I am a junior and want to apply to the AFA for the class of 2023. I would appreciate some help/advice for a couple of questions I have:
1. The applications steps on the website say to reach out to your ALO as Step 2 -- even before filling out the pre-candidate questionaire. I emailed the ALO listed for my school as a sophomore prior to visiting the Academy for a tour, and again this past December when the summer seminar apps opened. I did not receive a response either time. I have checked to make sure I used the correct email address, and I did. The email address is as listed on the website. Should I keep trying?
2. I am taking the SAT in March and only have PSATs right now. I asked in this forum earlier if I should opt NOT to have the summer seminar app be my pre-candidate app since I did not have SATs, even though it said PSATs were accepted for the summer seminar app. Someone said I could send the SATs later, so I opted in. Now have some other new information to add -- a new leadership position and honor society. I realize it is too late for the summer seminar consideration, but can I make additions to the pre-candidate app for the candidate consideration? Or will they not see anything I add now since I opted to have the summer seminar app be my pre-candidate app and the deadline for submissions has past?
Ideally, I would have asked the ALO these questions which is why I tried to make contact in December. If anyone here has any advice, I would appreciate it.
Thanks for your help!
1. The applications steps on the website say to reach out to your ALO as Step 2 -- even before filling out the pre-candidate questionaire. I emailed the ALO listed for my school as a sophomore prior to visiting the Academy for a tour, and again this past December when the summer seminar apps opened. I did not receive a response either time. I have checked to make sure I used the correct email address, and I did. The email address is as listed on the website. Should I keep trying?
2. I am taking the SAT in March and only have PSATs right now. I asked in this forum earlier if I should opt NOT to have the summer seminar app be my pre-candidate app since I did not have SATs, even though it said PSATs were accepted for the summer seminar app. Someone said I could send the SATs later, so I opted in. Now have some other new information to add -- a new leadership position and honor society. I realize it is too late for the summer seminar consideration, but can I make additions to the pre-candidate app for the candidate consideration? Or will they not see anything I add now since I opted to have the summer seminar app be my pre-candidate app and the deadline for submissions has past?
Ideally, I would have asked the ALO these questions which is why I tried to make contact in December. If anyone here has any advice, I would appreciate it.
Thanks for your help!