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    Citadel Pre-Knob Visit 7-8 Nov.

    meh126 - What did they think of Charleston and The Citadel?
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    Citadel Pre-Knob Visit 7-8 Nov.

    There is so much to see and do in Charleston its hard to know where to start. Fort Sumter, Fort Moultrie, The Hunley and Patriots Point come to mind for military history. The entire downtown area is a historic district and includes the Market. Great food everywhere including downtown and Shem...
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    having a lot of trouble with NROTC application

    If my memory serves me I believe we had to switch our internet browser when my son applied two years ago.
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    VMI and the Citadel

    My son is also a “Knob” at The Citadel. I know this may sound a little backwards to many people on here but The Citadel was his first choice, the service academies were plan B, C and etc. I will say it was very, very tough for him to turn down his acceptance to the Coast Guard Academy, his own...
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    Citadel Acceptance

    Congratulations on your acceptance. I would suggest you get in touch with Lt. Col. Hank Fuller in the Financial Aid Office at The Citadel. There are numerous scholarships available for members of the Corps of Cadets for both in state and out of state students. Have you applied for any of the...
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    AROTC Applications Process & Misc. ?'s

    I regard to this phase of child-rearing, I think I gained about 20 pounds over the last 18 or so months.....and he has been the easy child! The daughter will start high school next year, Weight Watchers here I come!
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    AROTC Applications Process & Misc. ?'s

    Well in all honesty, the biggest thing that helped was another friend of ours that is retired Navy spoke with him. Our son is an Eagle Scout and scouting was a big part of his life. (All the camping, hiking and outdoor activity in scouting may have also been a factor as to why he originally was...
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    AROTC Applications Process & Misc. ?'s

    Future2LTmom – I would continue to encourage your child to explore all of his options. When my son started the application process about a year and a half ago the only thing he was interested in was Army. I think this was because his influences were Army (I have a couple of close friends that...
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    When to submit Army ROTC scholarship application

    Assuming you are a high school senior you need to apply now. If you receive an AROTC scholarship you can accept the scholarship and then wait to see if you are accepted at West Point. Many successful candidates get multiple offers (West Point, Annapolis, AROTC, NROTC, and AFROTC) and then make...
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    AROTC Interview - Attire?

    My son was prepared to wear a coat/blazer and tie with khakis to his interview. Upon arriving at the school (a SMC) he noticed everyone was wearing ACUs. He then decided to skip the coat. He just wore his dress shirt with tie and khakis. All went well; he received the full points on the...
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    NROTC 2013 students / parents

    Roxymom - You mentioned taking the SAT again. I would recommend also taking the ACT and remember NROTC only uses the English and Math sections of the ACT (they convert those to scores to SAT scores). Some kids do better on the SAT, some do better on the ACT and some do about the same on both...
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    How will I cope?

    OK Pima, now you have gone and brought mosquitoes into the equation! Everyone knows the Lowcountry of South Carolina (where The Citadel is) has the biggest mosquitoes and the smallest (almost undetectable by the human eye) sand gnats. Trust me the sand gnats are far worse than the...
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    Classes for Junior year

    I think all the service academies want to see a candidate take the most challenging course load available to them in high school. Having an open block in your junior year opens you up to a question if your schedule is as challenging as possible. At the end of my son’s junior year he...
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    What exactly is "Varsity" for applications?

    The thing I would remember is that normally the Service Academies and ROTC Scholarship programs will request verification of your athletics, extracurricular activities and etc. from your school’s guidance counselor or other source. If you where considered JV by your school then that is what you...
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    Basic Question about DS leaving home.

    My son reports to The Citadel on Saturday (August 11, 2012). In our (mom and dad) minds we thought we would spend the last weeks with him fishing, visiting the mountains and etc. Of course he has been hiking in the mountains and spent several days fishing but for some reason he took some very...
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    How Qualified Am I for an NROTC Scholarship?

    One thing to add......my son's high school (highly rated public) used the following scales (we are in North Carolina) for the weighted GPA: 4.0 for regular classes 4.5 for honors classes 5.0 for AP classes In other words if you had an "A" in the following classes you would have a 4.625 for the...
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    Accepted to SLS denied for AIM, now what?

    Do not be discouraged! My son applied to AIM last year and was not accepted. He was invited to the Cadet for a Day program; he attended this program and received an appointment to USCGA in March. My son’s stats sound similar to your son’s.
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    It is finally feeling real!

    My son’s high school guidance counselor asked us if there was someone that could present his NROTC scholarship. I contacted the recruiter that my son had been working with and they made the arrangements to get someone to the awards ceremony to make the presentation.
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    It is finally feeling real!

    Our son received his “big check” from the Navy last night also. It has been an amazing journey just to get to this point for both him and us (mom and dad). Just a few months ago I would have bet he was going Army but after a lot of thinking, planning and discussion he has decided he is a Navy...
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    School Question

    One thing I noticed you did not mention about you or your friend was leadership positions (with the exception of a “prestigious leadership program"). The whole candidate score includes academics, athletics and leadership. If you are not already you need to seek out and serve in some type of...
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