HORIZONS Volume VI,October 2016
Find an Admissions Advisor by Region
If you or your students have questions or want more information about the United States Air Force Academy, please contact your area's admissions advisor, as well as the Admissions Liaison Officer (ALO) who lives in your community for your school. You can find those contactshere.
Outreach Events
Learn more about the United States Air Force Academy! We have representatives at multiple outreach events throughout the year.Click hereto find upcoming events in your area. /
KEY Dates:
  • Deadline for submitting the Pre-Candidate Questionnaire online is December 31.
  • Congressional representatives and other nominating entities submitnominationsto the Academy between December 1 and January 31.
  • Applications for ourSummer Seminarprogram are open from December 1 through January 15. This program gives high school juniors a chance to see what life at the United States Air Force Academy is really like. Limited spaces are available.
Rolling Deadlines:Applicants' specific deadlines to complete their file is posted on their portal. They must complete the required items by the deadline posted.
During a Student's Junior Year
Junior year is when theapplication process to the United States Air Force Academy truly begins. Students will start by filling out the Pre-Candidate Questionnaire, which becomes available online March 1 every year and starts the application process.When a student is ready to begin the application, they canvisit the Pre-Candidate Questionnaire online.
Between March 1 of their junior year and December 31 of their senior year, they must also requestnominationsfrom their state’s congressional representative(s) or other designated nominators.
Who Are We Looking For?
The United States Air Force Academy strives to create a highly qualified and truly diverse cadet wing at the Academy each year. In addition to diversity in terms of race, ethnicity and gender, we are looking to expand our applicant pool across individual characteristics defined by our diversity definition, including:
  • Personal life experiences, including having overcome adversity by personal efforts
  • Geographic background, such as region, rural, suburban, urban
  • Socioeconomic and educational background, such as academic excellence and/or whether an individual would be a first generation college student
  • Cultural knowledge and language abilities, with particular emphasis on cultures and languages of strategic importance to the Air Force
  • Work background, including prior enlisted service
  • Physical abilities, including athletic prowess
  • Age, though applicants must be within statutory parameters for academy attendance
We take a holistic view of our applicants. They're more than a GPA or standardized test score. We're looking for students who have a desire to serve and seek an education that is on par with highly selective colleges and universities. For our top diversity candidates, we offer the Falcon Visitation Experience. This opportunity gives prospective students an opportunity to spend three days on our campus to get a first-hand look at what United States Air Force Academy life is like. If you have students who may be a good fit for this program, please have them talk to their admissions advisor.
Campus Tours
If you have students who are interested in pursuing anappointment to the United States AirForce Academy and plan to visit thecampus, they may wish to participate inan escorted tour and admissions briefing.Offered during the academic year tomiddle school, high school, and post-highschool students, tours can help individualsgain a deeper understanding of the United States Air Force Academy environment.Escorted tours are conducted regularly throughout the academicyear and requirereservations 14 days in advance.
We also offer Game Daytours. After the tour, participants will be allowed topurchase discounted tickets to cheer on ourAF Falcons for football, hockey, and men’sand women’s basketball.
For more on available dates for both tours,please go here or call 1-800-443-3864.
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