What were your stats when receiving ROTC scholarship

[Pima]

The problem with that idea Thompson is critical manning can change year to year.
~ In 07 when I joined everyone was going Arabaic for a foreign language major. In 10 a lot were going Chinese. Now many are thinking Russian/Slovack.
~~ 3 different languages that made me think by the time they graduate that language might or might not be really needed since we can't predict the future of our military needs.
~ Look at AFROTC. Aglagles DD went nursing, and AF was taking them as fast as they could. 4 years later and not so much.
~ The same could be said for certain engineering majors. Even though all engineering majors are needed, some are needed more. I know with my DS's class they had enough EEs and allowed many to go rated. Two years later they closed that floodgate, and went back to only allowing a small % to go rated.

The point is if you decide this year in hs. that a certain language is going to be your major because for FY14 it is listed as critical manning, by the time you commission in 19 (FY20) that need might be long gone. Heck, even right now they could have filled that need from FY14's pool, which means again, even before you get pass Go you are in a problem.

Major in a language you desire, because you will have to live with it for the rest of your life.

 

[Thompson]

Didn't realize it can change that quickly. But makes sense though.

 

[2018Class]

My only leadership position is captain of the cross country team. I am honestly not popular enough to win elections for leadership positions. Which is honestly something I feel organizations should look into because I have faced the leadership position problem a few times recently, and to be honest holding a position at my school literally means nothing, excluding a few positions that require an officer to make a speech at graduation senior year.

Captain of the varsity track team is good for meeting the leadership area. Although it's late in the game for you since you are entering your senior year, some advice my son was given regarding leadership was that if he wasn't able to get elected, then he needed to show initiative and lead something. It could be an event, a club, or something like that. My son ended up being the founder of a debate team at his high school. If being elected doesn't work out, there are other options that show the board that you can be a great leader.

Here is a link that was posted on another thread regarding foreign languages and monetary incentives.

http://www.rotcprojectgo.org/policies/army

I think your stats look good. My son won a scholarship with a 30 on his ACT, participation in Model UN, Youth in Government, Key Club, and various other activities. He was involved in sports and had many hours of community service. I believe his weighted GPA ended up being 4.3, unweighted 3.5. He feels like his interview was one of the key factors in winning the scholarship, but there is no way to know for sure.

Good luck!