On the AFROTC web-site it says that the minimum SAT Math and Writing 1100. How competitive are these scholarships really?
Really Competitive, that minimum SAT score will not get an applicant very far these days.
Their averages for type 1, 2 and 7 are posted on their website showing the previous year. To be competitive you better not be much below that average, preferably above. I don't think the minimums will get you a scholarship in ant ROTC program today.
Packer - anyway you could post that link?
Thanks!
Thanks for covering for me. I didn't get back to see Cristal's request.
Thanks for covering for me. I didn't get back to see Cristal's request.
No pullups in the PFA.2. Practice that PFA.
~~~ Pull ups traditionally are the killer. Practice in all types of weather, if it is raining run. If it is 95 degrees outside, do the whole test outside. The harder you train, the better you will do. Yes, it is a small %, but every point counts.
AFMaj.son,
A couple of things to remember.
~ Scholarships are national, not like the AFA which is geo-centric (NOMs).
~ There is a limited pot of money, and when it is gone it is gone. Later boards risk the chance of the pot being close to empty. Many AFA candidates will apply for AFROTC as plan B, and since the mass mailing is Mar/April, they tend to hold onto them until they find out. They could get a scholarship from the 1st board, and even at the 4th board AFROTC is going to assume that money is gone.
Non Ducor Duco said:It was a type 7(i'm thrilled cause it means i'll have a full ride to my dream school), but that could be because my 1st choice school was an instate school and not necessarily because I met with a late board.
Non Ducor Duco,
AFROTC is not like A/NROTC where the cost of the school (private, public, IS/OOS) matters regarding awarding the scholarship. Going IS was not why you got a scholarship.
AFROTC allows Type 7 4 yr to convert to Type 2 3 yrs as a HS recipient. Your stats and intended major was the player from the WCS perspective. WCS above X and you get a scholarship, below and you don't.
Be proud. Your stats/WCS for your intended major was above that line.
Candidates that apply for multiple ROTC scholarships need to understand each branch is unique regarding how they determine scholarship recipients.
Honestly, as insane as AFROTC is in this arena, NROTC is the epitome of being the hardest scholarship to get as a HS student. It is STEM, college, and than cost of the school. Talk about finding the needle in the hay stack!
Congrats on your scholarship, but again more importantly congrats on your WCS, because the college wasn't a player.
you mentioned "full ride". That normally means, in the athletic scholarship context, tuition, fees, books, room, board. I think you meant "full tuition + fees + books", right? No room and board?
Yes that is what I meant. I live 30 min away from my school so it wouldn't make sense paying to live on campus no matter how cool it might be. So I consider it a full ride since I have already scored free room and board at my parent's house. Unlike alot of kids I know, I genuinely love AND like my parents so I'm not trying to get away from them. Besides, I have a car now(a fully paid off car) so I can get up and go if I feel myself going crazy
Don't be to quick to dismiss living on campus.
Even being 30 min. from school can have it's challenges. Consider that you will have PT in the morning, usually around 6:00am and 3 days a week, sometimes more. Remember too that being there 15 min. early is "On Time" being there at 6:00am is "Late". When you figure in traffic and parking you will have to leave no later then 5:00am just to be on time, that means getting up at 4:30 in the morning for a 6:00am PT. You won't eat before PT so unless you plan to drive home, depending on when your first class starts you will be eating on campus.
Classes can be scheduled at various times, sometimes they are not very convenient times either, getting back home for lunch will probably be an issue considering it's at least a 1 hour round trip drive, which means you will again be eating on campus.
Don't discount the benefits of living on campus, you spoke about not having a good group to hang out with at school, these same people will be around you when you live at home. Living at school will allow you to be surrounded with people that are having the same experiences and challenges you are having. AFROTC will take up a lot of your extra time, being on campus will help you bond with your fellow cadets, add to that the EC opportunities living on campus would give you.
Being involved with you Det. will be important. Living on campus will make it easier to be involved without having to commute back and forth to school. I'm not saying you have to live on campus to be involved or successful, it just makes it a bit easier. The 30 min. drive each way may seem short now but once you start school you may find that the 1 hour round trip will make things a bit more difficult.
Just make sure you think hard about everything, talk to fellow cadets at the school and get some feedback from them.
Congratulations on the scholarship.
Don't be to quick to dismiss living on campus.
Even being 30 min. from school can have it's challenges. Consider that you will have PT in the morning, usually around 6:00am and 3 days a week, sometimes more. Remember too that being there 15 min. early is "On Time" being there at 6:00am is "Late". When you figure in traffic and parking you will have to leave no later then 5:00am just to be on time, that means getting up at 4:30 in the morning for a 6:00am PT. You won't eat before PT so unless you plan to drive home, depending on when your first class starts you will be eating on campus.
Classes can be scheduled at various times, sometimes they are not very convenient times either, getting back home for lunch will probably be an issue considering it's at least a 1 hour round trip drive, which means you will again be eating on campus.
Don't discount the benefits of living on campus, you spoke about not having a good group to hang out with at school, these same people will be around you when you live at home. Living at school will allow you to be surrounded with people that are having the same experiences and challenges you are having. AFROTC will take up a lot of your extra time, being on campus will help you bond with your fellow cadets, add to that the EC opportunities living on campus would give you.
Being involved with you Det. will be important. Living on campus will make it easier to be involved without having to commute back and forth to school. I'm not saying you have to live on campus to be involved or successful, it just makes it a bit easier. The 30 min. drive each way may seem short now but once you start school you may find that the 1 hour round trip will make things a bit more difficult.
Just make sure you think hard about everything, talk to fellow cadets at the school and get some feedback from them.
Congratulations on the scholarship.
I understand and know that living on campus would be a great experience, I just don't think it would be worth taking out a loan for $6000 for one school year to have that experience. I am a very fiscally oriented so the cost of something previously attractive can turn me off. Sometimes even looking at my parents spend alot of money pains me, lol, we wen shopping at Khols for clothes a yr or two ago and by the time the bill hit $600 I told my mom I couldn't watch anymore and walked to a safe distance until it was time to haul it to the car. Another example, my dad as been asking me over and over again if I wanted a new car. He has had the opportunity to give cars to a few friends and family members so he feels that he should do twice as much for me. Says I shouldn't have to drive around in an old van. I appreciate it, but why have them go deeper into debt right after they just finished paying off some major bills? Everyone wouldn't mind having a new car, but the one I have is paid off, perfectly reliable, and has alot of room so I don't need or really WANT a new car. I feel the same way about living on campus. I just don't feel like I am willing to pay a price I don't have to pay you know?
I already get up at 5 every morning just to get to campus with a modest amount of time before class and it is 45 min away. Although I've been doing that since 6th grade because I was told to even though these last few yrs I'd wait 2 hours after getting ready before it was time to leave. I'm sure it'll suck sometimes, but probably only a bit more than it sucks now. You're right, going home for lunch is out of the question, but I usually bring my lunch to school anyways. I only pay for lunch on special occasions or if I just didn't feel like doing it, but that's not that often. I'll definitely make a point to be involved in Det activities though.
I have given it alot of thought and I know commuting won't be easy. But after weighing my options and considering my experience as a commuting student, I believe that this is the best course of action for me. Living on campus would be really cool and exciting, but I'll have plenty of time to dorm with strange new people later on in life
Edit: Thank you very much for the congratulations and the advice also Kinnem! It's good to hear differing points of view. I did talk to my parents and they told me the pros and cons of living on campus but said it was my decision. I just....really like to hold onto my money lol. I'm pretty much a hoarder when it comes to food and money, its just who I am