AROTC and NROTC Chances

zachcleigh said:
My best advice to you would be go to school or church. Find a club that you can get into that also has a team that competes. Join it.

Having a sport will increase your chances substantially. If i were you I'd be doing everything in my power to get involved in one.
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The OP is a HS senior that has already been admitted to Purdue, thus it is too late for them to follow your suggestions.
 
Pima said:
The OP is a HS senior that has already been admitted to Purdue, thus it is too late for them to follow your suggestions.
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It could still help him with rotc though if he hasn't been boarded yet.

There aren't a lot of options to run with, because it's so late. I'd say it's worth a shot though.
 
The thing with joining a spring sport is most of them have already started, thus it is probably too late to join. If the sport has not stared yet, let's say March, than it would be too late to place it on the application for AROTC because the last board meets in March, and since they have yet to join, than they can't place i on their application.

It is good to be discussing this for the fact that in a few short weeks the class of 2021 will be opening up. Understanding the importance of sports means someone like the OP would have the ability to get some sports under their belt for the process, be it this spring, summer, or next fall.
~ Caveat: AFROTC is the only ROTC branch that does no take into consideration anything from their senior year, so if any lurkers are applying for all 3 scholarships, it is important to realize spring sports will be their last time to place it on their application.

For the OP, I think it is not only the lack of sports, but the lack of leadership. It is great to be a member of NHS, FBLA, etc., however, just joining is not going to be a WOW factor, since most applicants are also members of clubs.
~ NHS at my kids school require them to volunteer 8 hours a month as part of being an NHS member. DS was in NHS since he was a sophomore spring semester. Thus, just due to that fact he had @200 volunteer hours. His school chose Habitat for Humanity as their philanthropic. As a Catholic to be confirmed, he had to do 100 volunteer hours, and theirs was the Soup Kitchen/Food Pantry. That brought him up to 300 hrs. He was also in FHS, and they required 25 hrs a semester, their caveat was it couldn't be a duplicate of any other organization's requirements. That brought him up to 400+ hours.

My DS also had a part time job as a lifeguard on top of him competing nationally in TKD. Just throwing that out there to illustrate you should not think that there aren't others that you compete against that will not only have hundreds of volunteer hours, sports and a PT job.
~ Many applicants will also be an Eagle Scout, JROTC, CAP (Billy Mitchell), etc. Or would have done things like Boys State, Model UN, etc.

Not trying to bring down the fact that you have hundreds of volunteer hours, it is great, just saying from a bigger pic, if you were the board and you had a candidate with 450 hrs, plus sports and a pt job compared to the candidate that had 750 hrs, pt job and no sports, which one would you rank higher?
 
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JakeReitz said:
I was wondering what you guys think my chances for an AROTC/NROTC scholarship would be.
I am planning on studying Aerospace engineering, and my number one school is Purdue University's School of Engineering (i've already been admitted).
I have a 3.979 gpa
My best ACT score is a 31, my superscore is a 32
--34 science
--26 math (best was 28)
--35 reading
--30 english (best was 31)
I am an Illinois State Scholar
I have been awarded the President's Volunteer Service Award (250+ service hours, i personally have over 750)
Volunteered for 4.5 weeks as a counselor at a Catholic Youth Camp
Volunteer Religious education teacher
No Varsity Sports
Member of National Honors Society, Student Rep for Bass Fishing Team, Future Business Leaders of America, Service Club, Foreign Language Club
5 A.P. Classes
Multitude of Honors Classes
If there's anything else you'd like to know to get a better idea, just ask!
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There is a lot being said on here that might be freaking you out. At the end of the day, we have no say and there is no magic 8 ball to ask, so you just have to wait. Based on last year numbers there are about 1900 scholarships to still be awarded, yiu dont need to be the top of that pile, you just need to be in that top 1900. You did yiur part and applied, now you just wait. And remember, our opinion doesn't matter!
 
I mean i could join a small sport or something, but having a job where you work 25-30 hours a week, on top of school, makes that difficult
 
If you haven't interviewed yet, be prepared to discuss how your part time job involves teamwork and time management. The sports is really a proxy for showing how you can exhibit leadership in a small group environment. If you are doing that at work, then tell that story. I think everyone has posted good suggestions, but Dckc88 is spot on. Don't get too bent out of shape over the athletic piece. It is what it is.

Run with it
 
Saying that I have no leadership experience is completely false. I was a religious education teacher for a year, I taught 15 kids for that year. I was a camp counselor, where i worked in nature and the shooting ranges. I led hikes of 40 campers through the Shawnee national forest and i commanded firing lines at the range. That on top of my work experience and my club positions gives me a solid amount of leadership skills
 
The thing about your comparison is that your lifeguard kid only competed in one sport, and only held a seasonal job. The hours were probably much less too
 
Plus my 750 is just from my work at Camp, thats not including all my NHS hours or hours volunteering as a religious education teacher. Sorry, I guess I didnt make my description clear enough
 
JakeReitz said:
The thing about your comparison is that your lifeguard kid only competed in one sport, and only held a seasonal job. The hours were probably much less too
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I am assuming that is directed to me....and how many sports do you have under your belt? Your PT job, is it athletic like a lifeguard or is it working at Target ringing up sales?
Sorry, but that comment raised my ire.

My DS. Worked FT during the summers, and 25 hrs a week during the school year. He had 20+ saves in 2 years. He worked for the Y, so during the winter he was the SR Lifeguard at the indoor pool and during the summer he worked full time at the outdoor pools that the Y was contracted to guard
~ Note: I said SR Lifeguard. That meant he was their top Guard.
~ He also was licensed in teaching Lifeguard and CPR classes...an EC square. INSTRUCTOR

Funny you needed to say he only had 1 sport, but you have how many?
~ Sure he only had one other sport, but since you brought it up...He was a 2x state champion. and a Jr. Olympic Bronze medalist.

Hate to say it, but he was also an RE teacher too. INSTRUCTOR. Did it for 2 years, but than because of NHS, FHS and Latin HS, he had to drop it so he could juggle the Honor Society demands, and his Lifeguard PT job.

He also did National Leadership Conference as a rising junior, and had the BS Who's Who America HS students on his resume. His ACT was higher than yours, did CC as a HS student (jump start), and every AP available. He was ranked top 7% of his class.


I get it, you are concerned. but don't shoot the messenger. Don't knock my kid that is now an O2 pilot for the AF and was an AFROTC HS scholarship recipient because I offended you.

NROTC impo is he most selective ROTC scholarship out there. AFROTC is a close 2nd. DO I think you will get an AROTC scholarship?
~ Yes, but remember college is 30 weeks a year and not 24/7 to somewhere you want. Navy is AD, Army is not.

Deflecting, and slamming my child equates to nothing in your chancing. Accepting the fact that there will be kids like my kid is important when you realize that when posters state you are missing a critical aspect.

I think you will get a ROTC scholarship, but I am not willing to bet my beloved Myrtle (pet) that you are a match for NROTC.
 
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JakeReitz said:
One last thing, which takes sports more seriously, AROTC or NROTC?
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Remove the scholarship aspect.

Which branch do you want to serve 24/7 until you are at least 26.

Do you want to live on a boa...in a tank? Do you want to fight for AD as a ROTC cadet/mid?
 
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