Perhaps that sounds convenient to you right now, but in reality, you should continue training after AIM. Hopefully, you will be getting stronger as you train. Thus, I would recommend taking it again your senior year in order to max out.
I am not sure why running on a track would affect your pace. When I did the PFE (Coast Guard Academy version of CFA) I got 8.45 on the 1.5 mile run even though I had been getting 9:00-ish on all my training runs in my neighborhood. I think my minimum training score was 8:52. Of course, this...
What exactly is a beansprout? When I visited the academy this past Bear's Day the cadets were calling me that, but I didn't know that it was an "official" term for anything. I assumed it was simply slang referring to the visiting high-school seniors. I was also surprised (and kind of excited!)...
I agree with Aeroman65. I have accepted my spot for my plan B; I also made sure to let the admissions office (at my plan B school) know about the situation. I will not get my deposit refunded, but that seems like a small price to pay if I end up being offered a full appointment.