USAFA Preparatory School offer!

Congrats, BUT what are your other options. You said that air force is your number 1. Did you also apply to navy, army, etc? What is that status? You have until april to accept the prep school. That's good. That gives you time. If you also applied to navy and army, and they offer you an APPOINTMENT, you should seriously consider accepting one of those. "Assuming you don't mind either other branch".

Receiving a prep school offer is not a guarantee. It does mean that there's no way they will offer you an appointment THIS CYCLE. But as a preppie, there is a 75%ish chance you WILL receive an appointment next year. But that's NOT a GUARANTEE. Just extremely really good odds. On the other hand, if you applied to navy, army, coast guard, and merchant marine; and you don't mind any of those; and they offer you an actual APPOINTMENT, I'd say you should really consider accepting that. Best of luck.
 
Congrats, BUT what are your other options. You said that air force is your number 1. Did you also apply to navy, army, etc? What is that status? You have until april to accept the prep school. That's good. That gives you time. If you also applied to navy and army, and they offer you an APPOINTMENT, you should seriously consider accepting one of those. "Assuming you don't mind either other branch".

Receiving a prep school offer is not a guarantee. It does mean that there's no way they will offer you an appointment THIS CYCLE. But as a preppie, there is a 75%ish chance you WILL receive an appointment next year. But that's NOT a GUARANTEE. Just extremely really good odds. On the other hand, if you applied to navy, army, coast guard, and merchant marine; and you don't mind any of those; and they offer you an actual APPOINTMENT, I'd say you should really consider accepting that. Best of luck.

I thought it was really early to hear back about prep school. Is this unusual? I have applied to other academies. Thanks everyone!
 
If I am eligible for a Presidential nomination, and assuming I do very well in prep school, does that approx 75% chance of appointment increase?
 
No. the odds don't go up with a presidential. You have to have a nomination. It doesn't matter what type. Doing very well at prep school is what makes the odds go up.

I can't give exact numbers, but I,anime 230 people at the prep school. "That's about how many there are". If you're in the top half, your odds are probably closer to 85%. If you're in the top quarter, your odds are probably closer to 90-95%. If you're in the top 20, your odds are probably at 99%.
 
Take a normal USAFA PS class: 225 cadet candidates. There are 75 slots reserved for active duty/reserve/guard airmen already serving. So that means if all works correctly, that there are 150 "regular" folks. Of those, a percentage will be recruited athletes. The others will fall into a lot of "excel spreadsheet" categories. The bottom line is this. If 225 enter, how many will graduate and be appointed?

The prep school class of 2016 graduated, if I remember correctly; 195 cadet candidates. I don't know the precise numbers but...pretty much all of them are headed to USAFA 2021. I'll see if I can get the precise number.

Suffice it to say...successful completion of the PS...and the positive recommendation of the "powers that be" will see you entering USAFA.

This is a GREAT opportunity!!

Steve
USAFA ALO
USAFA '83
 
I'm so happy and honored by this opportunity!!! After I visited the academy, I knew it was the right place for me and USAFA is where my heart has been. I just turned 17, so Prep School is awesome!
 
In prep school class of 2016 more than 80% who started received appointments. I've never had a classmate or anyone else say they regret attending the prep school. If USAFA #1 choice go to prep and it'll help you at the academy. Take it and good luck
 
In prep school class of 2016 more than 80% who started received appointments. I've never had a classmate or anyone else say they regret attending the prep school. If USAFA #1 choice go to prep and it'll help you at the academy. Take it and good luck
Listen to the lawn dart driver...er...Viper...er... :biggrin:

Said the Eagle driver...

Steve
USAFA ALO
USAFA '83
 
Congratulations!!! I have a DD who just graduated USAFA and a DD hopeful for 2021. My 2nd Lt DD was a preppie and it was the best thing that ever happened. She loved her fellow preppies and they became best of friends. I am a little confused how the prep school appointments are coming out before the USAFA appointments though. Did this change? When DD applied to USAFA, the USAFA appointments came out first and once USAFA made their picks the rest of the applications were reviewed by the Prep school. My hopeful DD would love either. Is it still that you can be overqualified for the prep school? Zandercott are you an athletic recruit or prior service? Just trying to see if there are new ways to get into the prep school.
 
Congrats, BUT what are your other options. You said that air force is your number 1. Did you also apply to navy, army, etc? What is that status? You have until april to accept the prep school. That's good. That gives you time. If you also applied to navy and army, and they offer you an APPOINTMENT, you should seriously consider accepting one of those. "Assuming you don't mind either other branch".

Receiving a prep school offer is not a guarantee. It does mean that there's no way they will offer you an appointment THIS CYCLE. But as a preppie, there is a 75%ish chance you WILL receive an appointment next year. But that's NOT a GUARANTEE. Just extremely really good odds. On the other hand, if you applied to navy, army, coast guard, and merchant marine; and you don't mind any of those; and they offer you an actual APPOINTMENT, I'd say you should really consider accepting that. Best of luck.
Where do you get that 75% from?
 
I thought it was really early to hear back about prep school. Is this unusual? I have applied to other academies. Thanks everyone![/QUO
My portal says I have until April to accept or decline. USAFA is my #1, so I'm super excited and honored by the offer!!!
Prep school is a real honor! It says that they think you're worth developing and that you have something they can use. Congratulations!
 
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