Pre-application (Questionnaire) Confusion

[ReachSurvivor57]

After looking at the Airforce Academy Admissions site, I notice a helpful timeline. It said the as a junior in high school (my current status) I should take the questionnaire. My status went to Competitive and then Candidate. I recently saw an Airforce Academy Admissions Catalog that explained these terms. Candidate was supposed to mean I had a nomination, which I have yet to do.

Also, I noticed that my graduation year on the questionnaire was 2010. 2012 was not an option, despite it being my graduation year. I hope I am not being pushed along because they think I'm some genius who graduated two years early. Any insight to these issues would be great.

 

[AVT]

Straight from my online application:

"When you submit your application you become a "Prospect." When USAFA processes your application you become an "Applicant." Should USAFA deem you competitive and/or you receive a nomination, you will become a "Candidate." Note that you may receive a nomination and still not be deemed competitive by USAFA."

As for the latter, it's probably a glitch in the system, for if you graduated in 2010 then you would be filling out the 2015 questionnaire. A quick call to your admissions counselor would get them on your case.

 

[Ectriso]

I don't think the pre-application went up for our graduating year yet. Did you put your graduation year as 2010 just because 2012 was not available? I just checked the website and it is still for the high school class of 2011.

 

[Pima]

The PCQ will not go up until sometime in March for the class of 16.

As a jr you should concern yourself with applying for SLS.

For the class of 16, you will not even become an applicant until AT THE EARLIEST end of June/early July.