Thank you!
AROTC Scholarship awards may be starting
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Thank you!
Still no change on my status...last year the board met in late October and my brother was awarded his scholarship on the first go 'round. He found out in mid November so it seems earlier this year. Keeping my fingers crossed that they are still updating on the first selections. I guess if nothing changes by tomorrow I'll have to wait until the January board...Congrats to all those who have already heard.
I think Cadet Command, which is in Kentucky (Eastern time zone) would likely be inputting updates through their day, ending at 1600 or 1700, thereabouts. That assumes they are not finished, which I don't think they would be unless they hired a bunch more bodies to input than they used last year.
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University of New Haven is part of the UCONN program.
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nothing here either....Jan. is sure a long way away being in limbo..might do plan b and accept other scholarships
DS ended up doing Plan B, but we accepted ALL scholarships. It was difficult to go back and decline after accepting, but ultimately it was worth it to keep all Plans in place. DS really didn't decide and finalize his choice until June 16th. Four different schools thought he was attending, four deposits(3 were lost
) and yes, it was akward at his graduation to not have an answer for friends and family, but most knew he was leaning toward one school in particular.January and then March boards are hard to wait thru, but plenty of us will stay around to keep you company during those long, cold days
try waiting until mid April
then waiting until early May for a decision if a transfer of scholarship from the assigned school to another school is requested.One School Identified on Web Status Page. Expect More?
First of all, thanks to all who contribute regularly to this site. I have been lurking here for a while as my son has worked his way through the process of applying to USMA and to AROTC.
Our son checked the AROTC status web page last night and we were delighted to see that he has been awarded a scholarship to one of the six schools on his list. The question we have is: Should we expect other schools to be added to the web page & the official letter (which we have not received yet) in the coming days? Or is it likely that he will have just the single option?
He was offered at a very good private university, and we are a little surprised that his award list doesn't (yet) include, for example, some public schools that were higher on his list and which should be a little easier to get admitted into.
Any insight is most appreciated.
First of all, thanks to all who contribute regularly to this site. I have been lurking here for a while as my son has worked his way through the process of applying to USMA and to AROTC.
Our son checked the AROTC status web page last night and we were delighted to see that he has been awarded a scholarship to one of the six schools on his list. The question we have is: Should we expect other schools to be added to the web page & the official letter (which we have not received yet) in the coming days? Or is it likely that he will have just the single option?
He was offered at a very good private university, and we are a little surprised that his award list doesn't (yet) include, for example, some public schools that were higher on his list and which should be a little easier to get admitted into.
Any insight is most appreciated.
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Another poster previously said the offer list, once posted, will not change...but that hasn't stopped me from re-checking it hourly! The fact that your and my son both had curious offer patterns will probably keep me looking until the coveted letter arrives.
Mysterious Process
It has been very frustrating, as there is so much mystery in the process. It seems there should be more transparency about how the boards work and how the decisions are made as to what schools will be awarded. What roles do the school ROTC programs play? Does it matter at all how you rank your list of schools? To be offered the #5 school on our list (a smaller private school) over two big public schools that are easier to get into and higher on our list was just a surprise.
In addition, our son has been corresponding via e-mail with the ROTC staffs at the big public schools and they seemed really interested in him, while we haven't heard a peep from the school he has been offered.
It's an amazing opportunity, and we are excited for our son, it is just a head-scratcher of a process.
It has been very frustrating, as there is so much mystery in the process. It seems there should be more transparency about how the boards work and how the decisions are made as to what schools will be awarded. What roles do the school ROTC programs play? Does it matter at all how you rank your list of schools? To be offered the #5 school on our list (a smaller private school) over two big public schools that are easier to get into and higher on our list was just a surprise.
In addition, our son has been corresponding via e-mail with the ROTC staffs at the big public schools and they seemed really interested in him, while we haven't heard a peep from the school he has been offered.
It's an amazing opportunity, and we are excited for our son, it is just a head-scratcher of a process.
Last year status changes occurred right up to 2100 in the evening CST. My DS's status changed about 2045 in March when the January board results were posted.
OCDomer: you are in a fantastic position (assuming Choice #5 is much more expensive than the publics higher on awardee's list) in that if your awardee doesn't end up being admitted into Expensive Private Choice #5 to which the scholarship is assigned, it shouldn't be too much issue to accept the Award now (what do you have, 30 days?, and then petition Cadet Command to have it reassigned to an Inexpensive Public to which the awardee is in fact admitted. The awardee ends up better matched to the rank ordering, and Cadet Command gets to free up budget for another applicant with an Expensive Private at the top of the list for Board #2 or #3.
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As the suspense grinds on, 89Bison's posts devolve from thoughtful essays into edgy stream-of-consciousness utterances...paired with a tendency to quote his own words while referring to himself in the third person.
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I'm doing the waiting thing. Status changed on Friday afternoon. My first early action deadline (for probably the most selective school on my list) is tomorrow. Trying not to get trigger happy and hit the submit button.
You might try calling the school and talk to the ROO, you might be able to get him to tell you if their school is on the list of scholarship awards. We did that last year and they were nice enough to tell us. I don't think they are supposed to but ours did, you might give it a try considering your situation.
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Early Action Deadline
Solon,
Why can't you hit the submit button? Early Action should be non-binding.
Solon,
Why can't you hit the submit button? Early Action should be non-binding.