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Yup, that was a while ago, BUT....he was not DQed for anything at that point. He was however, medically disenrolled this past January for seizures. I have a post about that floating around here someplace.

Get in shape! If you go on the Norwich.edu site, search packing list, and there is a list of what to bring and what not to bring. It may or may not be updated for your year yet, but will give you an idea of what you need. Boots (not sure if it will still be the Desert Tan, or the new Army color)...

CJS - Thank you for that information. So far the only accomodations he has really needed involve being up all night/not getting enough sleep. Last semester his PMS took excused him from the FTX as they were going to be up all night, and also excused him from PT as they have to get up so early...

We were very fortunate that we have 529 money and a college account set up by grandparents, plus school merit aid to fall back on. He did take the Direct loan this year, just to make sure he had enough (we not only have to make up tuition, but the R&B was also a scholarship from the college so...

He has spent some time on USAJOBS looking for both jobs and summer internships. It amazes me how much is out there!

Oh my AROTC-dad! That is absolutely terrifying! So glad that his prognosis is good!

Two and a half years ago my son started college with a 4 year AROTC scholarship. I had the usual worries: that he keep his grades up, that he pass his height/weight and physical fitness tests every semester, that he didn't get injured doing something ridiculous, that he stay away from any...

Yes, I think it is 10. There is a Norwich Parent page on facebook that you can do a search for and is an open group, but the group I can get you access to you have to be invited to join.

Make sure you are choosing your school based on where you want to be, and where you would want to be if you did NOT have the ROTC scholarship. It is also very important to try to choose a college you can afford WITHOUT the ROTC scholarship, as sometimes, as we found out, things happen that are...

Correct. You can wait until right before the deadline to submit your choice. If you do not get admitted to the school you chose, then there is a way to apply to transfer the scholarship to another school, it explains how to do that in the letter you will get, and there are many threads on here...

Norwich was very accommodating 3 years ago when DS visited. We went through his admissions counselor and she arranged meetings with AROTC, the Commandant of Cadets, his academic department of choice, and I think there was 1 more. He was looking at a sport, so his overnight was with a team member.

It has also been my understanding, that scholarship payments are not released until 45 days AFTER the start of the semester. This is what we have been told the past 2 1/2 years.

Bondo, (and anyone else interested) once you can Private Message me, I can give you the contact for the closed group on facebook.

My DS does a new 104-R every semester. At the beginning of this semester, they did a paper 104-R and then the GoArmy course planner had to match. They then had to do the request for "billing".

DS and his friends received stipend payment yesterday, finally!

I will private message you a contact name.

DS has gotten his book money, and his tuition is marked as paid, but they have to fill out all of this academic information on Army Ed (not sure if that is the right word for it), then the PMS's have to approve it, they have to submit a bill from the school, and then they have to check something...

My DS played a varsity sport his first semester at an SMC. I think getting injured and losing the scholarship was always in the back of his mind, and he did not give it his all. He gave up his sport after that semester. We had encouraged him to do the sport, and he decided on his own to give...

My son had sort of "mediocre" stats. He had both Eagle Scout and Boy's State and his only other true leadership was Capt of soccer 1 year and Capt of track 1 year. He received a 4 yr on the first board(2 years ago). So it can happen even if it seems hard! We had visited some schools his Junior...

They rank according to overall score first, then start going down the list. It is best to choose the colleges according to where the student wants to go, and also ones he has a reasonable chance of being admitted to. Good luck!