Jojomarie,
I can think of two reasons two why you may not have gotten the scholarship to your #1 choice school.
(1) The PMS of the battalion in that school may have felt unsure of your odds of getting admitted to that school. They don't want to give away a spot to a candidate who may not come after all.
(2) If this is a popular battalion, and there are more candidates who put this school as a top choice than they can accommodate, then they may have decided to accept candidates who they think are better match for them, even though they felt that the odds are in your favor in terms of getting admitted to that school.
Solution:
(1) above: If you DO get accepted into the school, that removes this problem. If this is a rolling admission so that you can see the outcome before April next year, then notify them as early as possible when you know you got in.
(2) above: Even if (1) above is done, you still have a problem if there is no spot opening in the #1 school battalion. So, you must "charm" your way into the battalion so that in case a spot opens up, they will take you in rather than another candidate who also got into the school. The more I learn about this whole thing, the more I am convinced that "contact sports" really matter. They need to get to know you, and they need to like you.
Either way, I think goaliedad already gave you terrific advice. Contact the PMS at the #1 school. Try to build a "relationship" if you haven't done so yet.
I even heard from a couple of PMSs that for candidates who have the target range stats (GPA, SAT, etc) for the school and are well regarded by the battalion officers, the PMS will "put" in good words and work with the college admission officers. This does not work in all colleges, but it works in some colleges. One PMS told me that among the four schools that the battalion serve, with one, he has NO influence. With the remaining three, he has A LOT of influence.
There are a lot "soft" issues going on here beyond the numbers like SAT and GPA, etc. You need to "work" the right people to work for you.
Good luck.