Questions from an incoming senior

[Vista123]

Yes, which is why you need to consider the possibility of (not) placing a school on your AROTC application that you might not/probably will not get into through admissions. It's all about risk and reward, and the more you want to be an Army Officer irrespective of where you attend college, the more you want to only list schools on the AROTC Scholarship Application that you have a very good chance of getting into via Admissions.

For example, suppose after speaking with your college counselor, and reviewing stats, you conclude that you have a 20% chance of getting into Notre Dame, a 50% chance of getting into U of Michigan, and a 90% chance of getting into Michigan St, do you put Nortre Dame and Michigan on your AROTC app? Maybe, but you have to count the risk. What if your Scholarship is awarded to Notre Dame or U of Michigan, but you don't get into either one via Admissions? Then you have to roll the dice again and petition Cadet Command to transfer your scholarship award from Notre Dame or Michigan (whichever one you were awarded the Scholarship to) to Michigan St. If you'd simply not listed Michigan or Notre Dame, and only Michigan St or other schools you were pretty sure to get into, then you wouldn't be in a bind and have to roll the dice on a Transfer to Michigan St. You understand the moving parts?

(I know this is an old thread but I have a question about the above advice)

In the scenario above will the applicant be more likely to be awarded the Michigan state scholarship than the ND or U Mich scholarship because Michigan state is less expensive?

 

[Future2LtMom]

(I know this is an old thread but I have a question about the above advice)

In the scenario above will the applicant be more likely to be awarded the Michigan state scholarship than the ND or U Mich scholarship because Michigan state is less expensive?

All other things being equal, I would say yes. However, there are other variables that will also probably be at play. For instance, it could depend upon how competitive the applicant is compared to other applicants. It could also depend on how many scholarships a particular school is allotted in a given year. Given the current fiscal mess things are in right now, who knows how the scholarship allotments are being affected?