I wouldn’t really call it state of the art, it’s an HP Elitebook with an i7-8650 and 16Gb with a 512GB SSD for about 3k. From my understanding most of the money is for the support we get for it.
I wouldn't say its harder to get in without support from your Cadre. I'm switching from AFROTC this year and when I was applying, I talked to them and they said they were only really useful for applying to USAFA. The only thing they did for me was offer to proctor my CFA and I didn't even end up...
It was SM261 which is Matrix Theory and it was pretty much just a linear algebra course from what I observed. Actually, I just looked through the syllabus and its almost exactly like the intro to linear course I took a while ago
The TI-Nspire CAS series has Computer Algebraic System which has been able to do almost every differential equation and calculus problem I've thrown at it. I currently use one although the University I go to doesn't allow them because they're "Cheaty." That's why I thought it was kind of odd...
I am a college re-applicant and I received an appointment without an LOA on 27 Feb 19. I have a friend who goes to my same University who received an appointment to USMA a week or two before that date without an LOA. I don't really think that college applicants are picked last but rather that...
Current AFROTC Cadet whos switching to an Academy this year: After being denied from a SA last year, I joined AFROTC with the intent of commissioning through AFROTC. Some of the things I would note about AFROTC are that the extracurricular programs available to you are nothing like what the SA's...