Hey everyone, I’m currently a rising senior in the candidate phase of my application, and I wanted to make an updated post here to get some good advice from like-minded people. It has been about a year since I last posted about the preparations I’ve been making to go to USAFA and become an officer in the Air Force, but now I’m in the thick of the application. As of now, my biggest concern has been the CFA. I am below the average numbers on numerous events (I am a male). Here are the results from my most recent practice CFA:
- Basketball Throw: 87’
- Pull ups- 12
- Shuttle run- 8.2 secs
- Sit ups- 70
- Push ups- 54
- Mile- 6:10
Does anyone have any workouts they found helpful for their CFA prep, especially for pull ups/sit ups/push ups? Also, I’ve been using the averages posted on academy admissions as the “pass/fail” cutoff in my mind. Is this accurate? If not, do any of you know what a more accurate cutoff might be?
For the other aspects of my application, here is a brief overview of my stats.
- SAT: 1540 (760 EBRW, 780 Math)
- GPA (unweighted): 4.0
- Class rank: 2/71
- Sports: Varsity letter in 5 sports, team captain of 3 varsity teams
- Extracurriculars: Officer and student leader of FCA, member of NTERACT club, founder and president of SAT study club, NHS member, Class of 2022 Vice President
- Community Service: 1000+ hours as an instrumentalist (bass guitar) for my church as well as community events, small group leader at my church, elected to my church’s music minister search committee, youth sports coach (football and basketball), volunteer at local homeless shelter
- Employment: summer work as a home construction worker for a local contractor, lawn care business
- Miscellaneous: winner of numerous essay contests on the state and national level, academic competition state runner up, attended USAFA summer seminar, attended and was voted to an elected position in Boy’s State, glider student pilot with 10 hours of flight time
I know this is a long post, but I cannot thank all of you enough. This forum has been a valuable resource throughout my journey so far, and I know it will continue to do so moving forward. Any advice that you have for me is welcome, thank you again.
- Basketball Throw: 87’
- Pull ups- 12
- Shuttle run- 8.2 secs
- Sit ups- 70
- Push ups- 54
- Mile- 6:10
Does anyone have any workouts they found helpful for their CFA prep, especially for pull ups/sit ups/push ups? Also, I’ve been using the averages posted on academy admissions as the “pass/fail” cutoff in my mind. Is this accurate? If not, do any of you know what a more accurate cutoff might be?
For the other aspects of my application, here is a brief overview of my stats.
- SAT: 1540 (760 EBRW, 780 Math)
- GPA (unweighted): 4.0
- Class rank: 2/71
- Sports: Varsity letter in 5 sports, team captain of 3 varsity teams
- Extracurriculars: Officer and student leader of FCA, member of NTERACT club, founder and president of SAT study club, NHS member, Class of 2022 Vice President
- Community Service: 1000+ hours as an instrumentalist (bass guitar) for my church as well as community events, small group leader at my church, elected to my church’s music minister search committee, youth sports coach (football and basketball), volunteer at local homeless shelter
- Employment: summer work as a home construction worker for a local contractor, lawn care business
- Miscellaneous: winner of numerous essay contests on the state and national level, academic competition state runner up, attended USAFA summer seminar, attended and was voted to an elected position in Boy’s State, glider student pilot with 10 hours of flight time
I know this is a long post, but I cannot thank all of you enough. This forum has been a valuable resource throughout my journey so far, and I know it will continue to do so moving forward. Any advice that you have for me is welcome, thank you again.