Opinions on Chances

I can tell you from my DD experience and those of several other NROTC and AFROTC applicants in our local area your DSs stats are certainly competitive. My DD applied to two OOS and one IS school. The NROTC staff at the OOS school had told us NROTC works hard to give the applicants thier first or second choice so if you don't want the IS, put it third. In DDs case, the OOS schools were appx $24K/yr tuition plus R&B vs the IS school of $10K/yr plus R&B. The other key item is she selected from the STEM majors. Her application was in by early October this past fall. She received her offer of a 4 yr at her first choice (OOS) NROTC in Dec.

Comparison to a couple of other folks I know who have DD or DS who are applying for NROTC or AFROTC. Similar stats with the biggest difference being the desired majors are NOT STEM. None of them have heard back from AF or Navy ROTC.

This all coincides with what my DD heard at her CVW at USNA. The Navy is expecting USNA to increase the number of STEM majors entering the fleet from USNA to exceed 60% and would like more.

Bottomline, if a candidate or applicant wants to be competitive their Math and Science scores are what counts and they should be looking at a STEM major. Does that mean you simply pick Aero Eng because that will get you the scholarship? No, you still have to get through the program and graduate to be commissioned. Just be aware there are fewer non-STEM scholarships available.
 
mdrob214 said:
I can tell you from my DD experience and those of several other NROTC and AFROTC applicants in our local area your DSs stats are certainly competitive. My DD applied to two OOS and one IS school. The NROTC staff at the OOS school had told us NROTC works hard to give the applicants thier first or second choice so if you don't want the IS, put it third. In DDs case, the OOS schools were appx $24K/yr tuition plus R&B vs the IS school of $10K/yr plus R&B. The other key item is she selected from the STEM majors. Her application was in by early October this past fall. She received her offer of a 4 yr at her first choice (OOS) NROTC in Dec.

Comparison to a couple of other folks I know who have DD or DS who are applying for NROTC or AFROTC. Similar stats with the biggest difference being the desired majors are NOT STEM. None of them have heard back from AF or Navy ROTC.

This all coincides with what my DD heard at her CVW at USNA. The Navy is expecting USNA to increase the number of STEM majors entering the fleet from USNA to exceed 60% and would like more.

Bottomline, if a candidate or applicant wants to be competitive their Math and Science scores are what counts and they should be looking at a STEM major. Does that mean you simply pick Aero Eng because that will get you the scholarship? No, you still have to get through the program and graduate to be commissioned. Just be aware there are fewer non-STEM scholarships available.
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My DS will be applying under Mech. eng. because he really hasn't decided whether He wants to be Aerospace or Mech. but knows he wants to do one of the two. He has a big interest in both and also has the apptitude to do either. He loves aircraft, spacecraft, missles, and generally all machines but has not been bitten by the pilot bug (yet). Although he has been flying with young eagles and got to take off, fly, and do assisted landing with one of the pilots and walked around on cloud nine for a month afterward. He still sees himself as more of an engineer than a pilot.
 
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