Cadet2017 said:
Also, what do you mean by a counselor has to submit an electronic file? Does that mean just verifying the activites you completed?
Sorry for taking so long to respond.
Your GC will submit the school profile electronically, that means they will answer tons of questions, such as % of students that take AP/IB, regs to take those classes, school ranking system, grade scale scale system (w vs uw) go Ivy/4yr/2yr/nothing, and sports offered at the school. You will never ever see it.
The AFA will use this information in their process for the WCS.
As I stated a candidate will not be dinged if they compete in a sport that a school does not offer. I.E. swimming, tennis, golf, TKD.
They will look at the GC's input especially from an academic POV.
For example:
Top 35% of your class, but 10% are accepted IVY, and 20% 4 yr. You are at 35% below the Ivy and 4 yr.
Conversely, you are 35%, 25% go IVY, 35% go 4 yr. 40% go 2 yr. Totally different.
They also use the GC to see AP/IB/AICE. How many students in your class are taking AP/IB/AICE.
If 16 AP classes exist and you had a choice between honors, AP or Jump Start, they are going to fill in the blanks for the AFA regarding how your HS system works in the regards to Honors/AP and Jump.
They also will inform them regarding academic classes required for graduation.
Example: VA requires 3 years PE, NC requires 1 yr.
The VA student would not be dinged because for 3 yrs they had to take PE whereas, the NC student had to take only 1 yr. and could take more AP classes.
The AFA uses the GC's input to equalize the fact that every school is different from a national perspective, that includes academics and sports verification.
In a few months you will see threads stating the AFA changed their cgpa from what the school has on their record. Some go up, some go down. The change came from the AFA reviewing the school profile to their standards.
FWIW, if you have the hard copy of your SAT, and had it electronically sent to your 5 schools, you will get an insight regarding this issue. At the bottom of the hard copy, it shows what each school would consider your uwcgpa. For our DS AFA matched the top tier schools(Notre Dame, NYU, UPenn). His cgpa did not change, for lower tiers it was bumped up because of their admissions.
You are a candidate for 17, you need a Plan B. AFROTC scholarship is typically that plan. AFROTC is not like A/NROTC, it is not tied to the school, it is tied to candidate and their major. You can get a Type 1 non-tech, but be honest with yourself now. Type 1 non-tech is 5% of 5% of all scholarships awarded. Tech is 5% of all scholarships. Stats matter in every way.
Hope that helps.