Which did he choose?!?!? What does he think?Good morning. I am looking for a little input,personal experience and advice on the Citadel versus Norwich.
My son was excepted almost immediately when he applied to the Citadel in September. This is the school he's wanted to go to for two years. On a whim we applied to Norwich on the free application they provided. They did not except him immediately, yet asked for us to send first semester transcripts when we got them. My son is a realitivly average student, but a very good athlete and very involved in his community. During the semester he received many emails and phonecalls from the Norwich coach for his particular sport, despite the academic conditions. We almost did not send his semester grades in to Norwich,as the grades remained the same, and he was already accepted at his school of choice. Just yesterday he received an acceptance from Norwich along with a recognition scholarship that will cover half his tuition the next four years. The Citadel did not offer any scholarships.
We are from the Southwestern US, and the Norwich location is isolated and transportation to and from our area is an all day affair. But my son is rather fascinated with the idea of being cold after a lifetime of blistering heat. We have an extensive family support network in the Carolinas, and this is where my son would like to live eventually. We don't know a soul in the NE.
He will be doing the Knob experience in March and the Citadel, and we are trying to figure if we can also afford to make it up to Vermont for their overnight in April.
The financial boost and interest Norwich has shown for my son is making this a difficult choice. School of choice/good location/family support nearby v. Good school/scholarship/not ideal location and no family support network nearby. It's a hard choice to make as a family. Has anyone else been in a similar position?
Thank you!
The OP has not been on the forum since 2016, so it is highly unlikely that they will answer.Which did he choose?!?!? What does he think?
I am in your same position right now.
Interesting note, our DS checked the webcam for Norwich 20 mins ago, Arizona time, the Cadet Core was in uniform and formation in freezing temps conducting something we can only speculate on. His initial reaction was that it was after 10 pm and below freezing, then he grinned and watched the live feed. Think I may have a DS hooked.
I am in the exact situation. I got accepted in September and then Norwich a month later with a $100,000 scholarship. I will try and make a visit to Norwich because I want to experience life with my own eyes. One pro about The Citadel for me is that it's about 20 minutes from my house, so I would get in-state tuition. Also, The Citadel will not give scholarships out until around March. Good luck to your son!Good morning. I am looking for a little input,personal experience and advice on the Citadel versus Norwich.
My son was excepted almost immediately when he applied to the Citadel in September. This is the school he's wanted to go to for two years. On a whim we applied to Norwich on the free application they provided. They did not except him immediately, yet asked for us to send first semester transcripts when we got them. My son is a realitivly average student, but a very good athlete and very involved in his community. During the semester he received many emails and phonecalls from the Norwich coach for his particular sport, despite the academic conditions. We almost did not send his semester grades in to Norwich,as the grades remained the same, and he was already accepted at his school of choice. Just yesterday he received an acceptance from Norwich along with a recognition scholarship that will cover half his tuition the next four years. The Citadel did not offer any scholarships.
We are from the Southwestern US, and the Norwich location is isolated and transportation to and from our area is an all day affair. But my son is rather fascinated with the idea of being cold after a lifetime of blistering heat. We have an extensive family support network in the Carolinas, and this is where my son would like to live eventually. We don't know a soul in the NE.
He will be doing the Knob experience in March and the Citadel, and we are trying to figure if we can also afford to make it up to Vermont for their overnight in April.
The financial boost and interest Norwich has shown for my son is making this a difficult choice. School of choice/good location/family support nearby v. Good school/scholarship/not ideal location and no family support network nearby. It's a hard choice to make as a family. Has anyone else been in a similar position?
Thank you!
I am in the exact situation. I got accepted in September and then Norwich a month later with a $100,000 scholarship. I will try and make a visit to Norwich because I want to experience life with my own eyes. One pro about The Citadel for me is that it's about 20 minutes from my house, so I would get in-state tuition. Also, The Citadel will not give scholarships out until around March. Good luck to your son!
He saw St. Barbra's Night. St Barbra is the patron saint of field artillery.ur DS checked the webcam for Norwich 20 mins ago, Arizona time, the Cadet Core was in uniform and formation in freezing temps conducting something we can only speculate on
This is great, thank you!He saw St. Barbra's Night. St Barbra is the patron saint of field artillery.
Below is a link to video highlights of the ceremony.
This is good to hear. Our DS is hoping for USNA but is pleased with NROTC and the full room and board he has for Norwich. Glad to hear your son felt good things when he was there. Good luck!My son attended multiple hockey camps at Norwich when he was younger and fell in love with the school. He applied and was accepted. This is his first choice school. He also received a scholarship from the school but we still need/are hoping for an ROTC scholarship. This is the only way we can afford the school. Norwich's campus is beautiful, I am sure your son will love it. Congrats to him and best of luck on his decision.
This is good to hear. Our DS is hoping for USNA but is pleased with NROTC and the full room and board he has for Norwich. Glad to hear your son felt good things when he was there. Good luck!
@AF_2018, thank you for the offer for assistance. I will mention to our DS. He is in the middle of finals week and has dual credit MAT 220 final today. Just submitted his Capstone essay for ENG 102 dual credit last night (pretty darn good essay if you ask me) and studying for the rest of his finals which are Thursday and Friday. I imagine over break he may have time to reach out to you.
USNA is where he really hopes to attend. Spent a week there at summer stem and said it felt like where he should be, felt at home. We have discussed the long odds and he knows he has a great plan B at Norwich. In all of the interviews for noms, the feedback on Norwich was excellent. Nice to have a plan B very early (Oct 30).
He was researching things to do near Norwich, for some reason he has decided visiting Nova Scotia is a good idea. Weird kid.
Snowboarding at Sugarbush mountain, now that is a great way to spend extra-curricular time! I’ve also heard Norwich has their own places to ski/snowboard and cross-country ski!As for things to do, I hope he likes the outdoors. While I was a cadet I had a season pass to sugarbush mountain all 4 years there and went snowboarding probably 10-20 times a season. As far as traveling im suprised he did not mention Montreal, Canada since its only 2.5 hours away from campus.