How to get in, if you're in a different continent.

[aquaticmangoes]

So I was born and raised in AZ, but I'm doing high school in Pakistan. Going to Colorado isn't exactly easy, so how can I maximize my chances of getting into USAFA?

 

[Stealth_81]

You will apply just like any other candidate. The application is all online.
Participate in sports as much as possible.
Participate in available activities that show leadership.
Your nomination sources will be what you need to figure out. Do your parents still live in AZ? Do they own a home there? Are you eligible for a service-connected nomination?

Stealth_81

 

[aquaticmangoes]

You will apply just like any other candidate. The application is all online.
Participate in sports as much as possible.
Participate in available activities that show leadership.
Your nomination sources will be what you need to figure out. Do your parents still live in AZ? Do they own a home there? Are you eligible for a service-connected nomination?

Stealth_81

No everybody's here, but we still own our house in Goodyear. Im doing allot of extra curricular activities, but the whole sports situation isn't exactly easy(im not on a team or anything, and they don't really have like state championships or state teams here). Also sorry but what do you mean by nomination sources and service connected nomination?

 

[Stealth_81]

You should try to show leadership in the extracurriculars that are available. If you don’t have sports available, then stay in top shape on your own. Are there local running clubs there that you could join? Can you run organized runs like 10k or half marathons?
You will need a nomination to get an appointment. This usually comes from a US member of Congress. If your parents are still legal residents of Arizona you can apply there. There are also nominations for children of US military parents, which are service-related nominations. Go to the Nominations section of this forum and read what is there to get an idea of how it works.

Stealth_81

 

[bopper]

I think the hardest part is that other countries don't have school sports and clubs like they do in the USA.
If you can't do boy scouts or Boys Nation or Air Scouts for leadership opportunities, you will have to do your own.
Can you get involved in community service? Can you be class President?
If you can't play school sports, what kind of sports can you do?

 

[aquaticmangoes]

I think the hardest part is that other countries don't have school sports and clubs like they do in the USA.
If you can't do boy scouts or Boys Nation or Air Scouts for leadership opportunities, you will have to do your own.
Can you get involved in community service? Can you be class President?
If you can't play school sports, what kind of sports can you do?

Community service isn't really a thing here, but I am really involved in school. And the only main sports I do are running and calisthenics but that's not something you can put in your essay(or is it?).

 

[bopper]

Google Pakistan Community Service opportunities and you will find many ideas.
Can you mentor younger students? or neighborhood students outside your school?
For those students who English is a second language, can you work with them?

 

[aquaticmangoes]

Google Pakistan Community Service opportunities and you will find many ideas.
Can you mentor younger students? or neighborhood students outside your school?
For those students who English is a second language, can you work with them?

I could, but based off my experience kids here (at least to the school I go to, that's what I've dealt with since moving) don't exactly like foreigners, so I only get along with a few kids in school. plus apparently student tutoring isn't a thing here( idk why its weird), you go straight to the teacher so making a tutoring club is impossible.