Female CFA (basketball throw?)

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h^2

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I’m applying to USNA class of 2024 and my cfa score are below:
b-ball throw:29ft
pull-ups: 5
Shuttle: 10.6s
sit-ups: 66
push-ups: 50
mile: 6:40

My basketball throw seems unusually low and after finding a video i realized i didn’t use the best form to maximize my distance (i didn’t really use my torso). I already asked my admissions counselor if I could retake it and those are my scores for try 2, do you think I should take it one more time to get the throw down?
 
h^2 said:
I’m applying to USNA class of 2024 and my cfa score are below:
b-ball throw:29ft
pull-ups: 5
Shuttle: 10.6s
sit-ups: 66
push-ups: 50
mile: 6:40

My basketball throw seems unusually low and after finding a video i realized i didn’t use the best form to maximize my distance (i didn’t really use my torso). I already asked my admissions counselor if I could retake it and those are my scores for try 2, do you think I should take it one more time to get the throw down?
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i’m a female btw
 
If you think you can do better before the end of this month, definitely do what you can to improve your scores. I got 30' on the ball throw and I passed. Your scores are great, by the way! Really great job on those pull-ups!
 
I'm just a dad. If I was giving advice to my daughter, with those numbers, I would tell her to retake it, only if you were certain you would eclipse your pull ups, mile and it fit in schedule without impacting other areas. i.e. studying for ACT/SAT ECA's etc. Your pull ups will put in rare company for a female and your mile is solid. I am sure someone else will chime in. It's my understanding from reviewing this forum, the CFA is weighted with Pull ups and Mile having more gravity than BB throw.
 
h^2 said:
I’m applying to USNA class of 2024 and my cfa score are below:
b-ball throw:29ft
pull-ups: 5
Shuttle: 10.6s
sit-ups: 66
push-ups: 50
mile: 6:40

My basketball throw seems unusually low and after finding a video i realized i didn’t use the best form to maximize my distance (i didn’t really use my torso). I already asked my admissions counselor if I could retake it and those are my scores for try 2, do you think I should take it one more time to get the throw down?
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I say try it again because you should always strive to do better! Side note-- your other scores are really good! Congrats! Keep working hard.
 
h^2 said:
I’m applying to USNA class of 2024 and my cfa score are below:
b-ball throw:29ft
pull-ups: 5
Shuttle: 10.6s
sit-ups: 66
push-ups: 50
mile: 6:40

My basketball throw seems unusually low and after finding a video i realized i didn’t use the best form to maximize my distance (i didn’t really use my torso). I already asked my admissions counselor if I could retake it and those are my scores for try 2, do you think I should take it one more time to get the throw down?
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I would definitely redo on the basketball throw. It’s all technique. I practiced it and was able to get about 50 feet. If you practice you’ll be able to improve your score. Other than that all your scores are very good.
 
The Bball throw isn't super important to USNA (as compared to the other events). And you've done very well in the other events. I'd check with your RD but my gut says not to retake it.
 
Remember though, you retake the entire test and all of your new scores are entered. It's not super-scored like the SAT/ACT tests. So, you may do great on the basketball throw (by the way, you will never do another basketball throw in your life) but you may end up doing not so great on your other events. Your numbers are fantastic. I would write them in stone and move on to the next hurdle.
 
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Well .... if you’re thinking that you might hurl a Hand Grenade some day, practicing the BB toss won’t hurt.
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Hey, I know this is an old thread, but reviving to ask a related question. My daughter is at NASS right now and just got:
b-ball throw: 57ft
pull-ups: 6
Shuttle: 9.3s
sit-ups: 92
push-ups: 50
mile: 6:00

She's going to SLE next week--if she retakes the CFA at SLE, will that wipe out these scores entirely? Or if she does retake the CFA next week while at West Point, will she be able to choose the set of scores that she submits? If she chooses not to do the CFA while at SLE, will WP view her negatively for not taking it there? My understanding is that it is not super-scored, but it's not clear to me if the latest CFA wipes out earlier ones? Sorry if this should be obvious and I'm asking a dumb question.
 
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chaidrinker said:
Hey, I know this is an old thread, but reviving to ask a related question. My daughter is at NASS right now and just got:
b-ball throw: 57ft
pull-ups: 6
Shuttle: 9.3s
sit-ups: 92
push-ups: 50
mile: 6:00

She's going to SLE next week--if she retakes the CFA at SLE, will that wipe out these scores entirely? Or if she does retake the CFA next week while at West Point, will she be able to choose the set of scores that she submits? If she chooses not to do the CFA while at SLE, will it be looked at negatively? My understanding is that it is not super-scored, but it's not clear to me if the latest CFA wipes out earlier ones? Sorry if this should be obvious and I'm asking a dumb question.
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I had a similar question. My DS is also at NASS. He took CFA and did well at CVW in April. He went on Saturday with the tail end of a bad cold so he was hoping yesterday wouldn’t wipe out April. Haven’t heard from him (and don’t expect to) so will just have to wait and see if he got the answer when he was there.
 
Yeah, ummmm, she's got nothing to worry about. I wouldn't even bother having her take it there. Those scores are ones that would be probably even be passing for a dude. For a young lady, that puts her in the top rank.

I do not know if it is the latest or best. I think it is the latest though, if I'm remembering correctly.
 
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Yeah, ummmm, she's got nothing to worry about. I wouldn't even bother having her take it there. Those scores are ones that would be probably even be passing for a dude. For a young lady, that puts her in the top rank.

I do not know if it is the latest or best. I think it is the latest though, if I'm remembering correctly.
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Thank you!!!
 
Okay, follow up questions...

DD got sick at the end of NASS (fever, headache, can't really breathe), and has rolled into SLE with whatever she caught @NASS. She tried to talk to her new squad leader at SLE to opt out of taking the CFA later today (since she'll most certainly do much worse), and that was a nonstarter.

Apparently the squad leaders at SLE conduct interviews that are part of the record for the WP application process, so she needs to step carefully. She's going to do terribly on the CFA today, but I don't think she can get out of it--if there's a tactful way to navigate out of taking that CFA today, please lmk! Will her upcoming terrible SLE CFA scores go to USNA? She can't do anything about todays bad upcoming CFA score while at SLE, and it won't help her application at WP, but hoping that those scores won't go to USNA.

More broadly, is this a WP vs USNA cultural difference? Or is this just a luck of the draw, squad leader personality thing? DD liked her squad leader (and company) at NASS/USNA, who tended to have a more thoughtful approach. But I wonder if that was the exception rather than the rule. DD did mention that NASS openly felt like a recruitment vehicle. As a small example the folks running the camp always used the phrase, "When you come here..." (not "If you come here"), and there were a number of kids in her squad who took the phrase at face value. DD thought it was all very positive and encouraging, but that NASS verged into the unrealistic at times with that type of across the board messaging.

I told her that the SLE/WP (don't care that you're sick and already have a CFA score and thus this can only be negative for you, you're taking the CFA today) attitude is probably more real world realistic at both institutions, and to be ready for it.

On the other hand, I also told her that if the overall culture and insitutional attitude felt significantly different, to stick a pin in that for later consideration. She's not loving SLE and WP so far, and wondered if this might actually point to a actual real difference between the institutional cultures?

We are not a military family so would love to hear from those much more experienced.
 
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