JMPO, but I would not place a lot of weight into their web design/pages. Look at it like you would look at college selection. The sites have nothing to do with IF you would be happy there as a student and a cadet.
That's good to know.
To be successful as a cadet it is going to be a balance between enjoying both worlds, ROTC and academics. You can fall in love with an academic program, but not the unit or vise a verse.
As a parent my suggestion would be to visit these colleges in person, but looking at your list it appears that unless the folks have a lot of money and you have a lot of free time, you will not be able to complete that task since they are scattered across the US.
Yeah, we don't have a lot of money.
I would also suggest that if you have not found
www.collegeconfidential.com join it now. That forum is filled with parents, college kids and applicants. It is like here where they have sub-forums, i.e. UNCCH has its own forum, just like Baylor or Purdue. You may be able to gain insight regarding your choices if you can't afford to attend to do a visit.
~ Not every school have ROTC only dorms, and there maybe posters that although they are not in ROTC, they may know cadets that are and can garner you some insight from their perspective as a friend or roommate regarding ROTC.
Thanks, I haven't been to that site yet, but will check it out. From what I can tell of my list so far, only TAMU and Baylor say on the websites that they have ROTC only dorms. (Maybe I missed something though?)
As a second reason to why I would not place any weight on how often they update their web page is due to what your ultimate goal is regarding AFROTC...to commission. To commission from AFROTC you must be selected and attend Summer Field Training (SFT) in the summer of your rising junior year. There has never been any year over the last decade that HQ AFROTC selected 100% of the applicants, however some colleges do have a higher or lower % rate than the national average, part of the selection includes your cgpa and your CoC's ranking.
Oh, I didn't know that. Is there a place that lists that information? I wouldn't want to go somewhere that had a really small % rate. (If that was known going in. Kind of like choosing a school with a really low graduation rate.)
Now when you place that into the equation, you can understand how it is not a big deal impo regarding how "shiny" their website looks for the detachment.
OBTW, I don't know what state you are from, or if you need the scholarship to attend, but I would sit down with the folks about finances, especially if you need the scholarship to attend. I would also be honest about chances of selection.
~ IE: Not from NC, than UNCCH maybe a big reach. UNCCH is considered a public Ivy. By state law they can only admit either 25 or 30% (can't recall) from OOS, and OOS also includes International Students. I don't know many people that would consider them a safety, and I lived in NC. Now, if you garner admittance, but only get a Type 7, yet OOS, that 1st year is on your dime.
~~ Same with Clemson, UWM, and Purdue. They are all Public, but if the school from a bursar (billing) position as an OOS student you will need to convert it to a type 2 3 yr.