Hello all, I am in college already as a Freshman and if my dream of attending WP does not come through I am going to join ROTC and commission. I did not apply for a scholarship this year, but I was curious are the deadlines different for college students in regards to a three year scholarship? If not, what is the deadline for a 2.5 year scholarship? How does this process work? Thanks everyone.
When I first read and responded to your post I guess my math skills were a bit lacking, I didn't put 2 and 2 together, which brings be to a couple questions.
When you first applied to West Point did you also apply for the AROTC Scholarship, if not, Why?
When you did not receive your appointment and enrolled in college why didn't you join AROTC at the start of school.
The second question I'm sure is being pondered by West Point as well.
Why would you put yourself behind the eight ball by not joining ROTC right away. If by chance you do not receive an appointment you would have had your first year of ROTC under your belt. Had you performed well you may have already been in the position to be offered a scholarship.
If you do not receive an appointment and start ROTC as a sophomore you will be behind all those that are also looking to get a scholarship. The issue will be that those other cadets will have one year already done that the cadre can evaluate, you on the other hand will be brand new with no track record. All of your stats from high school you have that go into your WP application will mean nothing to the ROTC cadre, to them it's not about what you have done in the past, it's about what you do now, and you'll have nothing for them to look at.
A plan B is only good if you commit fully to it, not just decide to do it once your plan A falls through.
EDIT:
I just read a couple of your past posts. From what I read you have joined the National Guard and went to BCT last summer, is that correct? Because that is a whole different ball game when it comes to ROTC and scholarships. If you do ROTC you will now be in the SMP program which is a whole different discussion, scholarships won't come into play.
You really need to contact the ROTC Battalion at your school soon and talk to them about your options and how the program works. If you don't get an appointment were you planning on going to AIT this summer.
It's time you get a little proactive with all this.