HAHA the question of who Steve is!
KveTina:
No, i meant that i didnt want to lose a year by NOT going to the prep school. I didnt want to NOT get an appointment then do something else, because i would very much enjoy enhancing my academics- i find it very productive, and i would probably learn a lot more at the prep school than i am now with teachers at my high school.
HAHA i like your perspective on a year. Im just the kind of person that gets that anxiety if im not doing something you know? But i understand where you are coming from.
flieger83
And thank you for the info Steve! Sorry, i mistook you for an officer i know named Steve. Anyway, i checked in with my liaison officer and he actually wasnt entirely sure what it was. He'll be getting back to me though- good guy. So i am intrigued by this, now that i am a candidate without a nomination I'm assigned an ALO? Wouldnt my ALO be Major Dunckels? Or is this different. In any case, i will convey to him how hell-bent i am on getting in. I just tell him that I am VERY interested in the Falcon Foundation, Getty, or USAFA PS and he writes that in his comments?
Im not doing it just for the sake of it- i did a little research and actually am interested. I just need to somehow let the USAF know.
Well, thank you once again Steve, i appreciate all this invaluable insight. I dont know where i would have looked to get this kind of information!
This forum is genius!
To further clarify...
IF you are listed on Major Dunkel's "candidate listing" as an official candidate, then he should have done a form 4060 on you. If you're NOT on his listing, then the AFA hasn't made you an "unofficial" candidate. That's something he has NO say on: the folks in CO do that.
IF they have done that, then he can definitely put in his write up that you're interested in the PS, FF, etc. Again, that's ONLY if you're officially a candidate.
If you're not, then this is something you'd have to let the counselor at USAFA know. You can also ask the counselor's about the "Falcon Foundation" but here I'll tell you straight out: the AFA picks those people based upon how high they were in the competition for appointment and what they (AFA) see as the potential to complete the program at whatever PS they send you to, and to obtain an appointment.
I'm a "typical" example. All those many years ago, I was "THE" guy...3 sports, 9 letters, CAP cadet Lt Col, numerous national awards there, NHS, after school job, etc...etc...etc. In short: I had the complete killer resume.
Except for that 550V 560M SAT score.
At the end of the day, I was "rejected" by all the SA's. USMA offered me an appointment to their PS and USAFA told me about Northwestern Prep and the Falcon Foundation. This came out of the blue; I'd never heard of it before. I was later told I was selected because I had the complete package EXCEPT for the SAT and that their history of PS students showed a good increase in the SAT/ACT scores and they "assumed" I'd get up to the appointment range.
Long story short: I turned down my 4 year AF ROTC scholarship (with a pilot slot, back then they guaranteed that provided you were PQ) and went to NWPS.
My SAT's went up to the mid 700s and I received appointments to USMA, USNA, USAFA.
Yes it took me an extra year, yes that's a hard choice to make, and it's not much fun. BUT...I eventually got that which I was seeking!
Steve
USAFA ALO
USAFA '83