AIM Summer Program

Lazy summers are for lazy people, not you. You’re driven to do something greater.

The Academy Introduction Mission (AIM) is a one-week summer program where you’ll immerse yourself in Academy life. AIM is exclusively for students entering their senior year of high school and is regarded as the most realistic of the service academy summer orientation programs.

AIM will test and inspire you. It will push you to your limits. You’ll rise early. You’ll study. You’ll compete. For six nonstop days, you’ll test your mind, body, and spirit in every way as you learn the meaning of college exceeded.

Intense and rewarding, AIM will help you to discover whether the Academy experience is truly what you want from college and whether you have what it takes to succeed.

2026 Session Dates

I: 05-10 JUL
On Campus

II: 12-17 JUL
On Campus

III: 19-24 JUL
On Campus

IV: 28-29 JUL
Virtual AIM

“I learned at AIM that, with will and determination, anything can be accomplished. I now see how physical and mental fortitude are key to becoming successful.” – Dante, Texas

Key Dates

EARLY FEBRUARY: AIM Application Opens
11 MAR: AIM Information Session (virtual)
01 APR: AIM Application Closes
01 MAY: Selection Decisions Released
06 MAY & 07 MAY: Town Halls for On-campus AIM sessions
– 06 May Town Hall Teams Event: 7:00-8:00PM
– 07 May Town Hall Teams Event: 7:00-8:00PM
09-15 MAY: Session Registration and Scholarship Application Period
13 MAY: Town Hall for Virtual AIM (virtual)
15 MAY: Session Registration Window & Scholarship Application Deadline
22 MAY: Scholarship Decisions Released
23 MAY: Tuition Payment Open
29 MAY: Tuition Payment and Enrollment Paperwork Due
05 JUN: Deadline for Tuition Refund Requests
12 JUN: Travel Survey Due