Academics

Academics are rough! You have a ton of core classes you have to get through until you begin your majors class. You tend to have 5-6 classes per semester. There are scholar classes for the brainiacs. There are a bunch of math and science based classes here, and a good amount of majors to choose from.

Extremely difficult. We are one of the top institutions in the nation. You have class everyday mixed with your military and athletic duties.

Academics here are not for the faint of heart. In addition to the military training that occurs cadets usually take six or more classes a semester. Furthermore, since almost everybody here was strong, academically, in high school, instructors grade classes extremely hard. The average GPA for each graduating class dips more than a point from high school to the Academy.

However, despite the difficulty, all the instructors here are here specifically to teach and develop cadets, and are available virtually any time. No instructor has research of their own to worry about, and since the majority of instructors are active duty officers, you can learn much more than school material from them.

The classes are really challenging, but the professors are more than willing to spend extra time with you to make sure you understand, and there is a tutoring center open all week that you can visit to get help.

This school has an incredible academic program. U.S. News and World Report ranked the AFA's undergraduate business management a #1, the undergraduate engineering programs #5, and #3 in Public Liberal Arts College in the country.

The classes are hard, but they are rewarding. The class sizes are small enough that it is possible to have one on one time with your professor. If you need it the teachers are always willing to make time for you.

The academics alone aren't too difficult. When combined with all the other duties you have to do it becomes tough. There is also a very high level of required core classes, making sophomore year academics challenging in that there are a good number of classes you probably have little to no interest in.