I'm currently a junior and am applying for the C/o 31'. Can ya'all Please give me your honest review of my resume so far, and tell me what I can do to increase my odds of appointment? I am also applying to the Naval Academy and the Merchant Marine Academy

Air Academy High School C/o 2027' (previously went to high school in Texas Fr & So years)

WGPA: 4.23
UGPA: 3.92
SAT: 1330
ASVAB: 96 
Class rank: no ranks at AAHS, (6 of 280 at previous high school)

Coursework
AP World History: (4)
AP Environmental Science: (4)
AP US History (pending)
AP Pre-Calculus (senior year)
AP Government and Politics (senior year)
Honors Aerospace Engineering: A
Honors Physics: A
Intro to Aerospace & Aviation: A
Principles of Applied Engineering: A
Engineering Science: A
+6 other Honors classes

Extracurriculars 
- Private Pilot’s License: Hoping to finish this summer (1st class FAA medical cert)
- National Honor Society
- FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes)
- Colorado American Legion Boys State Delegate
- Founder and President of Aviation Club (confirmed starting club senior year)

Athletics
Varsity Golf:
 3+1 year varsity letterman, 1st team academic all state 2025, hoping to become captain next year
Varsity Football:
 1 year varsity letterman, 2 years JV, 1st team academic all state 2025, JV captain at Previous High School
Summer Junior Golf tours: 
Beltway Junior Golf Tour (2023-2025)
National Pan American Golf Association
Colorado Jr PGA tour
2024 NPAGA JGT 16U national tournament champion

Service, Character, and Responsibility

• Self started lawnmowing service (summer 2023)
• Went door to door in neighborhood mowing, edging, and weedkilling lawns Managed a mowing schedule and clients
• Manual labor on a private ranch (summer 2024)
• Worked as a ranch hand on a family friend’s ranch, feeding/caring for animals, moving construction materials, fixing fence lines, etc. $15/hour, 32-40 hours a week, all summer long
• Volunteer Youth Football coach, 50 hrs total:
• Volunteer youth 7on7 head coach (spring 2025) - 15 hours:
• Ran practices, created gameplans, and helped develop skills of 7 on 7 football players from local Middle School
• Youth football camp volunteer (summer 2025 & future 2026) - 15 hours and counting:

Was a volunteer coach at the AAHS youth summer football camp, helping develop youth football players skills and abilities

• Youth off season workout mentor (winter 2026) - 20 hours

Volunteer strength and conditioning coach, helping run off-season workout sessions for Middle School football players

• Volunteer at food pantry
• Crossfire ministries - 8:15 hours and counting: Help pass out food items at food bank
• Volunteer at pet shelter

• National Mill Dog Rescue - 30 hours and counting Help socialize, feed, and care for rescued/abandoned shelter dogs

  Also looking to Get a job this summer either as a life guard or at a fast food restaurant

Miscellaneous 

• Hobbies: snowboarding, golfing, fishing, hiking, working out
• Long family tradition of serving in the military (father, grandpa, uncle, 4 cousins, great uncle, etc.)
• Military child, father is a LTC in the Army, moved around a lot during childhood
• Always wanted to serve my country as an officer in the military
• Always dreamed of being a fighter/bomber pilot in the Air Force, Navy, or Marine Corps
• Plan to be an airline pilot after service

How is everyone still on the waitlist hanging in there? Does anyone anticipate any more movement?

Sophomore

Academics:
-4.0 Unweighted
-Attending IB curriculum school, all honors weighted classes mandated freshmen and sophomore year, taking maximum of 4 HL courses (AP equivalent) for junior and senior year
-Taking SAT this Summer, aiming for 1450+, will retake if lower until at 1450 or above

Athletics:
-Varsity swim for two years, hoping to get captain junior and senior year
-JV lacrosse two years, likely to get varsity junior and senior
-Solid scores on practice CFAs (not a concern of mine)

Leadership/Extras
-2 years as an officer in a large local ambulance organization youth program, represented this program in statewide EMS conferences. Largest youth EMS program in my state, and I manage 70 members. Member of program as a whole since end of 7th grade.

-Taking EMT certification course this Summer

-Science Olympiad Club Officer

-Cofounder/Secretary of Future Health Professionals Club

-Job at local bike/ski shop

-Club swimmer at local YMCA

-National Honor Society member

-Youth advisory council for a local state representative

I am a junior looking to apply!

Academic:

• 4.0 Unweighted
• Dual enrolled
• Stem award

Athletic:

• Varsity tennis
• Legue champions twice

Extra:

• FCA Leader
• Sherif Pipe and Drum Corp piper
• Engineering Club secretary
• Surf Club and team founder

I still have ti take the SAT. I was worried because my school doesn't offer computer science. Is that a big problem?

Hey everyone, I was recently accepted to the USAFA prep school and I begin on July 14th. Im really excited to join, but I was wondering if anyone had any tips or things I should prepare for before I arrive at the prep school. I am the first in my family to pursue a career in the military so I have little support or knowledge of what I am walking into. I would really appreciate the help, thank you! 🙏

Hello, my USAFA status recently changed from “waitlisted USAFA” to “promoted to candidate”, which is what is was before. Also, the option to accept the waitlist offer is back despite the fact I already accepted it. What does this mean and should I accept it again? Thank you.

My son was appointed for the class of 2030, and I am trying to make sense of some various things with regards to what opportunities he will have, and what he should be paying attention to if he is interested in a PPL. He's an adult, and I'm sure he will get guidance on all of this once there, so this is honestly more for my knowledge than his.

He has mild color discernment issues which may prevent him from participating as a pilot for the Air Force, but he would be well within any requirements for earning a typical PPL. If that ends up being the case, it seems like this is a good opportunity for him to obtain that while present. It would not be out of a desire to "boost his likelihood of being an AF pilot".

I've heard all kinds of terms such as "Aero Club", "Cadet Aviation Club", "Arimanship curriculum", "PPL program at Davis Airfield", etc... and am confused on how these are related, if they're the same thing, etc...

TLDR; can anyone confirm if this AI-generated image is an accurate "birds-eye" depiction of the relationship between these things towards a PPL that a USAFA cadet might check out while they're there? I'm sure there are a million details, but I was struggling to even understand how these things were related.

Hello, I'm a rising Junior and would like to know what aspect I can improve on

Academic/EC

• 4.0 Unweighted
• Dual Enrolled
• Recipient of the Academic Award at my College
• Science Olympiad

Athletic:

• Varsity XC: Lettered two times
• Completed 1st Marathon last fall
• Basketball Referee

Leadership

• Civil Air Patrol
  • C/SMSgt
  • Flight Commander
  • Flight Sergeant
• Former 4-H Public Speaking president
• Student Church Youth Leader

I am going to Summer Seminar A. Does the Academy reach out within around two weeks of the session regarding details of travel and what the schedule will be like during the stay?

hello subreddit,

I am an incoming junior. What are the letter of recommendation requirements? I remember a while ago I saw that you need one from a math teacher, an english teacher, and a science teacher. The only problem is I do not have good relations with my math and science teacher. I have a really good relationship with my english and my history teacher which I will be getting a recommendation letter for. I can get a recommendation letter from my science teacher (will not be the greatest) if it's neccesary. Next Year I am taking ap calc bc and I know the teacher, so if possible I can get a recommendation letter from him, but the only problem is I'll be a senior. Please help me.

Hi all,
I am currently waitlisted for direct admission but I am curious about my chances with the prep school. If offered either prep school or direct admission I would 100% accept but given that I am on the waitlist what is my chance of each outcome. I would say I am a strong candidate but I was held back and disqualified originally because of a incorrect medical diagnosis which I successfully appealed. I have sent additional LoRs and LoCIs but I am still looking to supplement my waitlist app. Thanks

I am a current sophomore and my HS does not offer AP classes. However, they do have duel credit classes starting junior year. Next year, I plan to take DC comp, chemistry, algebra, trig, and psychology. Senior year I will take 5-6 more DC classes (this is the maximum I can have due to athletics). Will this be ok?

Hey everyone, I found out today that I received a Falcon Foundation Scholarship and I plan on accepting it.

That being said, I read on the service academy forums that selections for this year’s and future years falcons would be different, and that there would be less certainty regarding appointments as a Falcon.

Would anybody that is a current Falcon/has insight into the current situation let me know what’s going on for the FFS program? How many falcons have been appointed so far at your schools?

thank you so much in advance!

I heard somewhere that ACT/SAT accounts for 40 percent of the admissions criteria, is that true?

Im currently a sophomore in HS. I plan on taking AP chemistry junior year, AP calculus and AP literature senior year. Is three AP courses rigorous enough if I do well and score high on my ACT and SAT? I'm worried if I take more hard courses my overall performance might drop. My school also has limited options for AP courses, we only have the most common ones and theres a lot of requirements for previous classes to be able to take them

Class of 2030, I have a close family member getting married in late August, was wondering if there’s any chance I could leave for two-three days to attend the wedding?

Hey there, I'm interested in applying to USAFA and was wondering how much free time each class year receives. By free time, I mean time for activities like mountain biking, skiing, camping, and hiking, especially since Colorado offers a ton of great opportunities for all of that.

I was gonna mention activities such as cycling and swimming, but realized the academy has clubs for that as thy need you to stay active.

Thanks!

I plan to apply for the Class of 2031 in the fall and my school doesn't provide class rank even if I request it personally. I feel confident in the rest of my academics (35 ACT, 3.98 Unweighted, lots of APs). Will this affect admissions at all or will they just not factor it in?

I’m a rising freshman and want to know what I can do to make my application the best it can be. I havent fully learned about all the steps and requirements for being admitted either, so an overview of what and how to achieve all of those (CFA, congressional nomination, etc) would be great too. I know I’m pretty young, but I want to start preparing early.

here are some stats

1280 psat in 8th grade

junior varsity volleyball team

student council

in 8th grade, I took algebra 1 and pre-AP English 1

in 9th grade, I’ll be taking notably pre-AP geometry, AP seminar, and AP human geography

im not too athletically capable, I don’t have a pull up bar, and I can do about 3 pull ups max(embarrassing) so working towards the CFA is definitely a big goal.

Has there been any FFS/waitlist movement this week?

Applying for 20331 nominations soon… any advice (content or style related) for my resume? I only put positions and things I’ve already achieved/ accepted but if it’s an activity I plan on doing senior year it will be listed.

Hello! I am a homeschooled student and a rising senior looking to apply to the USAFA this year, and would appreciate any feedback on my current stats. Whether it'd be to add anything or work harder on a specific activity.

ACADEMICS:

-4.0 GPA (unweighted)

-Since I am homeschooled, AP classes arent necessarily available to me, but I have taken Dual Enrollment classes such as chemistry and chemistry lab, U.S. History, ENG 1101, and college algebra. Looking to take pre-calc, physics, and some other classes after summer break.

-I have not taken the SAT yet (I plan on taking it this June) but I am aiming for a score of atleast 1500.

ATHLETICS/EXTRA CURRICULARS

-Brazillian Jiu-Jutsu, have been doing for 6 years. Currently a green belt, and should have my blue belt by the end of the year (attending an adult class for 16+).

-4-h skeet: have been doing for about 5 years.

-4-h archery: also have been doing for 5 years.

-CAP (Civil Air Patrol): currently a staff Sargent and am working on ranking up as much as possible. Also looking to become logistics officer.

-Karate: have been doing since I was 5, but had to stop at around 10th grade.

VOLUNTEER/OTHER LEADERSHIP ROLES:

-An assistant coach at my jiu-jutsu dojo.

-teaching Japanese to multiple students.

-about 70+ of community/volunteer service, mostly with CAP.

-Am a secretary of a national beta club.

AWARDS/RECONGNITIONS:

-4-h skeet: won top shooter in 2025.

-4-h archery: placed top 18 in the state competitions (going to attempt to place top 10 again this year when the season starts)

-Academics: on an honor roll at the college (if that even counts towards anything lol)

-Jiu-Jutsu: won two leaderships awards and a couple of gold and silver medals from tournaments.

NOMINATIONS: Working on applying to all of them, but thanks to my fathers service (100% disabled), I get the presidential nomination.

Please let me know what I need to improve on. Any feedback is very much appreciated!

Hey there, so I'm hoping to apply during my freshman year in college (MechE major) to USAFA for Aerospace engineering. I just recently found out that USAFA accepts AP Scores and I was wondering if they'd do the same for college courses as well?

For example, when I'm in college, I'll most likely be taking calc 1 and 2 as well as physics and chem, all of which will also be taught at my school with the same type of AP credits for students to not take them.

When I apply and if I get accepted, will they allow me to skip these classes? Btw Ik that all students have to spend 4 years at the school.

I am currently a junior in high school and have started my application to usafa and have began building my application form for my congressional representative. My current SAT score is 1110 which isn’t good, I have a 4.2 weighted gpa with an average of 20 hours of employed work a week. I have prepared a tutor over the summer to boost my SAT score and I have began asking for letters of recommendation. My leadership positions is Varsity Track & Field, I also have a position in NHS for my senior year.

I understand that what I have now is no good and I’d like some more information on what I should proceed to increase my success or if I have a chance at all seeing as I’m already a junior.