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The Congressional Award is another national level award that codifies volunteer hours, as well as personal development and physical fitness. It isn't super well known, but it is a lot of work and culminates with an awards ceremony in DC. Google The Congressional Award Program and it will take...

There are no points for volunteer hours. Academics. Athletics. Leadership. Leading a volunteer project is great, but just worker bee hours are of no use with respect your overall application score.

That's three weeks later.....

Some call GFs / BFs instead of home.😞

Scoutmasters and bosses are great options.

Everyone, BUT it is A LOT of walking, all uphill, and it is hot. Book now. Things fill up quickly.

After drop off which is very, very quick, think slowdown and they combat roll out of the car quick, there should be a picnic where you can write letters, commiserate with other parents, and practice your brave face. Say your goodbyes at the overlooks on the drive in. It is obvious where they...

Contact the Veterans Administration. They would be the source document.

Well done. You want to be in Calc 1, unless you are Wile E. Coyote, Super Genius.

I have two at USAFA. I ran in the background, aware of dates, etc. I would ask questions when I knew things were coming up, to prevent a mistake that wasn't recoverable from. Paid for ACT prep, sports, scouts, all of that sort of stuff. They did ask my wife and I to look at all of their...

In the same venue you will take real thing. Different surfaces can result in widely varying scores for pushups , situps, and the shuttle run. Your CFA score is completely within your control and every year candidates choose to mess it up.

USAFA is the most expensive "free' education out there😃 Congratulations on the scholarship! USAFA has mechanism to handle it.

We had that issue with DS#2. His ALO was less than worthless, however, he did send a rent-a-2LT to do the presentation.

The silver lining is the opportunity to attend grad school while awaiting UPT.

There are no guarantees. Some years, if your seeing-eye dog is correctable to 20/20 and you spell your name correctly, you're in. Other years, it's much more difficult. Do the best you can, and USAFA certainly has the best odds. There are those of us here who remember banking pilots, UPT...