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It is great news that the FFR has been connecting with you. I tell my students to keep the FFR abreast of all of their news, so I just recommend to keep making progress and advise the FFR accordingly. Clearly, you have more to do over the summer, but be sure to let the FFR know how SLE goes...

Yes, @momofnavygirl makes a great point. Many students, including mine, use SLE or NASS CFA scores with the other service academies. As noted, you will have to coordinate with the admissions team at each school and request that your CFA results be sent from the source SA to the correct...

In the 'recent past, none of my AFASS students have run the CFA. As @MidCakePa noted, the 'air is rare' at 7258 feet so it is simply unfair to most students who attend the seminar.

As noted by all of the SAs, the programs are small. I remind my students that the vast majority of cadets and mids today did not attend a summer seminar as high school juniors. The good news is that students have initiated their applications to the different service academies. By the way, there...

I advise my students to complete the recruiting form on the USCGASports.com website. Your junior may also desire to reach out directly the coaching staff.

My students who applied for Summer Seminar received a confirmation email (as I recall). As you know, that application also serves as the PCQ. But I have not had any students use the PCQ this year, as they all applied to NASS. I suggest checking your spam as the emails may end-up in that...

He will be "qualified" as a candidate, and Admissions will notify him of the ability to open the application (CIS) when it is available. Timing should be early summer (as I recall), but truly only USNA Admissions 'knows.' I hope that helps.

A candidate can overcome the disadvantage of not playing a school sport and earning a varsity letter. However, you still must strive to be an athlete. For students of mine in your situation, I encourage them to join some sports clubs, such as Ultimate Frisbee or similar. You might participate in...

It is a good sign that they (the RC and Admissions) reached out to you. You should hear some news over the next number of weeks. Best of luck!

@USMCfam is right-on the mark. Hopefully, you bounce back from these terrible circumstances, and with your success, you can explain the reason for some down time through all aspects of the application process. I tell my students to emphasize the positive aspects of their 'recovery,' and...

Here is the version from last year on the AFA website. I imagine it is 90%+ accurate for this year's version, which will be available in due time. This version (dated 10 May 2023) will answer lots of questions for you . . . https://www.usafa.edu/prep-school/prep-school-in-processing/

Northwest Preparatory School located in California -- www.northwesternprep.com

I think the list is endless. I tell my students to build relationship inside their teams, clubs, churches, etc., and then volunteer to head-up projects, or similar kinds of endeavors. Some positions are obvious, such as CAP commander or team captain. Others might be teaching vacation bible...

I think your plans are solid. If you can attend college and join the AFROTC unit, that will provide some great experiences for you. I've had four student follow this same path, and all four earned appointments as college freshmen. As you know, 25- 30% of AFA cadets do not come directly out of...

Junior year in Apr/May is the ideal time to collect letters of recommendations (LORs) from junior teachers. I advise my students to collect them now and 'hold' them for the nomination applications in the fall. They can also 'coordinate' the direct evaluations for USAFA and the other SAs in the...