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    Notification of non-selection letter

    After the academies have determined who they are going to offer appointments, do they notify the non-selected that they did not get selected? If the Naval Academy is on a rolling admissions, do they tend to fill their available slots a lot earlier than the Air Force?When does the Naval academy...
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    Academy Portal updates and DoDmerb

    What should the Naval Academy Portal show if a candidate is qualified by DoDmerb? Should it say "qualified" as the Air Force Academys' does, or will it simply have a link to the DoDmerb site. Does the Naval Academy update the portal with medical qualified status? My candidate received a letter...
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    BGO only hold-up

    The only thing holding up the completion of my son's application is the interview with the Blue & Gold Officer. He had an appointment with one in August set up. Then the officer canceled the appointment because he said we lived too far apart. Our family had already told the officer that we would...
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    ACT conversion to SAT

    Does anyone know the formula for converting a ACT score to an SAT score? What would be the SAT score for a 28 ACT English, Math, or Science score?
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    Alcohol usage and monitoring

    I was recently super surprised to hear that alcohol incidents occur frequently at the service academies. I thought that the students would be monitored more strictly. How much "partying" really goes on at the Air Force Academy?
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    Air Force Application online forms for 2015 class

    Have any 2015 Air Force Academy applicants been able to go online and provide information to complete the application? The webpage says that the applications opened up on March 31st. My son went to ss and so completed the pre-candidate application for that. He did not fill out other application...
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    CFA results and communication between academies

    If the candidates data under "required application documents" on the admissions website shows that the candidate completed a CFA with a date beside it, does that mean they passed the CFA? Also, how does one go about getting the results of the CFA from NASS, given to another academy?
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    transportation for parents from airport to academy

    My husband and I are flying into BWI with our son for session 2 summer seminar and have decided to stay in Annapolis for the week. We've decided to use public transportation for getting around as opposed to renting a car. Can anybody give feedback on what is the best transportation from BWI to...
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    Summer Seminar and CFA

    Are the CFA scores obtained at summer seminar used for evaluation of the candidates or do you have to have a separate test at a later date?
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    Letters of Recommendation-candidate id and who/when to send them

    In regards to letters of recommendation to the Air Force or Naval Academy, when sending them to the academy itself, should they be mailed to the assigned advisor of the candidate, or to the academy selection committee, or to another specific person or department? Should the candidate asked the...
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    CFA pass or fail How does this figure into the overall score for the candidate

    I am totally new to all of this, so please forgive my ignorance from the get go. I have not seen a minimum requirement for males to pass the CFA except for when the candidate has to pass the medical examination. Documents I have seen say that the navy/air force just either issue a pass or fail...
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    What role does geographics play in regards to whom is offered an appointment?

    Do the academy's like to have a particular number of students from each geographic area? If the academy has two equally talented individuals applying and both have congressional nominations, does the selection committee look at how many students are enrolled from particular areas when...
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    Choosing a Major

    Which field would be best suited for a person interested in designing firearms? I see 32 available majors with the Air Force Academy. Is there a webpage with links that describe what typical careers go with the particular majors? :confused:
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