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Hello, I'm a male applicant and took a practice CFA today in preparation for my official CFA next Friday. My mile run is concerning to me. I believe this was caused by dehydration in addition to not warming up my legs during the 8 minute rest time between push-ups and the mile run. Would these scores be passing?

BB Throw: 76 feet
Pull-ups: 14
Shuttle Run: 8.7s
Sit-up: 71
Push-ups: 62
Mile run: 7:15
 
You can search for recent CFA submissions that have been posted as well as the average scores for the SAs. Don’t want to be the Debbie-downer but I wouldn’t submit those scores if you can do better.
 
I suspect they are passing. Personally my DS considered the averages posted on the website as 'passing' for his purposes. You are not going to significantly improve scores in 1 week so when you do it for real, run your guts out - puking at the end kinda effort.
 
Those are likely passing - and when you take it for real, there is a good chance adrenaline will pull your run time down, just run it with the goal being to have NOTHING left when you finish. Dead tired, left it all on the track. You shouldn't worry about it, based on average scores and scores posted, you'll likely pass.
 
I actually got to talk about CFA scores on some other posts around here.

Long story short? Yeah, your scores will pass. Use this next few days to really work on your sit-ups. Seriously crank out some AMRAP sets (at least three a day over these next three days).

That being said, the CFA is more important than many people here make it out to be. It is pretty important - it shows Admissions that you can handle BCT and the athletic program. I put down a passing score, but the scores were bottom of the bag, and coupled with my lack of HS sports, it played a noticeable part in my non-selection last year. So don't treat it like another check mark on the portal. Treat it like you would a nomination interview or ALO evaluation. Put your all into it. You got this! Good luck!
 
your scores are good but like they said improve the pushups situps and mile.
 
crymsonwynters said:
I actually got to talk about CFA scores on some other posts around here.

Long story short? Yeah, your scores will pass. Use this next few days to really work on your sit-ups. Seriously crank out some AMRAP sets (at least three a day over these next three days).

That being said, the CFA is more important than many people here make it out to be. It is pretty important - it shows Admissions that you can handle BCT and the athletic program. I put down a passing score, but the scores were bottom of the bag, and coupled with my lack of HS sports, it played a noticeable part in my non-selection last year. So don't treat it like another check mark on the portal. Treat it like you would a nomination interview or ALO evaluation. Put your all into it. You got this! Good luck!
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You may be absolutely correct. However...there were plenty of kids in my DS's BCT this past summer who failed the PFT at BCT and failed it first term. Clearly they are letting kids in who don't excel in physical fitness. I am not knocking them for that - I can take a brainiac and make him run to get in shape, I can't inject new grey matter. IF you have no high school sports on your resume, I imagine the CFA is more important. But more important than handling the physicality of BCT is the team sport aspect.

I would posit that your lack of sports hurt you far more than a less than stellar CFA score. Sports do not wholly demonstrate your physical gifts. What sports show is your ability to handle yourself while under pressure. Team sports in particular, demonstrate your ability to work within a team, to accept your role, and execute, deal with loss and success, etc. Your teammates are counting on you doing your job. You take orders/instructions from coaches. These are characteristics that will be part of your cadet experience. Having participated in an environment like that, suggests you will adapt to life at the academy and in the service.

Obviously, it is not a perfect litmus test. Non-athletes have gotten into USAFA and done extraordinarily well. Amazing athletes have joined and dropped or been dismissed for academics. But, on the whole, participating in sports in HS helps demonstrate your ability to adapt to academy life.
 
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