School choice plays no role whatsoever. Schools aren't considered until AFTER a scholarship is awarded. They then go down his list of schools until they hit one with an open slot. Generally, if all slots are taken at his top 5 schools yhen past experience tells me they assign a school. Of course, one can attempt to transfer it to another school if that's an issue. I don't see any of this happen very often.There have been some 4 year scholarships awarded to amazing candidates with "high end?" college choices. In what order does the board consider the following; school choice/candidate? Thanks to some of the info garnered on this board DS shifted his top choices around due to career goals and affordability. My concern is that DS did not consider the competitiveness of the NROTC scholarship slots at individual schools - particularly the Maritime academies. Wondering if he shot himself in the foot there? Of course he isn't wondering at all - just a nervous mom without a crystal ball
I certainly wouldn't make my choice of service depend on which process was easier.... but that's just me.DS awarded 4yrs 1) UCberkley 2) UPenn
3) Penn State 4)Carngie Mellon 5) Duke
Still haven't heard from any schools. Think for my second son I will have him apply for AFROTC instead... heard you can transfer your 4yrs scholarship to a college of choice? NROTC is a little more challenging bec. colleges are ranked 1-5??
I would be sure to investigate which branch he wants first, and what job in the military he is interested in after graduation. For my DD, after researching for a couple years,she's Navy all the way.DS awarded 4yrs 1) UCberkley 2) UPenn
3) Penn State 4)Carngie Mellon 5) Duke
Still haven't heard from any schools. Think for my second son I will have him apply for AFROTC instead... heard you can transfer your 4yrs scholarship to a college of choice? NROTC is a little more challenging bec. colleges are ranked 1-5??
Think second son would be happy to serve in Navy or Air Force? But as a mom I like the AFROTC process better Also heard NROTC 4yrs scholarship was much harder than AFROTC? Is that true?I certainly wouldn't make my choice of service depend on which process was easier.... but that's just me.
Only you can make that decision. Personally I consider UNC to be one of the finest universities in the nation but I'm a bit biased as I live only 30 minutes away. I don't believe they even start addressing transfer requests until April so the worrying may be moot. You can probably confirm this with a few phone calls. You might also try calling UNC NROTC unit to see what their situation looks like and what recommendations they might have.
DS, awarded NROTC 4yr scholarship. 1) Vanderbilt 2) UNC 3) UVA 4) GA Tech 5) Wake Forest. Scholarship placed at Vanderbilt but awaiting acceptance to school... Currently accepted at UNC and GA Tech.[/QUOTE
Thank you Boymom73 and best of luck to ya'll as well!My son listed Vanderbilt as his first choice, too. Haven't heard back yet (though he's already been offered an appointment to a service academy), but didn't know if it would be an option since it's so expensive. I guess so! Congrats and good luck to him on getting acceptance. I'm sure he'll hear something soon!