College GPA

Hi all!

I am currently in ROTC at a civilian college and am applying to USAFA because I have decided that I want a 24/7 military environment. For my college expierence, I would like to be surrounded with people who value and live a similar lifestyle to what I live. I am finishing up my freshman year at my college and am applying for the co 2023, meaning if I get an appointment I would attend after the completion of 2 years of college.

My question— how does USAFA view college GPAs? I had a 4.0 in high school. In college, I have a 3.85, but I’m a little worried because after this semester it will probably be around 3.7. Is that still “okay”? Yes, obviously the higher the better. But college is harder than high school, so how does USAFA view my high school & college academic records in comparison with someone straight out of high school?

I also run NCAA track and XC, am a leader in my church’s youth group, and like I said I also do ROTC.

I think the classes you took will play into it

I was a bit in the same boat because I did a year of AFROTC at a civilian school and applied to USAFA. I had a pretty good HS GPA (3.6 UW/4.0 W) and good test scores but college is a different animal. I did aerospace engineering and got a 4.0 my first semester in college because I knew my grades from that semester could help me get my appointment and now I'm an appointee for the class of 2022. My advice would be: try to do your best in school and if it isn't good enough for USAFA then you will at least have done well and you can still stay at your current school in ROTC. Feel free to PM me if you want to talk more about applying as an ROTC cadet.