Hamilton County High

Congresswoman Kat Cammack invites you to attend Service Academy Day on Saturday, May 17th at Buchholz High School 5510 NW 27th Avenue, Gainesville, FL 32606 from 9 AM to 12 PM. High school seniors, as well as high school graduates under the age of 23, who reside within Florida’s Third Congressional District are eligible to apply for a nomination to a service academy through Congresswoman Cammack's office. 

Service Academy Day provides all students and recent graduates with the opportunity to obtain more information on the application process and speak with representatives from the five U.S. Service Academies: the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. 

Please note: the fifth service academy, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, does not require a congressional nomination for appointment. 

For more information, please visit Congresswoman Cammack's Webpage.

2025 Service Academy Day Invitation

Watch this video on the BigFuture Scholarship opportunity (previously called CollegeBoard Opportunity Scholarship).

Learn more and get started at BigFuture Scholarships

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The Common Application is an undergraduate college admission application that applicants may use to apply to any of more than 900 member colleges and universities in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as in Canada, China, Japan, and many European countries. Visit the Common Applciation website at Common App.

The Common Black College Application is an undergraduate college admission application that applicants may use to apply to any of the 65 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU). The cost of the application is $20. Click the link to visit the Common Black College Application Website

How to Access College Application Fee Waivers

The Self-Reported Student Academic Record (SSAR) allows students to self-report to colleges/universities courses and grades that have been completed, or will be attempted (e.g., senior year courses in-progress), for high school credit. Since accuracy is important, please use an unofficial transcript/grades report (e.g., online report card) or score report as a reference when you complete the SSAR.

To create an account visit Self-reported Student Academic Record

The Talented Twenty Program is part of the Governor’s Equity in Education Plan. The purpose is to guarantee admission to one of the 12 state universities for students who succeed in their respective public high schools and to encourage students to strive for better grades and pursue rigorous academic courses. Please click on the link for additional information: Talented Twenty Program.

In order to qualify for the Talented Twenty Program, the student must:

• Be enrolled in a Florida public high school and graduate with a standard diploma.
• Be ranked in the top 20% of the class after the posting of seventh semester grades.
• Submit test scores from the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) Reasoning Test or redesigned SAT scores from the College Board or the American College Testing(ACT), Plus Writing score from ACT Inc. prior to enrollment to a university in the State University System (SUS). No minimum score is required.
• Complete all eighteen high school units as listed in the regulations for state university admission.

There is no application for the Talented Twenty Program. Transcripts of potentially eligible students are submitted by the district/school for evaluation.

Talented Twenty Frequently Asked Questions for Parents and Students (PDF)