Requirements for Selection

In the year before entry to the academy, you may request the application forms. Senator Boxer's office begins mailing application forms to applicants in April, and they must be postmarked no later than November 1. Take the SAT or ACT examinations no later than October.

Senator Boxer's code numbers for direct reporting of scores are: SAT, 0246; ACT, 7109.

You must notify the academies of your interest in applying. Complete your application file at the academy as soon as possible and keep your file up to date.

In selecting nominees, Senator Boxer follows recommendations from a volunteer Service Academy Selection Advisory Committee, which conducts an objective, merit-based review of the applicants. Each year, around 1,000 young people apply for a nomination from this office. In January, the committee interviews by telephone the top applicants to each academy for admission in that year.

If you are interested in applying for a nomination to a service academy, you may download the online form and instructions below, or send an e-mail to academy@boxer.senate.gov with the year you plan to enter the academy in the subject line, and your name, mailing address, and daytime phone number in the body of the message. Please note that we are no longer accepting applications for 2010 entry but will soon begin the process for 2011. These applications must be postmarked by November 1, 2011.

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You may also send your name, mailing address, daytime phone number, and the year you plan to enter the academy to:

Service Academies
U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer
3403 10th Street, Suite 704
Riverside, CA 92501
(951) 684-4849

This office begins mailing application forms to applicants in April of the year before entry to the academies.