When our son did not get an AROTC scholarship on the 1st Board, he had contact with the person he had interviewed with (ROO perhaps?). I'm not sure of the details, but my son did tell me that the officer had told him that very few scholarships were handed out with the first board. I'm not sure if there were fewer granted due to the technical issues, or whatever had happened, but my son came away from that communication (might have been a text or email) with the feeling that the majority "50%-60%" of the scholarships (his recollection) were going to be doled out at the 2nd board. He also relayed to him that this year was very, very competitive for 4-year full scholarships.