Ahh, I wish I could go to the summer seminar. Unfortunately, all three sessions start before my last day of school! On the bright side, at least.. I don't have to pay $300-ish this summer
•Session "A" 2 - 6 June, 2010
•Session "B" 8 - 12 June, 2010
•Session "C" 14 - 18 June, 2010
Last year at least Session C filled the earliest.
For more information:
http://www.academyadmissions.com/#Page/Summer_Seminar
I went to AFA SS and missed the last few days of school for it. It is definitely worth attending if possible because you learn a lot... about the school, the Air Force, the environment. I know that some of the kids I went with ended up deciding that a service academy was not for them. I'm not saying this may be your thought, but it really helps in the decision making process.
Also, if you do end up missing school, most of your teachers should be understanding... at least mine were. I was able to take my finals with the seniors a week early, so missing the last week of school was ok for me (at my school you only have to come in to take your tests, no full school days).
I thought maybe I could apply to the Naval Academy's summer seminar, I'm still thinking about it. It's just that the AFA is where I want to go, but at least I'll get a feel of service academy life if I happened to get into NASS. Is there anything wrong with that?
There is absolutely nothing wrong with attending NASS over AFA SS. However there are quite some differences. If I were you, I would apply to both now... I got accepted to AFA SS but not NASS (didn't apply to WP SLS). You don't have to accept to go if you do get accepted, but that way it will give you more options. Things could change from now to March (or whenever payment is due), and you don't want to regret not applying. Ask your principal or guidance counselor what they think about you attending. Also, don't get discouraged if you don't happen to get accepted. I didn't get accepted to NASS and barely AFA- I was wait listed and a mishap with my phone number (fyi don't enter your phone number wrong ) and got the 2nd to last spot!. However now I am waiting to hear if I received an appointment to WP because I got a principal nom. While SS is a great experience, it has no effect on admission to the academies.
SOLD! Applying to SS on Saturday (lots of homework the rest of the week)
...But apparently, I have a while to get everything straight before I decide to accept the spot at SS right?
How much do test scores count four the Summer Seminar? Like the PSAT or ACT?