Stay motivated. I think you said your still a junior so try not to focus on not making it into an academy. Just take one thing at a time and study hard. With the classes your taking you are obviously extremely intellegent. Do well on your SAT's and ACT's(take them both). You seemto have alot of character to do what you have for your family and I think thats what you need to focus on. Let them know what you've gone through not so they can feel pity for you but so they can see you put your family before your self and did the right thing(CORE VALUES they will come up in you Air Force career on a daily basis). Finally, if you don't get in, and I don't say this to alot of applicants, think about enlisting. You seem highly qualified and if you show them what your made of in your military career they will look past your high school. And with a service connected nomination you have a very good chance of getting into either the prep school or directly to the academy. Trust me, my high school GPA was a 2.5 but I showed them how much I wanted it and that I had the intellect, work ethic, and motivation to become an officer. And you seem to have alot more of those than I do. Keep working hard and stay motivated.
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