Questions, Chatter, Congrats for the 2026 USAFA Appointment Thread

Sean2026 said:
Admissions never asked me to submit my 7th semester transcript, but I still asked my guidance counselor. She told me that she usually doesn't send in 7th semester transcripts unless the school specifically asks for it or if there is a significant jump in GPA or rank. My GPA improved, but not by much, so I didn't send mine in. I agree with what @Tropic Justice said: every candidate is different. Admissions might ask for the new grades, and they may not. Even if admissions doesn't ask, talk to your counselor and see if your stats have improved at all. In my opinion, if your stats have significantly improved, why not send it in; what is the worst that can happen?
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That was my thought process. Last semester, I got super high a’s in ap calc and physics, as well as jumped my gpa up .5 points on the 100 scale. But at the end of the day I guess admissions just didn’t want the 7th semester from me.
 
Hatchet said:
Has anyone heard of any Virginia candidates becoming appointees?

Thx,
Hatchet
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I don't know, I am from Virginia myself and none of my classmates have heard back. It may be because of choosing appointment slots because of the high concentration of qualified candidate (especially in Northern VA) but that answer is a pure shot in the dark.
 
Mom23Boys said:
We have not heard anything nor has my son's classmates, at least not for USAFA.
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That seems to be the case for all of us. I’ve heard from MMA but it sounds like I won’t hear from USAFA until March. Could end up being a nice bday present… or not…
 
tall_man22 said:
I don't know, I am from Virginia myself and none of my classmates have heard back. It may be because of choosing appointment slots because of the high concentration of qualified candidate (especially in Northern VA) but that answer is a pure shot in the dark.
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Yeah I live in the middle of nowhere so it’s hard to compete against the NOVA kids. Luckily, I just have to beat out the other kids in my congressional district.
 
DS received MOC nomination via snail mail 21 December. According to the MOC's office they submitted names on 31 January... and see his name in their portal... but it is still not showing in DS USAFA portal. Anyone else KNOW they received a nom, but STILL is not showing up on their end as a completed checklist item?
 
Wild_Blue_Yonder said:
DS received MOC nomination via snail mail 21 December. According to the MOC's office they submitted names on 31 January... and see his name in their portal... but it is still not showing in DS USAFA portal. Anyone else KNOW they received a nom, but STILL is not showing up on their end as a completed checklist item?
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My DS received a call from his MOC on 1/16/22 and the nomination has yet to appear in his portal. Is it true that 1/31/22 was last day for SAs to receive nominations?
 
Yes, according to Academy admissions. However, they did say it could take a few days after the 1/31 deadline to show in the candidate portal. I'm concerned because there was "glitch" when our MOC sent their nom's to USAFA... and I don't want to bug them (MOC assistant or Admissions), yet again.
 
I understand that a majority of the appointments get released in March. I was just curious for those that are already getting appointments,. Are many of these early appointments individuals recruited athletes, high SAT/ACT scores, high GPA, etc?
 
nmdad said:
I understand that a majority of the appointments get released in March. I was just curious for those that are already getting appointments,. Are many of these early appointments individuals recruited athletes, high SAT/ACT scores, high GPA, etc?
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Hello! My DS received an LOA of sorts 11/18/2021 and his appt offer came 1/11/2022. He is not a recruited athlete, his SAT scores + GPA were good but some others most likely have better.

He was medically qualified and application completed by early Oct. Then nom interview and results given early Dec.
I personally think his leadership, activities + strong letters of rec helped.
 
Wild_Blue_Yonder said:
DS received MOC nomination via snail mail 21 December. According to the MOC's office they submitted names on 31 January... and see his name in their portal... but it is still not showing in DS USAFA portal. Anyone else KNOW they received a nom, but STILL is not showing up on their end as a completed checklist item?
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yes my DS is the same boat. My DS received nomination on 12/15/2021 and MOC said they submitted last week of December. Yet The portal hasn't shown up the checklist
 
Ds high scores and strong leadership but no LOA and not a recruited athlete. He submitted requested AMI on 1/3, received the waiver on 1/4, the Nom on 1/6 and the appointment on 1/15. He never expected things to move that quickly. None of us did.
 
Does anyone know of appointments being offered yet for those with Presidential nominations? I only see senator/MOC on the Class of 2026 appointment list.
 
stormchaser2026 said:
Does anyone know of appointments being offered yet for those with Presidential nominations? I only see senator/MOC on the Class of 2026 appointment list.
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Yes, I have a relative who received an appointment with a presidential nomination. It is highly possible they had multiple nominations but definitely has a presidential.
 
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Ddm66 said:
Ds high scores and strong leadership but no LOA and not a recruited athlete. He submitted requested AMI on 1/3, received the waiver on 1/4, the Nom on 1/6 and the appointment on 1/15. He never expected things to move that quickly. None of us did.
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What state are you in? It seems like the majority of appointments are going to kids from western states right now.
 
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Current as of 06 Feb 2022 and also updated with last year's reported appointments. The line stops at the last reported appointment which is why the C/O '26 is still at Jan 29th.

Lines now match the class colors!
 
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