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I would skip any SAT specific subject tests until he can get all his SAT reasoning scores higher. Below are the median SAT and ACT AFROTC scores. The SAT score reflects math the verbal composite only (the writing score is omitted). Your son's 610 in math and 570 in verbal is an 1180 which is 10 points higher than the median score but 80 points lower than the average score (the really high scorers raise the average away from the median in this pool of scores). I would encourage him to consider afrotc as his match program and the usafa as his reach school. He can continue to pursue admission to the usafa but he should spend a lot of time researching universities with afrotc programs and pick some to visit personally and arrange to meet the afrotc staff. If he is able to get into the USAFA great but he should feel he can accomplish his goal of becoming an officer no matter what decision the admissions and nomination committees make. I would also prep for the ACT test and see how that goes. Good luck to your son!March SAT results are in... not what DS was expecting... His high scores between Jan and March are Reading 570 Math 610 Writing 570. He was enrolled in one of the top SAT Prep classes in our area... He doesn't know what happened.
DS has Plan B ROTC colleges, but is determined to keep on fighting for Service Academy appointment. GPA 3.75. Resume looks incredible in the EC and Leadership areas.... He was just counting on these SAT scores to go up. Advice? Take more of the SATs and forego the subject test opportunities? How many times becomes TOO much with a red flag going up?
AFROTC scholarship recipients for 2010:
Mid-Range Applicant Scores* Mid-Range Eligibility Scores** Average Scores of Recipients†
Class Rank Top 25% Class Rank Top 19% Class Rank Top 12%
GPA 3.46 GPA 3.59 GPA 3.77
SAT 1170†† SAT 1260†† SAT 1260††
ACT 27 ACT 27 ACT 27
* Average scores of the middle half of AFROTC applicants for 2010
** Average scores of the middle half of AFROTC eligible candidates for 2010
† Average scores all AFROTC scholarship recipients for 2010
†† Math and Verbal portion only
To be eligible for scholarship consideration, you must have an SAT composite of 1100 (Math and Verbal portion only) or ACT composite of 24, attain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher and have a class ranking in the top 40%. The majority of scholarship recipients have also completed some advanced placement and honors courses.