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    Rolling Admissions?

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    Giving up scholarship

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    Giving up scholarship

    Can a scholarship cadet change major from a tech to non-tech and give up scholarship within the first year and stay in the program as non-tech? If so, does the scholarship have to be paid back in this case? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Importance of School for AFROTC GPA

    Thanks for all of the excellent replies. They were very helpful.
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    AFROTC Waiver/NROTC Remedial

    DS has NROTC and AFROTC scholarship. He has two DQs and AFROTC granted a waiver within days of being awarded the scholarship without a remedial. NROTC has requested personal statement and medical records since age 14. He is leaning AF and will be making a decision after college visits next...
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    Importance of School for AFROTC GPA

    There have been many discussions on the importance of maintaining a target GPA for tech majors to get selected to SFT. But what weighting, if any, applies to the university where the GPA was earned? For example, when comparing engineering schools' average ACT scores, the scores vary widely so...
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    GPA for Dual Enrollment Classes/ AFROTC SFT

    Do the grades and associated GPA for dual enrollment classes taken in high school count toward the overall college GPA for use by AFROTC in determining selection to Summer Field Training? Or, are only the grades/GPA for classes taken while in college counted?
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    NROTC News

    Not selected by first board? If my portal does not indicate that I have been selected for a scholarship, does that mean that I did not make it during the first board? Or possibly more notifications on first board will come later?
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    Accutane?

    Hello all, I have a few questions and would appreciate any feedback and/or personal advice. I have had mild acne for years and still continue to have it. I have been on many different medications all of which have not worked. The only medication left for me to use is Accutane. I am pretty...
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    Advice Needed

    Thanks for the advise to everyone. I talked to DODMERB a few minutes ago and he said that IBS was a waiverable condition based on specific situation and that there was no established time frame to be off medicines (again, based on specific situation). He said that submitting a second opinion...
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    Advice Needed

    Actually, he used to drink a lot of milk and had cut way back this summer, mainly to try to help his acne. However, he has not had any stomach pain for almost two years. Even when he did have stomach spasms, it was not associated with constipation and/or diarrhea which are the other main...
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    Advice Needed

    Type of Documentation? I am consulting with my family physician on DS's IBS diagnosis from 2.5 years ago (see opening post for details and background) to see if he has any recommendations on a path forward. Perhaps he can provide a second opinion or refer me to a GI specialist that would be...
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    Granting Waivers

    Dad .... Regarding: "If you are unable to be cleared medically and you still desire to serve, there are still other outlets available for you to pursue." Could you comment specifically what other opportunities you are referring to? Thanks
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    AIM waitlitst

    Has anyone on the waitlist been accepted yet?
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    Advice Needed

    Kinnen and Pima .... Thanks for your replies: Pima ... Would it be ok to go see Pediatrician and also a GI specialists? We already have an annual physical with the Ped in August and could use this as an opportunity to bring this up and document that he is off the medicine and doing fine...
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    Advice Needed

    This is my first post on this site which has been invaluable in learning about the SAs and ROTC processes. Please forgive the long post. My son (rising Sr. in HS) is applying to USAFA, USNA, USCGA, and AFROTC and NROTC scholarships. During freshman year, he had stomach cramps/gas pains (not...
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