hmonroe647
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This past admission cycle I applied to both USNA and USAFA and received an appointment to USNA but was rejected by USAFA. I used to say that whichever one I was rejected by, I would just go to the other academy. However, once I thought about the difference in service for each school afterwards, I decided to rethink my decision. I have many reasons for why I chose Air Force over Navy which I won't go into detail right now (if you want to know, I can explain). However, I talked to both a USAFA graduate (went to flight school with him) and USNA graduate (family friend) to see their perspectives. I have toured both campuses and when I visited the Naval Academy again, I talked to an admissions officer. All of them told me that both academies are great, but that I had to do what I wanted to do, and if Air Force was what I really wanted then I should work as hard as I can and don't stop until I get it. I have also been in contact with my ALO about my decision. It was a really hard decision and I'm sure some people will say that it may have been a dumb decision to decline a guaranteed appointment to USNA, but I didn't want to risk not going for something that I really wanted. At the end of the day, I know to be at an academy you have to really want to be there, and my heart wasn't in the Navy towards the end. Everything in me was telling me to try at USAFA again. Also, I didn't want to take the spot of someone else who really wanted to be there.
So, to the actual point of this post. I emailed admissions what they thought I should work on, and they said my test scores could be raised, my CFA was acceptable but could've been better, and that I took STEM courses, but they weren't "higher level." I am attending NC State for Aerospace Engineering and joining their AFROTC program. I am scheduled to retake the ACT July 13 and have been doing Prepmedians to prepare for that, as well as signing up for the SAT in August. I will probably keep taking them until I can't anymore or reach as high of a score as possible. Aside from the things that they have suggested that I improve on, does anyone have any suggestions for clubs or anything that I should join in college to continue to improve my application? As of right now I plan to join Arnold Air Society, a Marksmanship club, and the Cru fellowship club at NC State. Also, depending on my schedule maybe a dance club.
A few of the main things on my resume already:
-JROTC Group Commander (led unit to exceed standards in unit evaluation and earned Top Performer)
-Earned private pilot certificate through AFJROTC Flight Academy at Purdue in 2023
-BETA club
-National Honor Society
-Kitty Hawk Honor Society
-JLAB Commander
-Earned local aviation scholarship for ground school and flying hours before flight academy
-Earned scuba scholarship through same local program and earned my open water scuba certification
-4x Varsity Volleyball player (Captain for 3 years) (also played travel volleyball)
-Earned Teamwork Spirit Award (selected by teachers at my high school)
-Junior Marshall
-4.3 GPA with 6 APs
So, to the actual point of this post. I emailed admissions what they thought I should work on, and they said my test scores could be raised, my CFA was acceptable but could've been better, and that I took STEM courses, but they weren't "higher level." I am attending NC State for Aerospace Engineering and joining their AFROTC program. I am scheduled to retake the ACT July 13 and have been doing Prepmedians to prepare for that, as well as signing up for the SAT in August. I will probably keep taking them until I can't anymore or reach as high of a score as possible. Aside from the things that they have suggested that I improve on, does anyone have any suggestions for clubs or anything that I should join in college to continue to improve my application? As of right now I plan to join Arnold Air Society, a Marksmanship club, and the Cru fellowship club at NC State. Also, depending on my schedule maybe a dance club.
A few of the main things on my resume already:
-JROTC Group Commander (led unit to exceed standards in unit evaluation and earned Top Performer)
-Earned private pilot certificate through AFJROTC Flight Academy at Purdue in 2023
-BETA club
-National Honor Society
-Kitty Hawk Honor Society
-JLAB Commander
-Earned local aviation scholarship for ground school and flying hours before flight academy
-Earned scuba scholarship through same local program and earned my open water scuba certification
-4x Varsity Volleyball player (Captain for 3 years) (also played travel volleyball)
-Earned Teamwork Spirit Award (selected by teachers at my high school)
-Junior Marshall
-4.3 GPA with 6 APs
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