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CAVSCOUT24

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I have an open application for a 4 yr Army ROTC Scholarship that is in a Boarded status. If I make updates to my application, showing my Fall activities/accomplishments, will my updated application go through the Board Review again? Will my status chand from Boarded to Board Ready?
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I believe once you've been boarded once you won't be boarded again. So you'll remain "Boarded" and your board score won't change. However, some parts of the application can still be updated before the next round of scholarships are awarded, and activities might be one of those parts. Besides from affecting your board score, activities also add a certain number of points to your application based solely on which boxes get checked off, so updating them after being boarded should still help your file.

I'm not 100% sure on everything, this is just from what I've gathered from others. Hope this helps.
 
This is what I recall from last year, someone please correct me if I am wrong....

You will not be reboarded again, so activities will not be reviewed again. However, you can submit new test scores or updated grades, as well as change school choices.
 
Does anyone know if candidates can submit additional letters of recommendation?
 
Padre101 said:
Does anyone know if candidates can submit additional letters of recommendation?
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Not required, rarely looked at, and not part of the point scale.

I would imagine the only place they may be looked at is during the interview, even then I'm not sure how may actually get read or considered.
 
So updates to my file i.e. Varsity Letter and All State selection. Eagle Scout, will increase my overall point total for my application ?
 
CAVSCOUT24 said:
So updates to my file i.e. Varsity Letter and All State selection. Eagle Scout, will increase my overall point total for my application ?
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Not after y are boarded. Applicants are not re-evaluated after they are boarded. Boarded once but you remain on future board lists for scholarship allocation, if after the next board meets you are above "the line", you receive a scholarship, below, you move onto the third board.
 
Dckc88 said:
Not after y are boarded. Applicants are not re-evaluated after they are boarded. Boarded once but you remain on future board lists for scholarship allocation, if after the next board meets you are above "the line", you receive a scholarship, below, you move onto the third board.
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I second this.
 
If you add those things it will increase your overall "score" only if you haven't maxed out the sections they fall under.

You will not be reboarded, so that will not increase.

If your athletics category was lacking on your general application, then the varsity letter will help you slightly. Etc.

Eagle Scout is under leadership category I believe. I'd assume same for all state.

If you've already maxed a section it won't benefit you. (for example: I had 7 varsity letters when I applied, so I didn't bother updating when I got the 8th, because points were already maxed)
 
zachcleigh said:
If you add those things it will increase your overall "score" only if you haven't maxed out the sections they fall under.

You will not be reboarded, so that will not increase.

If your athletics category was lacking on your general application, then the varsity letter will help you slightly. Etc.

Eagle Scout is under leadership category I believe. I'd assume same for all state.

If you've already maxed a section it won't benefit you. (for example: I had 7 varsity letters when I applied, so I didn't bother updating when I got the 8th, because points were already maxed)
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How is a candidate going to know if his/her section is maxed for a category?
 
I don't think there is any way to know for sure. A lot of the application and board process are a mystery.
If you have some thing to add, I'd highly recommend it.
The only reason I didn't add my last varsity letter when I applied was my interviewer said 2 varsity letters would max points available for varsity athletes. At the time I had more than enough.

If you have something to add do it. Never know if you'll be the person right below the cut off line for a 3/4year, and just one extra activity would have put you over the top.
 
zachcleigh said:
I don't think there is any way to know for sure. A lot of the application and board process are a mystery.
If you have some thing to add, I'd highly recommend it.
The only reason I didn't add my last varsity letter when I applied was my interviewer said 2 varsity letters would max points available for varsity athletes. At the time I had more than enough.

If you have something to add do it. Never know if you'll be the person right below the cut off line for a 3/4year, and just one extra activity would have put you over the top.
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Just to be clear, that only helps if a candidate has not been boarded yet, once boarded, they will not add those things in.
 
Dckc88 said:
Just to be clear, that only helps if a candidate has not been boarded yet, once boarded, they will not add those things in.
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When I applied the ROO/PMS I spoke with told me it would help the score overall. The problem is it doesn't effect the board portion or interview portion of scoring. I was told however, that it will change the overall earned point value.
 
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zachcleigh said:
When I applied the ROO/PMS I spoke with told me it would help the score overall. The problem is it doesn't effect the board portion or interview portion of scoring. I was told however, that it will change the overall earned point value.
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I am not sure who or how it would be evaluated, or if it would at all. It is hard to imagine the. Re-evaluating all those Ike's when it is stated that will only be boarded once. I am just a parent, but I trust Clarksonarmy on these matters. Please read his blog below that explains the scoring and he states specifically that once you are boarded you have a score, so changing activities does not impact it. In other words, if you want to add, add, it won't hurt, but it probably won't help either. I know the only thing listed that Thye encouraged to change after boarding on the CC portal when my daughter went through it was test scores and grades, however, not certain it still states that.

https://goldenknightbattalion.wordpress.com/2012/07/13/the-whole-person-score-what-is-it/
 
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