You have until the end of your first semester to get your 2 SOEs from professors because WP won't evaluate your file until they get your 1st semester transcripts.
When you reapply, you will be adding to your current file. See what areas are deficient. You want your file stronger.
Better yet - contact your RC and ask him in what areas did you fall short. Let him know that you intend to reapply and get his suggestions!
If you want want to be in the LOA hunt, the best thing you can do is take and retake and retake the ACT AND SAT.
What to do now:
- Finish your senior year out strong.
- No senioritis.
- No senior pranks.
- Finish with the highest class rank that you can.
- Maybe you can get some honors by the end of the year.
- Start working out for the CFA with the goal to max each event. At a minimum, do better on it than you did last year.
- Keep pursuing leadership positions.
- Keep doing community service.
- Get a summer job.
Add all these updates to your file when it reopens this summer.
What to do once in college:
- Do well academically - show that you can handle college level courses.
- Take Math (preferably Calculus), English, History, Chemistry w/Lab
- Enroll in ROTC if you think you can do it AND do well academically. Doing well academically is more important. Do not be a 'C' student or you can expect the same outcome as this year.
- Keep taking the ACT and SAT - this is how college students make themselves more competitive.
- Complete your file before you go to college. Obviously, you won't have the 2 college SOEs and 1st semester transcript - but finish everything else.
Getting the TWE is discouraging, but if there is a silver lining for those that want to give it another try, you do have an advantage over those that are applying for the first time. You know where your file fell short and you now have the opportunity to work on those areas. To improve those areas.
In a nutshell - stay motivated, be successful in college, and improve your ACT and SAT scores!
Improve, improve, improve your file!