Got the TWE last year about this time. As advised, went to a 4 year university, enrolled in NROTC MO college program, aerospace engineering major, earned a superior GPA, excellent CFA scores, worked very hard year round for an appointment. When the sequester cuts dropped in, I was informed by the MOI NROTC MO scholarships would be extremely limited and that it is very unlikely I will receive a commission through NROTC, as college programmers would be disenrolled after sophomore year(same for Navy option). Therefore, I had a ton weighing on my USNA application. Unfortunately, I received the TWE again today, again advising me to enroll in a university and excel in technical courses and pursue NROTC (reading this actually made me chuckle a bit).So as of now, my options are either OCS or AF ROTC and try to earn a commission there. My goal is to be a military officer, and AF is my third choice. I'm a bit creeped out that I am handling today's news so well.
To any high schoolers who got the TWE- the TWE makes you a stronger person if you can push past it. I know my last TWE motivated me and the TWE I got today just added more fuel to my fire.
"Hit hard, hit fast, hit often"- ADM Halsey