schlorships Norwich/ Vmi

ROTC scholarships only cover tuition. They do not cover room and board. However, many school give incentives to scholarship winners. For instance, Norwich give free room and board to it's scholarship winners. Yo also have to maintain a 2.75 gpa to keep your scholarship. VMI does not give any incentives. That is according to the AROTC website.
The scholarship rules vary from school to school.
AROTC is the biggest ROTC program. Navy, MC and Air Force are offered at fewer schools and they are very selective. I think in Air Force you basicall have to have a technical major to compete- like engineering or computer science.
Also, remember in many cases your scholarship is tied to your major. It may be difficult to switch majors and retain your scholarship. It would not be favorably looked at for you to switch from engineering to history.

Also, rememberg if your room and board is not covered you still may qualify for financial aid and receive grants and/or loans to cover the additional cost.
Good luck on your interview Chip. Wow 'em!
 
ranger-hooah

We did a lot of research on both VMI and Norwich and we concluded that (for our son) VMI was a better school. VMI is harder to get accepted to, has smaller class sizes, higher retention rates and is all military (Norwich includes civilian). We did pay attention to the rankings - VMI has again been chosen as the #1 Public Liberal Arts College in the U.S. by U.S. News and World Report. It would have been much easier to send our son to Norwich as we are from northern New England but for us VMI was the better choice.
 
I am currently a 3rd classmen at VMI, so I watch your son and friend strain around barracks every day. I am a NROTC Marine Option cadet and the reason the Marines don't give out as many scholorships is because they don't have the funding the Army does. It is a fact that the Army has much more money to give to ROTC programs. VMI has a lot of finincal aid programs for students who are not on scholorship and several scholorships from the school, so it is affordable if you meet the standerds. I will tell you that VMI is harded to get accepted to then Norwhich or the Citadel. To get in here you have to be cream of the crop, so to get a scholorship you have to be better then good.
 
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