ahuntedyeti
5-Year Member
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- Nov 2, 2012
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So after a grueling year long process, the cadre at Detatchment 055 has my info and i will be in the program come fall! Through denials to NROTC and AFROTC scholarships and to the naval academy, the competitiveness of commissioning is kind of sinking in.
Therefore, in an attempt to make myself as appealing as possible to the Air Force for FT and to a lesser extent scholarship, would majoring in a language (Russuan) be of more benefit to my chances than majoring in a non-tech? If I do not pursue language I would likely continue on with my intended major of Biology.
However, after contacting several cadets from the detachment and several non ROTC students in the bio major, i started to you around with different ideas. From the non-ROTC side, a lot of the initial bio majors had switched from a BS in biology to a BA in biopsychology because the rigor was so intense. Many of them saw gpas jump 4-7 points after switching. I assume the AF does not care about the rigor of your non-tech so the point of challenging yourself with a harder major is moot if you plan on making the AF a career (Which I do), at least from what I can gather.
Now with that said, how feasible would double majoring be if Russian and biopsychology were combined? Would I be better off sticking with one non tech and likely enjoy a slight gpa advantage or would it be smarter to double major, take a slight gpa hit, but major in something the Air Force desires (Russian)? Would those majors conflict too much to graduate in 4 years or would it be wiser to double major in something closer related such as poli sci, a subject I have also considered studying.
As many of you could tell from all my threads, your opinions and input have been invaluable and I thank you for them! Perhaps the best advice was to prepare for the pft immediately. From the time my initial pft score went on to the afrotc board (a 91) to now I have been attending the gym every day and have seen my score rise to a 97! Hopefully come fall a strong pft will help stand out.
Thanks again
/ahuntedyeti
Therefore, in an attempt to make myself as appealing as possible to the Air Force for FT and to a lesser extent scholarship, would majoring in a language (Russuan) be of more benefit to my chances than majoring in a non-tech? If I do not pursue language I would likely continue on with my intended major of Biology.
However, after contacting several cadets from the detachment and several non ROTC students in the bio major, i started to you around with different ideas. From the non-ROTC side, a lot of the initial bio majors had switched from a BS in biology to a BA in biopsychology because the rigor was so intense. Many of them saw gpas jump 4-7 points after switching. I assume the AF does not care about the rigor of your non-tech so the point of challenging yourself with a harder major is moot if you plan on making the AF a career (Which I do), at least from what I can gather.
Now with that said, how feasible would double majoring be if Russian and biopsychology were combined? Would I be better off sticking with one non tech and likely enjoy a slight gpa advantage or would it be smarter to double major, take a slight gpa hit, but major in something the Air Force desires (Russian)? Would those majors conflict too much to graduate in 4 years or would it be wiser to double major in something closer related such as poli sci, a subject I have also considered studying.
As many of you could tell from all my threads, your opinions and input have been invaluable and I thank you for them! Perhaps the best advice was to prepare for the pft immediately. From the time my initial pft score went on to the afrotc board (a 91) to now I have been attending the gym every day and have seen my score rise to a 97! Hopefully come fall a strong pft will help stand out.
Thanks again
/ahuntedyeti