<p>Hi. I’m not interested in the AFA at all but I have a friend who is. I was just wondering when candidates typically find out if they’ve been accepted/rejected by the academy. Apparently he has all the nominations (he just got Sen/Rep a few weeks ago). He called the academy and they told him he’s cleared 2 panels with pretty good scores. How many panels are there and when should he expect to find out? Thanks.</p>
<p>Most people know in late march, but some people (alot of people here actually) know before hand or have alrady heard.</p>
<p>When did he find out he cleared the panels?</p>
<p>I applied to AF but I'm confused... what is the panel thing?</p>
<p>He called because he thought he would be hearing very soon (before Christmas). That's when he found out about the panels. How do people know already? Is it sort of like rolling admissions or do they notify the people they really want?</p>
<p>I believe the first selection board meets in Nov and continues until they fill all of the slots (once a week). It's a rolling admissions process. They notify the most qualified candidates and give LOAs to people without nominations and appoinments to people with nominations. I have never heard of the panels... not sure what it is that what I know from my ALO and Summer Seminar experience.</p>
<p>So if you are given a LOA and are awaiting the nomination but don't get one, what happens? We live in CA and know that the Senators nominations are very hard to come by. Thanks</p>
<p>Congress noms arent to hard. In my district we have 6 people nominated compared to 10 for usna. If you dont get a nomination you can still get in as an alternate ( i think thats what usafa calls them ) im guessing around 300 get in each year. its the pool of candidates w/out noms or the people that got turned down ( 10 get noms for 1 slot, other 9 go to waiting list) check out the chat on # of qualified alternates for usafa. In CA senators don't double nominate people. I have a nom to WP so when i was called by feinstein's people i was not able to get another. so yes they are competetive, but it wasnt as hard as i thought it would be. my stats arent that great... send ?s if you need more help.</p>
<p>p.s. given that you have an LOA you would be seen very highly in usafa's eyes im sure you wouldnt get turned down.</p>
<p>sorry i meant to say: you have to be highly qualified to get an LOA, so i dont see why you would be turned down.</p>
<p>OK, Thanks on clarifying the nom business. If you don't mind- I have a million more questions but hopefully I can begin to piece this together without asking all of them. One question remains- if you wear contacts then you need a medical waiver and I've read that only 35% or less of the class can have a medical waiver. Do kids with this medical waiver problem hear last (ie in April) and are considered behind the non medical waiver kids in terms of priority in admissions?</p>
<p>I'm not so sure about USAFA exactly. I know a friend who needed a waiver for WP (foot thing) and she got her LOA in early nov (WAYYYY before the rest of us) then got a waiver and nom. she also got into CGA and got a waiver also. she is super smart and great at PT. So having a great file helps. that doesnt have to do with eyesight but hopefully it helped a little...</p>
<p>I have heard it takes longer but no clue...</p>
<p>Anyone for a second opinion?</p>
<p>I think they try to have like 60-70% be Pilot Qualified but then C/O 2009 has only 47% Pilot Qualified. If you are Navigator or Commision, then you are competing for the 30-40%(50?) of spots reserved for non-PQ people so I guess it's more competitive since there are less spots.</p>
<p>2009 profile:
<a href="http://academyadmissions.com/news.php#profile%5B/url%5D">http://academyadmissions.com/news.php#profile</a></p>
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In CA senators don't double nominate people.
It's strange, that's what my congressional office said about Texas. But I received two here. (Senator before congressman) I find it odd, can you imagine what it was like when I got a letter, expecting it to say no, and it says yes. lol</p>
<p>hehe thats outstanding hornetguy! congrats! </p>
<p>the senators here seemed to wait till mid dec. to call for interviews (i got a congressional one in late nov). the first question was do you have a nomination? then click if you did... i assume its because CA has more people.</p>
<p>What's an LOA?</p>
<p>Letter of Assurance IE early acceptance.</p>
<p>Double nominations are usually coordinated with the other offices and they decide who they really want to get in. I was given a double nomination to both USAFA and USNA because the sens and reps got together and said they wanted to make sure that I would get into both - i.e. two shots at each.</p>
<p>Rolling admission is a tricky term, just because they notify some people early, doesn't mean that you aren't going to get in later. Typical rolling admission means that they evaluate your package and then give a yes or no right then whereaas the academy doens't give a no until the end.</p>
<p>The whole board/panel is confusing. Panels are what evaluate your actual package. "The panel scores" if you will. They quantify your life based on your academic record (both subjective and objective) your athletic record, leadership and then all the other subjective things that could possibly make you a good candidate. Following that, the selection board takes all the pieces of your package that has now been evaluated by the panel and then says yes now or wait until we see other people.</p>
<p>Thanks jsf09. That clears up a lot.</p>
<p>For double nominations I was reffering to large states like CA. With 53 congressional districts it is very hard to get a Senate nomination.</p>
<p>Oh, I know - but it is possible. Out of everyone that applies, very few will get a senate nomination but perhaps some absolute shiner applies - then the senator's staffer might want to make absolutely sure that that one person gets in so they coordinate with the representative's staffer to get you on their nomination list.</p>
<p>It also hinges a lot on what kind of nomination they do, whether it is a competitive single nomination, a ranked list, or just a randomized list.</p>
<p>My friend had nominations from both senators and one representative.</p>