There will be initially around 10000 interested people. They are prospects. That will go down to about 6000. These are applicants. That will go down to about 3500-4000. These are candidates. Of those, approximately 1700 will receive an appointment. Of these, approximately 1300 will accept the appoinment. These are called appointees. If they need more, they will offer additional. Hope this explains it. Mike.
Hi!From reading the USAFA apps it appears that "candidates" at USAFA are different than USMA & USNA in that you have to have a nomination as well as have made the initial admissions cut.
IE: Even listed as "competitive" with a completed application, all materials in, you are still an "applicant" until a nomination is received.
Are we reading that right?
And do the (rare) USAFA LOA's go to those in "applicant" phase as well? Or just "candidate" phase with a nom in hand?
flieger83 said:2. DO NOT RUSH the CFA!! ONLY take it when you KNOW how well you will do
Just thought I would bring back another zombie thread... Have you ever seen a case of someone becoming a candidate two days after submitting pre-candidate questionnaire and then receiving two nominations (district representative and Senatorial) and then not being appointed? I was not notified that I failed the CFA so I am assuming I am OK (seeing as how the booklet to candidates said everyone who failed would get a retake). My SAT: 580 M 730 CR and 760 WHi!
Okay...let's tackle some of this.
First...LOA's...they are offered by USAFA (NOT COMMON, NOTHING LIKE USMA/USNA) to a VERY small number of folks. The one's that receive them must be candidates. They may or may not have "official" nominations at the time of the LOA but they must, by law, have an "official" nomination to be eligible to enter the academy.
Second...the AFA can name you a "candidate" if they want "more information" or believe you might be "competitive" and want to see your package early. They will simply trigger the system to believe you have a nomination. You may not, but the system will "think" you do and it'll process you as if you do. It's a great way to look at a "pretty excellent prospective candidate."
So they do some things a bit "different" but your focus needs to be:
1. COMPLETE the application process
2. DO NOT RUSH the CFA!! ONLY take it when you KNOW how well you will do (HINT: that means take it a few times with a friend, teacher, etc., and give it your BEST shot and see how you'll do BEFORE you do it for real!!!!)
3. KEEP PRESSING to do better; NEVER accept anything. SAT/ACT...test EVERYTIME until you see better than 740M/740V...or 33M/33V. If you get those, okay, IMHO, you can quit the tests!
Just my 32 cents worth...
Steve
USAFA ALO
USAFA '83
Becoming a candidate, receiving two nominations, and not getting an appointment? Happens all the time, although I'm unable to assess the probability since I don't have all the numbers. Having 2 noms does not necessarily mean an appointment regardless of how quickly you become a candidate. BTW you should work on improving your Math SAT score.Just thought I would bring back another zombie thread... Have you ever seen a case of someone becoming a candidate two days after submitting pre-candidate questionnaire and then receiving two nominations (district representative and Senatorial) and then not being appointed? I was not notified that I failed the CFA so I am assuming I am OK (seeing as how the booklet to candidates said everyone who failed would get a retake). My SAT: 580 M 730 CR and 760 W