Hello everyone. I got some interesting e-mails today and I was wondering if someone on here could clarify them. I'm a bit confused.
So today I got a couple e-mails saying that I was offered an Ike Skelton ECP Scholarship offer.
The e-mail goes ...
"Congratulations,
You have been selected to receive an Ike Skelton Early Commissioning Program Scholarship Offer to participate in the Early Commissioning Program(ECP) and attend one of our five Military Junior Colleges(MJC) (school contact info in attachment on page 7).
The ECP scholarship program allows the cadet the opportunity to attend a Military Junior College, receive scholarship benefits and commission after 2 years instead of the traditional 4 year ROTC program. After the cadet commissions they may attend any 4 year institution affiliated with Army ROTC to complete their Baccalaureate (BS/BA) degree and receive an additional 2 years of financial assistance while pursuing their BA/BS degree. You will receive the actual offer letter in the mail within the next 7 to 10 days. Additionally you may get an alert on your application when the offer letter uploads, however your status will not change to "Winner" until you complete the actions in the attached instructions.
Steps ahead.
1. Offer letters have been mailed with the attached instructions and are being uploaded to your applications. You may check your applications.
2. If you wish to accept the offer, then provide your response to me or US Army Cadet Command NLT 15 January 2016.
3. If you have questions about the individual MJCs, I would recommend contacting them using the contact info in the winner instructions attached.
4. If you have questions about the offers or the ECP program in general simply reply here or at my contact info below; I am serving as the POC for these scholarship offers for US Army Cadet Command.
"Understand you may have many questions about these scholarship offers. Here
are a few Frequently Asked Questions about the ECP program and these
scholarship offers, additional information was in the winner instructions.
Q1. Does this scholarship offer mean I will not get another offer after the
upcoming scholarship boards?
A1. If you accept this offer then you will no longer compete for a 4 year
scholarship. If you decline the offer then you will continue to compete
until all boards have been concluded. You may or may not get another
scholarship offer in our subsequent boards.
Q2. Is ECP the same ROTC program as the 4 year ROTC program I applied for?
A2. This ECP program is also a 4 year program only the cadets are
commissioned after gaining their associates degree and completing all ROTC
training requirements at an MJC, then immediately attend a follow on 4 year
institution to complete their Undergraduate Degree. Adddtionally, cadets
falling under the ECP program may receive up to 4 years of financial
assistance, just as if receiving a 4 year scholarship at a 4 year ROTC
program; Two years while a cadet at the MJC and 2 years at their follow on
schools while Lieutenants.
Q3. What follow on school may I attend?
A3. Any of the 1000+ Army ROTC affiliated schools. You can attend any school
that is affiliated with ROTC to include the Ivy Schools, private
institutions, or state schools.
Now I've heard from previous posts that ECP is not really that good and there are more issues created from it then it's worth. The fact that ECP doesn't usually get active duty slots doesn't bother me however. I'm perfectly fine with being in the national guard or reserves.
1. Do you think I should reject the offer? Is there a good chance that if I got this scholarship, I could get a 4 year or 3 year? My schools were Citadel, Norwich, North Georgia, UCONN, Niagara and one more school. ( I'll post my stats)
Rank 3/265 out of senior class
3 jobs - Life guarding, waiter and landscaping
In Marching/Concert/Jazz Band at high school, also drill instructor for my marching band'
Boys State Delegate
AIM 2015 Graduate
Representative for High school at Board of Ed meetings
National Honor Society
Spanish National Honor Society
Altar Server
Various volunteer work
Varsity Boys Swimming
Varsity Boys Tennis
JV Boys Soccer
Academic Mentor for freshman
AP Chemistry, AP Statistics, AP Environmental, AP English 3
Calculus AB/AP, Calculus BC/AP, Physics C: Mechanics AP/UCONN
Physics C: Elec. & Mag. AP/UCONN, AP English 4
AP Scholar
Fluent in Polish
Learning Spanish
Master of Ceremonies
ACT:27
SAT:1790
I don't remember PFA scores but they were really good.
2. Is it hard to transfer credits and what not to a 4 year college to get my bachelors?
It seems to me that some people like this program and other people don't like it. I've never even heard of this scholarship until today. Again, I would really like to get a 4 year or 3 year scholarship but I wouldn't really mind using this one. And not having a big chance at active duty doesn't throw me away from it. Thank you
So today I got a couple e-mails saying that I was offered an Ike Skelton ECP Scholarship offer.
The e-mail goes ...
"Congratulations,
You have been selected to receive an Ike Skelton Early Commissioning Program Scholarship Offer to participate in the Early Commissioning Program(ECP) and attend one of our five Military Junior Colleges(MJC) (school contact info in attachment on page 7).
The ECP scholarship program allows the cadet the opportunity to attend a Military Junior College, receive scholarship benefits and commission after 2 years instead of the traditional 4 year ROTC program. After the cadet commissions they may attend any 4 year institution affiliated with Army ROTC to complete their Baccalaureate (BS/BA) degree and receive an additional 2 years of financial assistance while pursuing their BA/BS degree. You will receive the actual offer letter in the mail within the next 7 to 10 days. Additionally you may get an alert on your application when the offer letter uploads, however your status will not change to "Winner" until you complete the actions in the attached instructions.
Steps ahead.
1. Offer letters have been mailed with the attached instructions and are being uploaded to your applications. You may check your applications.
2. If you wish to accept the offer, then provide your response to me or US Army Cadet Command NLT 15 January 2016.
3. If you have questions about the individual MJCs, I would recommend contacting them using the contact info in the winner instructions attached.
4. If you have questions about the offers or the ECP program in general simply reply here or at my contact info below; I am serving as the POC for these scholarship offers for US Army Cadet Command.
"Understand you may have many questions about these scholarship offers. Here
are a few Frequently Asked Questions about the ECP program and these
scholarship offers, additional information was in the winner instructions.
Q1. Does this scholarship offer mean I will not get another offer after the
upcoming scholarship boards?
A1. If you accept this offer then you will no longer compete for a 4 year
scholarship. If you decline the offer then you will continue to compete
until all boards have been concluded. You may or may not get another
scholarship offer in our subsequent boards.
Q2. Is ECP the same ROTC program as the 4 year ROTC program I applied for?
A2. This ECP program is also a 4 year program only the cadets are
commissioned after gaining their associates degree and completing all ROTC
training requirements at an MJC, then immediately attend a follow on 4 year
institution to complete their Undergraduate Degree. Adddtionally, cadets
falling under the ECP program may receive up to 4 years of financial
assistance, just as if receiving a 4 year scholarship at a 4 year ROTC
program; Two years while a cadet at the MJC and 2 years at their follow on
schools while Lieutenants.
Q3. What follow on school may I attend?
A3. Any of the 1000+ Army ROTC affiliated schools. You can attend any school
that is affiliated with ROTC to include the Ivy Schools, private
institutions, or state schools.
Now I've heard from previous posts that ECP is not really that good and there are more issues created from it then it's worth. The fact that ECP doesn't usually get active duty slots doesn't bother me however. I'm perfectly fine with being in the national guard or reserves.
1. Do you think I should reject the offer? Is there a good chance that if I got this scholarship, I could get a 4 year or 3 year? My schools were Citadel, Norwich, North Georgia, UCONN, Niagara and one more school. ( I'll post my stats)
Rank 3/265 out of senior class
3 jobs - Life guarding, waiter and landscaping
In Marching/Concert/Jazz Band at high school, also drill instructor for my marching band'
Boys State Delegate
AIM 2015 Graduate
Representative for High school at Board of Ed meetings
National Honor Society
Spanish National Honor Society
Altar Server
Various volunteer work
Varsity Boys Swimming
Varsity Boys Tennis
JV Boys Soccer
Academic Mentor for freshman
AP Chemistry, AP Statistics, AP Environmental, AP English 3
Calculus AB/AP, Calculus BC/AP, Physics C: Mechanics AP/UCONN
Physics C: Elec. & Mag. AP/UCONN, AP English 4
AP Scholar
Fluent in Polish
Learning Spanish
Master of Ceremonies
ACT:27
SAT:1790
I don't remember PFA scores but they were really good.
2. Is it hard to transfer credits and what not to a 4 year college to get my bachelors?
It seems to me that some people like this program and other people don't like it. I've never even heard of this scholarship until today. Again, I would really like to get a 4 year or 3 year scholarship but I wouldn't really mind using this one. And not having a big chance at active duty doesn't throw me away from it. Thank you