NROTC, impo is probably the hardest/most competitive of all of the branches to get a scholarship.
It is also important to understand that admissions will rejig your cgpa to their algorithm. Many old posters like me, pay no heed to your cgpa because we know this.
~ There are over 2K HS in the nation. 3.95 means very little without what is also included in your sealed transcripts.
~~ 3.95 cgpa or wcgpa? If wcgpa out of what 4.5, 5.0 or 6.0.
~~ 3.95 cgpa, but is it on a 7 point or 10 point scale
They will also include your class rank. Top 15% and 25% go Ivy looks differently to them than top 15% and 0% go Ivy. One says to them that the school is competitive and does not hand out A's like xmas presents. The other says something different.
I am always baffled how kids can have such good gpa's and score low on standardized tests.
I worked in the educational field for several years where the EOGS (gateway tests...3/5/8/10 and exit) were given annually. Such a high discrepancy in scores would throw up red flags to teachers.
My thing is the test anxiety issue for some of these students. I know NC, and VA do these EOG/SOL exams at gateway years. Plus, if the kid has taken multiple APs, they will also traditionally take the AP exam. I am not saying the anxiety does not exist. I am just saying that what you hear all the time in the educational world is they are teaching the test. These kids are tested via standardize/time test constantly compared to what we did as parents when we were in HS. I do not want to start a firestorm or divert the thread. I am just wishing we would stop the gateway program. Part of the reason why is I think it also created test anxiety for some of our kids. (Fail the practice and they get additional academic instruction out of the classroom...not a confidence builder there). Plus, most states still have parental rights. In essence, it means the folks can say promote them even if they fail the EOG/SOL, thus what good did all of this do in the long run?