falcongirl

The 2009 USAFA Summer Seminar application is now on the academy website. It is open from Dec 1 - Feb 28. I already applied.

CadCandMateus

goodluck to ya!!! should be a good time

missmuff

awww, how fun!
people make fun of me, but i don't care. my roommate from ss is one of my best friends here.

F22_AFA_13

Good Job! If you get in, you got further than I did! Good luck to you!

falcongirl

Thanks! Now I just have to cross my fingers and wait...

CadCandMateus

i was never accepted to summer seminar haha

starvinmarvin_09

It's a lot of fun. Just make sure that if you do get accepted, and this is for all others who may be accepted too, you make the absolute best of it. Forge the bonds within the element early, they'll help immensely during the week and especially Doolie for a Day. I still talk whenever I can to a few of the people from my element.
Best of luck to you and all who apply to summer seminar.

Soaring Dad

Soaring Son did not get accepted to USAFA Summer Seminar either, but he now "Never Falters/Never Fails." My point is, don't give up your AF dream, even if you do not get into the Summer Seminar.

Also, he would have me pass this on. If you want to get a good preview taste of what BCT/Cadet Life will be like - go to the Coast Guard Summer Program. There were people who "broke down" and dropped out during the week! He said it was a really grueling time.

Viper24

When I was in Summer Seminar here at the Academy, there were 2 people who dropped out. I guess they just realized that this wasn't the place for them.

F22_AFA_13

As I said earlier, I didn't get into the Air Force SS. But I did get into the Navy SS. ANY place you can go to get that experience will work. I got roughly the same as any SS. A summer seminar is a summer seminar, so my friends said that went to all three. So if you don't get in, definitely take advantage of another academy's program. Like Soaring said, another one will work fine. And even though I went to Navy, Air Force is still my number one choice. SO STICK WITH IT!!! AND GOOD LUCK! (again)

DMAC09

Good luck!

I loved ss...my element was 1st overall! Go killer lampshades!

USAFA10s

SS was AWESOME! Go if you get the chance, and good job DMAC, mine was, well, not first, but GO SQUIRDLE SQUAD!

missmuff

beware-for the most part, our ss was fun summer camp. this is not really an accurate depiction of cadet life, but it gave you a taste of the campus, and a cadet to ask questions (and ask we did.)

i've talked to kids who went to navy, and they actually did more "freshmen stuff" if you know what i mean.

go, by all means, if you get in. as everyone has said, it's an absolute blast, but know that it's not what life here is really about.

F22_AFA_13

I'll agree with that. Even Navy wasn't very much what freshmen life is like. But you will definitely have fun!

pssgiraffe08

Not that it matters (to me, at least) but how is SS run? What do you do and how do you live (you're split into elements, which I assume also means you have flights and squadrons)? I never went, so I'm a little curious.