Recent content by Velocity2012

Your cadet will find her people, and once that support network is in place, the landscape will change. The doolie year is difficult up through Recognition. It is designed that way. You got this!

Like @swatdude above my DD was also fortunate enough to receive her pilot slot during the job drops. I know at least 10 cadets that were fully PQ that were not given slots in my limited parent network. I fully understand the challenge pipeline and gaps but I also attended at least 3 PW...

Asking for a friend (really). No doubt I was asked, as a mother of a T1D, if there was any chance for a cadet, who has been recently diagnosed with T1D to remain at USAFA. Other than having a T1D who is a younger sibling to a cadet, I have no idea what the answer is, except everything that I...

I have a DD in the class of 2021 with close friends on the squad, both turnbacks and those that stayed including the defensive starter mentioned above. In each case, it was a difficult decision and came down to graduating in May with the cadets that they started with and celebrating the...

My DD has a birthday in December, the 21st, and like you was 17 when she graduated and is now a senior at USAFA. Being one of the youngest in her class there has in no way hindered her, and if anything has given her a little more motivation. If memory serves we had to fill out an additional...

Who knows what will happen with BCT this year - there are changes a foot. The number one priority in BCT is to make it through BCT and to take all of the opportunities to learn and grow from your cadre to heart. From I-Day to A-Day your primary focus should be growing and transforming, from a...

One of the things that you can do is make sure that you are connected to the social media channels. For example, C1C Sierra Rodriguez today has "taken over" the Instagram account and has posted a day in the life that seems pretty realistic.

My DD was a recruited athlete in class of 2021. Received LOA at roughly the same time as national signing day in mid Nov. I think it was a way to provide her with assurance and comfort to sign letter of intent and rescind scholarships from other schools. Her stats were: GPA - 4.0...

The USAFA honor code is clear - “We will not lie, steal or cheat, nor tolerate among us anyone who does.” Be honest on the form.

If you son is an athlete then it makes more sense. You will still need to get the medical waiver and dependent on the issue you may need to retest over the years at USAFA. Congratulations!

According to prepscholar, which does a decent job of analysis. Here's the breakdown of new SAT scores by section: Section Average 25th Percentile 75th Percentile Math 670 620 720 Reading + Writing 650 610 690 Composite 1320 1230 1410 As with everything else in your application, one...

My DD is currently in her 3rd year at USAFA and on track for doubling. She validated a number of courses (math) and took summer school (Chem 2) to lighten her load during the academic year. Very doable as long as you set goals and stay the course and manage time properly. The key is...

There is a lot of information on the forum. Simply type allergy in search and you will find quite a few threads covering allergies to tree nuts, pistachios, peanuts and more.....

So glad his brother Kiefer didn't show up and really confuse things.

I am really sorry that your DD had to undergo a medical procedure that has ended her USAFA career. Unfortunately there are medical turnbacks every year, some temporary some not. The paperwork does take time and venting here and within her chain of command won't expedite it nor will it really...