I have read about the type 7 scholarship, but I am still unsure what it is. We are still waiting on the paperwork from Maxwell, but DS is anxious to procceed. He contacted a out of state detachment and was told he would have to convert it to a type 2. He hasn't heard back from an in-state private school. Is a type 7 only good for a public in-state school? How hard is it to convert to a 3 year type 2? Any help would be appreciated.
DD is in the same boat. I too am curious about the process of converting a *Type 7 (4yr) to Type 2 (3yr). I presume a qualified university/college is one that has an AF ROTC detachment on campus - cross town agreement schools may be qualified as well. If it is a qualified institution, is it as straightforward as asking to change from Type 7 to Type 2?
Don't forget that there are some universities that offer added incentives to ROTC scholarship recipients. Boston University offers a tuition "gap" for ROTC scholarship recipients. You have to read the details of it, but other universities offer similar incentives, and some don't offer anything.
DD was very selective in this process, she only applied to AF ROTC as a non-tech major, and only applied to universities (all out of state) that have an AF ROTC detachment on campus - risky, but it panned out. I also think it may have been an intangible picked up on during her interview, she knew what she wanted.
The Type 7 to 2 conversion presents an interesting option and could be a factor when DD determines which university offers the best value.
*We don't know the type of scholarship yet. She called, they said that she will be notified via mail. Based on all of the cut-backs, and her choice of a non-tech major, we are thinking conservative and assume Type 7 until told otherwise. It is all good in her eye's, she wants to be an officer in the Air Force, this is just one of many steps she will take to achieve her goal.