From the size of this list it appears that currently many plan on re-applying next year.
The thing to realize is to be open minded when you get to your college. It is very important to be honest with the incoming det of your intentions. You don't want to side swipe the commander 2 weeks before the packet is due that you are opting this route. You also want to inform them since as C100's (AFROTC C100=C4C AFA) your face is new, and you want the command to connect it with your name. Nothing will hurt you more than a CoC turning to a flight commander and asking who is this cadet? FCC replies, nice enough kid, but I don't have a feeling about them positive or negative.
Informing them early will allow them time to give you a stronger rec. It can also cut in the negative way if you do stupid things, like being late for PT, or asking if PT is voluntary.
It is also important to use this time to get ready for the AFA. Take the most difficult classes, and be very active in the det. The more you do the more you will be able to transition easier into AFA life. Taking 15 credits and playing X box when not at class, is going to make it harder for you next yr when free time is very limited.
By also taking harder courses you will academically transition easier because the AFA is known as the little engineering school in the Rockies. You will not feel as pressured academically since it may be more of a repeat yr for you than the traditional hs student...again why the AFA likes 2nd timers. They feel more comfortable that the candidate has already proven they can transition from hs to college just fine.
Good luck. Just remember what your goal is for next yr, and plot accordingly. I understand many of you need decompression time from a yr of living this journey, take that time, just don't take too long. This summer will be busy, and come Sept., it isn't going to be less hectic. Get your paperwork started during the summer.
It will be harder to write essays to all of your MOCs, and adjust to freshman yr., especially if you take 18+ credits. For most colleges mid-terms will be exactly at the same point as the drop dead date for the MOC apps.
I think many kids who are academically gifted like the majority of candidates, do not understand college is not like hs. Profs will see you as adults, get the material, don't get it, we aren't slowing down the class, hard to slow down a class for an Econ 101 kid when they have 200 people in the class. The hardest thing for these kids are this is the 1st time where they academically have to fight for their grades, and that plays on them emotionally. I highlight doubt there is one parent of a college kid who never got a call from their child freaking out over a course and their current grade in that class. I also highly doubt that any of those kids believed they would be one of those kids.
That is just part of college and a part to be prepared for when you enter. Also remember the other part is social. The whole dorm mate and no parent to scream at you it is midnight go to bed is also an adjustment issue.
