Pima
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You need to find a way to highlight leadership. Yes, internships count.
PAR is not only stats driven, but also school profile. With such a small graduating class they are going to look at how many go Ivy, go4 yr, 2 yr, tech or nothing. Your rank is going to matter to see how competitive you school is when it comes to looking at your PAR.
Once in ROTC they don't give one fig if you are on scholarship or not on scholarship. They care about your performance as an AFROTC cadet. HS is HS, what you accomplished there is left back there.
You will be disadvantaged being non-tech, but if you carry a 3.2+ you should be fine...understand that as a HS student even with 8 APs, college is not HS. You can't begin to imagine that as a freshman that first semester is a big adjustment and many times grades take the hit. Living away from home, exposed to many activities, and freedom will be a factor. You can swear up and down the telephone pole that it won't be you, but I can tell you, statistically almost every kid has an adjustment issue that 1st semester, it would be abnormal if at sometime you didn't have an adjustment issue.
ROTC is not just about lead labs, it has mandated volunteer hours, plus you will have an ROTC job. Again the reason why they want to see "ECs", because they know ROTC is an EC that will require time. You will also be required to be up at O dark thirty for PT, and as you move up ranks it will be O dark because you will have meetings to attend to prior to PT. DS has to be up at 4:30 to be at the school for a 5:30 briefing, and is done at 7:30...that is before he attends any classes. As an FCC he writes performance reviews for his cadets. That is on top of writing essays for his classes. He is also in AAS and a leader there, so that chews up more time, plus has a GF. Starting to see now why they look for kids that have ECs outside the classroom?
The lack of a job or athletics that require weekly hours outside the classroom hurts. No offense, but you are unproven in the time management arena.
How many hours do you practice at school after school for orchestra, or is orchestra a class you take as an elective? There is a difference. Does you orchestra compete in districts or state? If so place it in your resume.
There is no consensus about SFT for 2014 (2016 class), and anyone who says they can give an opinion is insane. The economy is a driving force, plus, nobody knows how many will DOR as freshman. There are just too many variables to say whether it will be 40, 50 or 60%. However, the rule of thumb is AFROTC has never sent 100% to SFT, or at least not in the last yrs. It is their weed out point. The best you can probably hope for is a 65-70%.
Nobody enters ROTC saying I am not going to give 100%. However, 100% to you may be 75% to them. Visit the college and talk to the det. ROTC units have a personality on its own. You may love the college, but hate the unit. The cadet that is most successful and happiest is the one that matriculated to a college where they enjoyed both ROTC and academics.
I admire your initiative about the GSA, but still you have not stated anything for your resume on what you have done and how your actions have made an impact.
Start fighting for yourself. This is not the time to be meek or bashful. This is the time to take pride and boast/brag about yourself. The military is filled with Alpha personalities.
PAR is not only stats driven, but also school profile. With such a small graduating class they are going to look at how many go Ivy, go4 yr, 2 yr, tech or nothing. Your rank is going to matter to see how competitive you school is when it comes to looking at your PAR.
Once in ROTC they don't give one fig if you are on scholarship or not on scholarship. They care about your performance as an AFROTC cadet. HS is HS, what you accomplished there is left back there.
You will be disadvantaged being non-tech, but if you carry a 3.2+ you should be fine...understand that as a HS student even with 8 APs, college is not HS. You can't begin to imagine that as a freshman that first semester is a big adjustment and many times grades take the hit. Living away from home, exposed to many activities, and freedom will be a factor. You can swear up and down the telephone pole that it won't be you, but I can tell you, statistically almost every kid has an adjustment issue that 1st semester, it would be abnormal if at sometime you didn't have an adjustment issue.
ROTC is not just about lead labs, it has mandated volunteer hours, plus you will have an ROTC job. Again the reason why they want to see "ECs", because they know ROTC is an EC that will require time. You will also be required to be up at O dark thirty for PT, and as you move up ranks it will be O dark because you will have meetings to attend to prior to PT. DS has to be up at 4:30 to be at the school for a 5:30 briefing, and is done at 7:30...that is before he attends any classes. As an FCC he writes performance reviews for his cadets. That is on top of writing essays for his classes. He is also in AAS and a leader there, so that chews up more time, plus has a GF. Starting to see now why they look for kids that have ECs outside the classroom?
The lack of a job or athletics that require weekly hours outside the classroom hurts. No offense, but you are unproven in the time management arena.
How many hours do you practice at school after school for orchestra, or is orchestra a class you take as an elective? There is a difference. Does you orchestra compete in districts or state? If so place it in your resume.
There is no consensus about SFT for 2014 (2016 class), and anyone who says they can give an opinion is insane. The economy is a driving force, plus, nobody knows how many will DOR as freshman. There are just too many variables to say whether it will be 40, 50 or 60%. However, the rule of thumb is AFROTC has never sent 100% to SFT, or at least not in the last yrs. It is their weed out point. The best you can probably hope for is a 65-70%.
Nobody enters ROTC saying I am not going to give 100%. However, 100% to you may be 75% to them. Visit the college and talk to the det. ROTC units have a personality on its own. You may love the college, but hate the unit. The cadet that is most successful and happiest is the one that matriculated to a college where they enjoyed both ROTC and academics.
I admire your initiative about the GSA, but still you have not stated anything for your resume on what you have done and how your actions have made an impact.
Start fighting for yourself. This is not the time to be meek or bashful. This is the time to take pride and boast/brag about yourself. The military is filled with Alpha personalities.
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