USAFA
November 5, 2009 7:26 PMSo I told you all a while ago that I would tell you a secret, later down the road. Well here we are, and it's later, and now seems the appropriate time. I'm going to be a cadet at the United States Air Force Academy, I was accepted on Monday, and notified today :)
It's actually a toss-up if I make it into the Naval, but for now, life is SO good; this week has been so good. It definitely hasn't sunk in yet, but I'm going to be a cadet! This has been my dream since February, or to an extent, since I was young. All of my hard work has finally fallen through, and I'm going to the one place I'd want to be.
I'm going to skewer the next person that asks, "Wait, you're not going to college?" They obviously don't know much about me, and even less about the service academies. I guess I'm sick of the judgments, and I have pride in who I am and where I'm going. Here's the stats: our average high school GPA was 3.8, our SAT math and verbal 1300, and so much more. 10% of us are valedictorians, but grades aren't everything. 82% of us are varsity athletes, and 16% of us presidents or vice presidents of the class or student body, and 51% of us are top 10%. I can't see myself anywhere else; this is exactly where I want to be.
The acceptance rate fluctuates, but is currently around 9%.
Integrity first.
Service before self.
Excellence in all we do.
I'm USAFA 2014.
I have 231 days left to show you how much I love you, before I take wing and fly away.