<p>To help people looking to get in the AFA, please post a short few sentences of what you think got you or someone you know into the AFA.</p>
<p>Grades? SAT/ACT scores? Athletics? EC? JROTC? CAP?</p>
<p>My friends dad went to west point i think that really helped. He had a decent GPA too and was in CAP. I think he had a good SAT.</p>
<p>Your academic composite (GPA, class rank, and SAT scores) counts 60%.
Extracurriculars (athletics, civic activities, etc.) counts for 20%. CFA and ALO interview makes up some of the remaining 20%. So in a word you need to make sure you're academic composite is up to par before worrying about anything else.</p>
<p>What's CFA stand for?</p>
<p>CFA stands for Candidate Fitness Assessment (eg basketball throw, pullups, situps, shuttle run, mile run). </p>
<p>Another big step is the medical exam itself. Certain disorders can automatically disqualify you.</p>
<p>Apply as early as possible, because when they review applications and see the date on yours, they will know that you're serious. Also, if you're in Scouts, get your Eagle. Period.</p>
<p>Do you think high blood-pressure disqualifies you? I have a family history. My BP is normal, but like I said I do have a family history.</p>
<p>There is no one thing that will get you into the Academy. You must excel in all areas to have a shot at getting in. For instance, you could have great grades and SAT, but if you blow the alo interview it could keep you from getting an appointment. Like petko said, your grades count 60%, but they alone are not enough. You must be above the average high school student in all areas to have a chance. But as long as you keep up your grades, study for and do well on the SAT\ACT, keep in shape physically, and participate in ec's you should be fine. Also make sure you have lots of leadership that you can talk about in interviews. Other than the academics, leadership is huge. In the interviews, they want to know how you are a leader and what you have done to prove it.</p>
<p>And I don't think that having a family history of hbp would disqualify you, but you never know. DoDMERB disqualifies people for some seemingly crazy things sometimes.</p>
<p>Having a little faith, gpa, sat scores, sports, apply early. There is no special resume that will get people in. Be of good character and look confident so your congressman or whoever can write a good recommendation. Good luck.</p>
<p>I was very strong in academics and leadership. I had near a 4.0, good ACTs, Eagle Scout, and other leadership. Fortunately, that outweighed my poor physical testing...by how much, I do not know.</p>
<p>What do you say in the letter to your congressman?</p>
<p>Z4CHH,</p>
<p>in your initial letter to your congressman, you should state your interest in attending a service academy and your desire to receive their nomination to attend a service academy. This letter can be sent during the spring of your junior year. During the fall of your senior year, you should receive an application for a nomination from your congressman. Once you send that in, you should be called in for an interview. If all goes well, you'll receive that nomination you were hoping for all along.</p>
<p>Don't forget to apply to your two senators and the vice president as well. Send them a letter of intent too. For your senators, you should receive an application for a nomination but for the Vice President, the Academies themselves choose who should receive a nomination (i.e. the Academies decide, the Vice President signs). Also, apply for a presidential nomination if you qualify (you need to be a child of a veteran). And, if by some great stroke of luck one of your parents was a Medal of Honor recipient, you won't even need a nomination to get appointed to a service academy.</p>
<p>Hope that helped!</p>
<p>I might be going to Germany for my first semester next year. How will this impact the admission procedure? I would be gone from August to February.</p>
<p>Just make sure everythign's done before you leave. Some congressman allow a phone interview or so.</p>
<p>I believe my Academics are what got me in. My CFA was avg if not worse and from what I read, most people that got similar scores were asked to retake, I wasn't. </p>
<p>My SAT was a 2150 (650 verbal, 760 math, 660 writing).
GPA was a 4.650 (rank 17/660)
National Honor Society</p>
<p>But, I really think (since I had no HS athletics) that my 10 years in taekwondo with 2 state champion titles and twice placing 6th in world saved my athletic side. I was a 3rd degree black belt certified testing and tournament judge with ample experience in both as well as a certified instructor. </p>
<p>My stuff sounds good on paper, so I think that helped.</p>
<p>Wow Hornetguy, your Highschool must of been really good. B/c your stats are crazy for you too only have the rank 17/600's . And I'd agree with you about ur TAEKWONDO.</p>
<p>What are CFA standards?</p>
<p>My high school is a bit crazy. People move to my area (my parents included) for the school district. My freshman year my school was ranked number 1 in Texas. It is the main reason I am doing well here.</p>
<p>Nice hornetguy, I wish I had the same opportunity.</p>
<p>I have an LOA to USAFA and I think that several things worked to my advantage:</p>
<p>My HS's reputation
Eagle Scout
Lacrosse Team Captain
Varsity Letter
Club president
Community service</p>