How many applicants are applying for the AROTC Scholarship?

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I read on a recent thread that about 2500 AROTC Scholarships are being given out this year and I was wondering if anybody on the forum knew how many people are competing for this scholarship. I am aware this is a very sought after scholarship and I really hope I have a chance. Thanks
 
clarksonarmy posted these statistics, try searching for them.
 
this is what he posted about last year;
Total apps - 11871
ineligible/disqualified - 5876
Offers - 2814
interviewee - 3178
 
According to the clarksonarmy original thread. The number of "Boarded" applicant should less than the interviewee. (<3178)
Can I say boarded applicant have more than 90% chance to get 3 or 4 years scholarship?
 
@car11220 That is probably accurate or at least close.

I was interested in seeing the definition of "qualified". In my linked thread @clarksonarmy said
Interviewee are applicants that had enough information in their file to be eligible for an interview. That number could be anything from "never did an interview" to "boarded". As I'm looking at the number I'm realizing that as long as you met the minimum requirements, and were diligent enough to complete the process you had a 50% chance of getting a scholarship offer. Kind of crazy.
 
So, am I understanding that 90% of the candidates that are currently "Boarded" will receive either a 4yr or 3 yr scholarship? Does anyone know if they have given out all of the 1st rounds yet? My DD has been boarded for about 5wks now.... Thanks :)
 
I'm sure all first round winners have been notified by now. Next notification in February. Then the hard part starts...DODMERB and staying out of trouble.
 
My DD just finished her Dodmerbs yesterday and she has no issues , so that part was pretty easy actually. She's also applied to USMA, so that's why she's completed it.
 
car11220 said:
Almost 90% interviewee awarded scholarship?
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That is not how I read it or added the numbers up. The interviewee are the qualified applicants that did not get a scholarship. So that is why the poster that posted the numbers said it was almost 50%, actually 47% to be accurate. Basically out of the almost 12k applicants, almost 6,000 were qualified, almost the same amount were disqualified, and out of the approximately 6,000 that were qualified about 2,800 got a scholarship. Hopefully that makes more sense.
 
5Day said:
Here is the original thread where AJC got the information http://www.serviceacademyforums.com/index.php?threads/army-rotc-statistics-2016.49501/#post-495144
From the thread above: 70% were 4 year awards and 30% 3 year awards, so the 2,814 offers includes both 3&4 year.
To answer what is interviewee read the thread, not a simple answer.
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I think the 4yr and 3 yr % are switched last year each board was about 300 4 yrs and the 2nd& 3rd boards were over 1000 3 years (no 3 years in 1st board) We had a thread on why CC is changing to more 3 years to help have that shake out year be an opportunity for schools to see that the drive and determination was there in real life with many bumps to 4 or 3.5 year contracts for those showing up ready to pass APFT and being active in the unit. Things my son said he was told that have him likely getting his bump to 3.5 even though he is not 'taking' Military Fitness but shows up every morning, has volunteered for the community volunteer opportunities through the Unit and the Fraternity he is pledged (Several of his unit are pledges and brothers) Acting as a Sober Monitor for School events that are held off campus (aka Designated Driver) and in Color Guard. They even look at how much time cadets use the learning centers/tutors and the Wellness center. One thing we made room in the budget for is the Wellness Center is not just a gym since the school has one of the top rated kinesiology department so there are certified trainer students that are very inexpensive compared to real world trainers. He worked with the trainer to set up a program that targets his goal of passing the APFT this semester next semester he may go up to being at 5 or 10% better.. but weekly he has one workout with the trainer to assess what he had done during the prior week go over his form see if any changes need to be made. Having the hell that is shin splints when I wasa in the Army, I had gotten him a pair of running shoes for running and a set for every day. I thought that was a good plan but then I had a friend who is one of those creatures that actually LIKES to run... scary I know. He said that many running injuries happen not because of quality of the shoes but because they are the wrong; size, style of sole, adjusts for wrong type of foot fall or uncomfortable. He said best thing is to have a real running store consultation they do more measurements than at a regular shoe store with the silver slide here and slide there. I had DS take his currant running shoes so they could see his wear pattern and then they had him run on their treadmill that has a program to measure foot fall pressure points, arch length and height, supination / pronation and then they gave him a few options that lined up with his needs and had him run again in each to make sure which was best and they only cost about $10 more than the shoes we got before on-line since there are not a lot of options here in the lower keys. So after one semester as un-contracted looking good for the .5 upgrade. I hope even though I kind of went a little off track I think this is a good place to share the things I wish we had done for him before the semester instead of starting a few weeks in and with the shoes he just got those during Black Friday. Gotta keep those APFT scores up and GPA once there but definitely making sure good equipment that limits chances of injury and help making sure that if doing one of the on-line work out regiments at least get a Trainers to make sure you have proper form since especially with weight training one wrong stance can end your career plans. I'm on a very limited budget as a bed bound Disabled Veteran but getting the shoes and the trainer is a priority I feel worth scarifies in other areas. Good luck everyone take deep breaths and know you are not alone as loonnngg as that wait for the next board results feels it really truly does end and then you will get to be with more of us going through the next stage of the learning curve passing down things you or DD/S discovered and learning from others at same stage, ahead and even behind you as well as the wonderful members of the ROTC programs administration school and branch level that offer guidance.
 
Great Post and Thank you for your service. I noticed the picture.... we have 3 sugar glider :)
 
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