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I just got an email saying that my DS was not selected for a 3 or 4 year scholarship, but was offered an ECP Scholarship to one of the Junior Military Colleges (which he is not interested in). Onward and upward! Congrats to all winners!
 
sad16480 said:
I just got an email saying that my DS was not selected for a 3 or 4 year scholarship, but was offered an ECP Scholarship to one of the Junior Military Colleges (which he is not interested in). Onward and upward! Congrats to all winners!
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Did his status ever change?
 
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Ryan0204 said:
No scholarship, I knew that my packet wasn't that competitive to be honest.
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How do you know you were not selected?
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The board notifies the winners all at one time, if your status wasn't changed then you didn't win anything. That's what I learned when my packet went to the last one. If you really want to be an army officer then go above and beyond the expectations of a non-contracted cadet and hope you'll be given an on-campus scholarship. Remember that the majority of people who commission through ROTC didn't enter the program with a scholarship, they earned it.
 
So what happens to the scholarship winners that decline? Do they have a stack of wait list candidates? DS will decline his AROTC and AFROTC scholarship. Will those that still have boarded/UC be in line for those?
 
QWE123 said:
So what happens to the scholarship winners that decline? Do they have a stack of wait list candidates? DS will decline his AROTC and AFROTC scholarship. Will those that still have boarded/UC be in line for those?
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I think, but am not certain, that that money goes out to the schools for campus based offers. I may be completely wrong.
 
turtlerunnernc said:
I think, but am not certain, that that money goes out to the schools for campus based offers. I may be completely wrong.
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I believe some of the funds goes toward upgrades at the national level and the rest is handed down to the battalion level for campus based scholarships. Each brigade seems to handle it differently, some extending 3 year scholarships to fours. Others use the money for fresh campus based scholarships.

Hopefully @clarksonarmy or @MohawkArmyROTC can chime in on this.
 
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I have been following this forum since 2013 and have learned a ton. One DS was offered a 3yr AD at 2 schools but after visiting them, he didn't think it was the right fit. So he transferred the scholarship to another university that wasn't huge but has proven to be one heck of a great college. He graduates and commissions in May. DS#2 applied AROTC and wasn't awarded but was offered a campus based scholarship at the same school. After he made his decision to go there he was then contacted a month later (June) and offered a campus based scholarship at another school he visited in March. He is currently a MS100. Moral of my story is, don't think since you haven't been awarded a national scholarship that it's over, because it isn't. Be open minded about those smaller universities, they have amazing programs and their selection pool is a bit smaller. Best of luck!
 
spice3389 said:
Moral of my story is, don't think since you haven't been awarded a national scholarship that it's over, because it isn't. Be open minded about those smaller universities, they have amazing programs and their selection pool is a bit smaller. Best of luck!
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This is very true. In the smaller battalions, the ROO and PMS really get to know the cadets and are going to know who is deserving of a campus based scholarship or an upgrade from three to four year.

Conversely, if you are a "slacker" they can spot that too. :eek:
 
spice3389 said:
I have been following this forum since 2013 and have learned a ton. One DS was offered a 3yr AD at 2 schools but after visiting them, he didn't think it was the right fit. So he transferred the scholarship to another university that wasn't huge but has proven to be one heck of a great college. He graduates and commissions in May. DS#2 applied AROTC and wasn't awarded but was offered a campus based scholarship at the same school. After he made his decision to go there he was then contacted a month later (June) and offered a campus based scholarship at another school he visited in March. He is currently a MS100. Moral of my story is, don't think since you haven't been awarded a national scholarship that it's over, because it isn't. Be open minded about those smaller universities, they have amazing programs and their selection pool is a bit smaller. Best of luck!
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The other moral is stay in touch with the schools/programs your interested in. Making sure the ROO knows you weren’t just in it for the money and that your worth lining you up for that next pot of money. Helping us not have to wonder or guess is the key
 
I just won a 3 year scholarship!


I'm a little worried however as IWeigh about 10 pounds more than the maximum weight for my height for the army requirement.

This won't have any affect on my scholarship will it?
 
primeministersinister said:
I just won a 3 year scholarship!


I'm a little worried however as IWeigh about 10 pounds more than the maximum weight for my height for the army requirement.

This won't have any affect on my scholarship will it?
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It could. You will have to pass the DoDMERB medical exam. I don’t know the standards for being “overweight” ... you may have to get a body mass index done. They will tell you.

Also, you will have to pass the Army PFT before your scholarship will start.
 
Falcon A said:
You will have to pass the DoDMERB medical exam. I don’t know the standards for being “overweight” ... you may have to get a body mass index done. They will tell you.

Also, you will have to pass the Army PFT before your scholarship will start.
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All of this is true, but fortunately if they have a 3 year, they have until the start of their sophomore year to correct the issue and pass the APFT.
 
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