kinnem,
That is my point...especially this yr. Little things matter.
In 9 months from now many of these 200's will be up for AFSC rated. At that time your cgpa is not going to move a lot (jr yr in college, 5 semesters...you really have to hit out the ballpark to move it 0.10 for a cgpa).
Meanwhile that SFT which is worth a chunk of change will matter.
Back when nick and our DS went it was DG, top 1%, 10%, 20, 30, 50, bottom 50. Now it has changed, from recollection it still DG, 1%, 10%, 20%, but than it goes 1/3rd, 2/3rd, bottom 1/3rd.
Nobody wants to read it, but the fact is there will be a bottom 1/3rd. Don't give them a reason to be in that bottom.
JMPHO, use your time wisely between coming home and going to SFT. ESPECIALLY if you are Max 4,5, or 6. 1 and 2 they get it. School ended and your arse was on a plane within days or a few weeks. Max 6, and you had 6 weeks to prepare, different story. No excuse for PT or academics.