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    Would acceptance to an ROTC program help you in college admissions?

    Ref the original question: My DS, a 4 year AROTC scholarship winner, was wait listed for acceptance at RPI (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute). He called the school's ROO, who told him that their unit had a good relationship with admissions and he that he would give them a call. Within a couple...
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    Where is Everyone Taking Their ROTC Scholarship?!?!?! (Any Branch)

    Twins: DS #1, 4 year AROTC and accepted at U of Rochester. DS #2, 4 year AROTC and accepted at Florida Southern College. They follow in the path of DS, with 4 year AROTC to RPI with 2 years completed.
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    Army ROTC Notification

    I understood this to be true as well. However, my DS received notification of winning a 4 yr scholarship yesterday. Although the letter was dated 11/23, which is two weeks after the first board letters went out. We weren't checking his dashboard anymore since we thought the first board...
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    AROTC 4 year scholarships announced

    My DS was selected for a 4 year scholarship to all 3 of his schools. His academic stats are more mundane than most of the winners: GPA 3.7; ACT Verbal 670 Math 640 However, he does take all IB courses and working on the IB diploma. His counselor attests that he is taking the most substantial...
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    AROTC Board Results??

    My DS received an email from his ROO a couple hours ago congratulating him on winning a 4 yr scholarship. However, his dashboard has not been updated.
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    Band Co. Email

    My DS also received a band message a couple of weeks ago. He received a call on Fri from admissions telling him of his appointment. He also wants to play soccer which will conflict with band, and I'm not sure which he'll choose.
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    ARMY ROTC Third Board Winners

    DS won 4 year to RIT and Cleveland State, with probable transfer to Rensselaer.
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    Ohio nominations

    On Sat, Senator Portman hosted a reception and photo op for all of his Ohio nominees. Portman announced that he had nominated 48 to the service academies (including an extra AF slate) with a few having already received appointments. It appeared that nearly all of the nominees and their parents...
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    Ohio Nominations

    My DS has only received nominations; not an appointment yet. I double checked my recent posts and I couldn't find where I had used the wrong term. If I did, I apologize for my mistake. I posted under the USNA appointment thread that he received a Nom, and those posts are mostly Noms too...
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    Ohio Nominations

    My DS received a nomination to the USMA from Senator Portman, dated 12/17. Subsequently, he received a letter (12/23) from Senator Brown stating that he had coordinated with Portman's office and he would not receive another nomination. DS did receive a letter from our MOC (OH4), dated 12/19...
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    Ohio nominations

    4 Noms Our DS received a nice Christmas gift today (12/24): a letter from his MOC (OH 4) nominating him to all 4 academies.:biggrin:
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    Ohio nominations

    We're in OH 4, Jim Jordan's district.
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    Ohio nominations

    Our son interviewed with the senators and his MOC. One senator's aide told me that they were interviewing 237 candidates! His interview with Senator Portman was on the first date possible and lasted 30 minutes. Last week (12/17), he received a letter from Senator Portman nominating him to...
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    Length of MOC Interview

    In OH, the senators and MOC stated that interviews would be limited to 15 minutes. As we waited during the interviews, we noted that the time limit was adhered to. However, our son's interviews, for all 3, ended up being 25-30 minutes. One senator's aide told us that they were interviewing...
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