretty heavily weighted. I ran a 7:31 (I'm 6'3" 230lbs). I maxed push-ups, 77 sit-ups, 59 ft bball throw, 9.3 shuttle, and 12 pull-ups.
 
tommyboy44 said:
Does this go for usna too? I am attending summer seminar next week and I have worked myself up to try to max everything out.
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I cannot confirm that USNA has the same scoring scheme. Whatever the case, do your best at NASS!

Here's a tip. My DS said that the pullup bar at USNA was very thick. About the diameter of a Coke bottle. He was used to narrower pullup bars. It caught him by surprise.
 
Padre101 said:
I cannot confirm that USNA has the same scoring scheme. Whatever the case, do your best at NASS!

Here's a tip. My DS said that the pullup bar at USNA was very thick. About the diameter of a Coke bottle. He was used to narrower pullup bars. It caught him by surprise.
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That is odd, I am used to a very thin bar as well. Hopefully it won't throw me off too much.
 
Padre101 said:
I cannot confirm that USNA has the same scoring scheme. Whatever the case, do your best at NASS!

Here's a tip. My DS said that the pullup bar at USNA was very thick. About the diameter of a Coke bottle. He was used to narrower pullup bars. It caught him by surprise.
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Hey can you ask your son if there was any kind of padding on the bar or if it was just straight metal?
 
They use tape on the bars but it is very torn up. The bars aren't as thick as a coke bottle it is a standard pull-up bar on a rack
 
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you can judge for yourself.
 
tommyboy44 said:
Does this go for usna too? I am attending summer seminar next week and I have worked myself up to try to max everything out.
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I guarantee you, at each of the accademys, all "passing" CFA scores are not equal. The better you do, the higher your CFA score is, and thus, the higher your whole candidate score will be. A better cfa score will increase your chances at admission to any and all of the accademys. This was made very clear to my son, while I was present, by admissions people from both USMA and USNA.

And there certainly is plenty enough time to work on both the academic portion and the CFA, as well as everything else you will need to do. Work hard on all of it, and get yourself an appointment. Have a vision quest.
 
My DS attended SLE and would like to send his CFA scores to the other service academies. What is the best way to do so? Is it as a simple as an email, or is a phone call better?
 
I am not saying this from experience, as my son didn't attend SLE at any of the academies, but my recollection last year was that many kids had trouble getting their CFA scores from SLE transfered to other academies. My suspicion is that ultimately they got transferred, and the candidates got credit for their scores, but I just remember some complaints. However, this is true with many components of the academy portals getting updated. Just stay on it with admissions people.
 
They just need to send the request to their RC/technician and they will forward it. That doesn't mean that it will be processed on the other end quickly though.
 
tommyboy44 said:
Does this go for usna too? I am attending summer seminar next week and I have worked myself up to try to max everything out.
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USNA doesn't release its WCS score. They also don't post the minimums to pass the CFA (none of the SAs do). As always, give it 100%.
 
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