I feel for the OP reading these stats because all of the sudden reality probably kicked in very hard, that the mins required to compete are nowhere near the scores for those that are getting at least a 3 yr scholarship.
A 25 is an 1150 on the SAT chart. A 29 is 1300. As I stated before AFROTC does not superscore, this is a huge jump for a sitting. It is achievable, and most likely the way to achieve it is to take each test over and over again. Yes, you are teaching yourself the test.
You have a lot of time and a lot of test opportunities. Mar., Apr., May, and June before any board meets. Sept and Oct. in the fall before it becomes the full on award boards. That is 6 ACT tests, and 6 SATs.
It comes down to finance and how many weekends you want to spend from 8 am to 12 taking a test. I will say this, if you can afford to take all of them, but opt not to because you would rather be in bed that Sat. a.m., than re-think the military life. We all get, financially, 100 bucks+ a month might not be doable, especially come Sep/Oct when you are also paying for college applications at 50-75-100 bucks a pop. Two different things.
AF/NROTC will go Active Duty for 4 yrs. at least. It is 24/7/365 days a yr. for those 4 yrs.
There is also a bigger reason why to do this from an AFROTC perspective.
As a sophomore (C200), you will meet a board for summer field training (SFT aka EA). Part of the scoring is your SAT/ACT score. Scholarship recipients are not known by the board...it is all numbers. Traditionally 55-60% will go. If you aren't selected AFROTC will most likely dis-enroll you. No commissioning.
Do the math, you get no scholarship from any of them, but decide to go AFROTC. Your best sitting is 27. Scholarship cadets have on avg 29. Approximately 1000 scholarships are awarded per yr. 2200 are selected for SFT. Assuming they have the same cgpa as you, those 1000 will get it, leaving 1200 slots nationally from a pool of 3000. 4000 total - 1000 (scholarship because they have the highest SAT/ACT) = 3000.
Again scholarship is not a player, but that SAT/ACT score is. This score will stay on your file.
Finally, scholarship is gravy. We all understand if there is a financial need to go this route, but honestly the price you pay is too high to take this route because 1 branch offers a scholarship over another. Take a loan if you are doing this for paying to attend Duke instead of your IS college. Life is priceless...college is not...there is an actual price associated with it.
They are called sister services...not identical triplet services. They are a family, but like your siblings they are unique, each with different needs and wants.
The AF is known to be the corporate branch. 8-4 if you're not flying....as soon as a runway is built, they build the golf course! Bad TDY is staying at a Motel 6. They also can be landlocked in places like MINOT, ND...why not Minot? Freezin is the reason!
A total different life than the Army. If you want to not go AD, but Reserves or Guard, AF and Navy are not a life for you. See above.
If living in a tent is not for you the Army is not for you. If you can't imagine not seeing land for days/weeks/months...Navy isn't for you.
4 yrs of your life after graduation/commissioning is meeting their needs, not yours. Unlike college where you choose where you will live for 4 yrs., and it is 30 weeks a yr (15 weeks per semester), 20 hrs in class,weekends off; this will be 4 yrs. of living where they say, working when they say, and asking approval to go on vacation.
If you want to fly, it is also a factor. Want rotor AF is not the way to go because it is limited, just like if you want fixed Army is not the way either.
Take this time now and investigate each branch. Visit every college and det. Study the SAT/ACT, but IMPO it is time to narrow down to what life you want to live once you raise your right hand and take the oath of an officer in the military.
You can dis-enroll ROTC, transfer out of a college, you can change your majors once there after a yr or two. You can't go to your AD commander 18 months in and say, I want to resign, move (PCS) or change my career field, this place/job isn't working for me.