My DD accepted her FF after much disappointment that she did not receive a direct appointment, and I think it was the best thing that happened to her! She went to NWP for a semester, and second semeseter got to "adult" on her own in an apartment while going to community college to finish out the school year. She was more more mentally and emotionally with this route. There are a lot of FFs, prep kids, and prior enlisted along with the direct appointments so non-directs are more common than you think.
