Chances at US Air Force Academy?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Just submitted my pre-candidate questionnaire to the Air Academy and will not know whether I am a possible appointee or whatever it is until August. Please tell me my chances of making it through this first phase, and my chances of acceptance in the end. I am in between my junior and senior years of high school. Probably going to apply to the naval academy, too.</p>

<p>ACT composite - 30
ACT english - 28
ACT math - 31
ACT reading - 31
ACT science - 29
ACT english/writing combined - 26
ACT writing - 8 (out of 12)
Just retook ACT - feel very confident!
Senior class president
NHS co-vice president
2 years Spanish (1 and 2)
3 year letterwinner varsity golf
2 year letterwinner varsity hockey (may get captaincy next season)
Business professionals of america regional champion, state participant
GPA 3.9 cumulative, unweighted.
Class rank 7/126
Class load junior year included pre calc (college algebra) and trigonometry, so 6 math credits (doubled up)
Senior year plan on Calculus 1, college english, college social, college physics.
I've taken all but 1 college class offered at my school (anatomy and physiology)
Had a part time job at family owned radio station during school year
Worked at a resort/golf course for 3 years
Started my own successful lawn care business (financed 3 grand in equipment, almost totally paid off with money in the bank to spare)
NHS member junior and senior years
Volunteer at youth hockey association (learn to skate volunteer, etc.)
Active church member and volunteer since 7th grade (food shelf collection, pregnancy resource center banquet volunteer, etc.)
Community volunteer (hockey association, snowmobile race volunteer spotter, etc.)</p>

<p>This is a list from the top of my head that will be heavily padded this winter.</p>

<p>What are my chances?</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

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<p>I can’t guarantee anything, but I would say you have a very strong chance of making it past the preliminary stage. I had less than that an the Naval Academy advanced me. What you should be doing is start looking at recommendations from teachers and counselors and researching congressional nominations. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Thanks a lot- you just made me a lot less nervous, but ill make sure not to use that as an excuse to ease off the throttle!</p>

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<p>You’ll get in, in my opinion. The only thing I would advise you to do is to ONLY apply to the academy or academies you are interested in. Our daughter applied to all three, at the advice of one of the liasons and ended up with AFA, but her first choices were USMA or Naval Academy.</p>

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<p>USAFA: Reach (but it’s reachable)</p>