Are there only 2 boards left? I thought there were 3 (Jan, Mar, Apr). Did I miss something? Thanks, new with lots of misunderstandings/misinformation floating around in my head.
For Army ROTC 4-Year Scholarships only two boards are left, one in January, and another in in March. If your talking about AFROTC and/or NROTC, then I have no clue.
Are there only 2 boards left? I thought there were 3 (Jan, Mar, Apr). Did I miss something? Thanks, new with lots of misunderstandings/misinformation floating around in my head.
You don't really apply for a Campus Based Scholarship unless your talking about the 2 or 3 year scholarships once you have started school. Some schools have an allocation of 1 or 2 campus scholarships. Sometimes one becomes available because after the last board they were unable to fill their slots, it really depends on the school. I would'nt worry about the campus scholarships yet, there are still 2 more boards to go.
For the schools my son recieved scholarships from they had only given 2 for each school so there is room for more to come. The best thing you can do is to keep in contact with the schools at the top of your list, keep letting them know that you are really interested and committed. You might even want to visit them again if that is possible. The more contact you have the better they will get to know you.
I know it seems like a long wait til the next board but hang in there and good luck.
I'm just wondering how do you apply for a campus based AROTC scholarship? And are they harder or easier to get than the national scholarship?
One big difference is that these are 3 year scholarships (possibly 3 1/2 years, I can't find definitive info on this). If my daughter pursues this scholarship and I learn more about the process, I'll post an update.
Anyone have any ideas on whether SMC's have any advantage over other colleges when it comes to 3 year scholarships or are they all equally hard to come by?
I think the SMCs do have an advantage over non-SMC schools, simply because of number of scholarships concentrated within the SMCs. That said, though, there is tough competition within the SMC itself. I'm not sure how that cuts.
You can get a 4-year scholarship on campus as well. The college my DS is going to had nine cadets that never passed he PT test so all were dropped in December. The ROO filed applications for four cadets to back fill the unused 4-year scholarships.
Also take a good look at SMP. You don't have to do basic training and it will pay you more than ROTC for State schools over three years. There are other benefits as well like the three years in college count towards pay scales and retirement, so a SMP going active duty will earn $8-$10k a year more than a 4-year ROTC cadet when they commission.