Air Force ROTC Scholarships / Admissions - AMA

Last Friday, DS was awarded a Type 2 AFROTC tech scholarship. Do most schools allow stacking of a ROTC scholarship with other merit-based scholarships a student may receive? Also, is there an available list of colleges who offer free room & board to AFROTC scholarship recipients? Same question regarding any schools who waive out of state tuition for scholarship recipients.
 
Last Friday, DS was awarded a Type 2 AFROTC tech scholarship. Do most schools allow stacking of an ROTC scholarship with other merit-based scholarships a student may receive? Also, is there an available list of colleges who offer free room & board to AFROTC scholarship recipients? Same question regarding any schools who waive out of state tuition for scholarship recipients.
Go to the AFROTC College Locator page, plug in the college, then click the "see more" link and this will bring you to a screenshot offers info on what supplemental money is offered, if any. I know Boston U and U of Portland are generous.
https://www.afrotc.com/college-locator/
 
The interview is the most weight. Note 85% of eligible applicants receive scholarships, so your chances are good even if you are at the minimum because the interview holds about 75%.

Thanks for your insight. That way I read your statement...if you meet the minimums in board express i.e 26 ACT composite, fitness etc.. you’ve got an 85% chance of an AFROTC scholarship? If the interview makes up 75% of the scoring for the scholarship, what makes up the other 25%?
 
Last Friday, DS was awarded a Type 2 AFROTC tech scholarship. Do most schools allow stacking of a ROTC scholarship with other merit-based scholarships a student may receive? Also, is there an available list of colleges who offer free room & board to AFROTC scholarship recipients? Same question regarding any schools who waive out of state tuition for scholarship recipients.

Yes, but keep in mind the ROTC Scholarship pays last. As @unkown1961 stated, the website is a good source for all that information in your second half of your question.
 
The interview is the most weight. Note 85% of eligible applicants receive scholarships, so your chances are good even if you are at the minimum because the interview holds about 75%.

Thanks for your insight. That way I read your statement...if you meet the minimums in board express i.e 26 ACT composite, fitness etc.. you’ve got an 85% chance of an AFROTC scholarship? If the interview makes up 75% of the scoring for the scholarship, what makes up the other 25%?

Everything else. I'm not saying it's 75% exact, there is an algorithm that is used but, it looks around 70-75%. Academics are a huge part, so 20% GPA/Tests and 5% or less goes into PFA. Keep in mind that extracurricular leadership activities are calculated as part of the interview.
 
Everything else. I'm not saying it's 75% exact, there is an algorithm that is used but, it looks around 70-75%. Academics are a huge part, so 20% GPA/Tests and 5% or less goes into PFA. Keep in mind that extracurricular leadership activities are calculated as part of the interview.

Thank you for the quick reply. Seems like if a high school student wants to serve in the Air Force, is “qualified” then they have a really good chance with an (85%) selection rate. I had no idea the selection rate was so high. Those are pretty good odds.
 
Everything else. I'm not saying it's 75% exact, there is an algorithm that is used but, it looks around 70-75%. Academics are a huge part, so 20% GPA/Tests and 5% or less goes into PFA. Keep in mind that extracurricular leadership activities are calculated as part of the interview.

Thank you for the quick reply. Seems like if a high school student wants to serve in the Air Force, is “qualified” then they have a really good chance with an (85%) selection rate. I had no idea the selection rate was so high. Those are pretty good odds.

Keep in mind, this was the last FY. This year might be different as we are predicting more applicants. FYSA:
~11K applicants
~3.1K eligible
~2.7K awarded

This year, we already have ~7K applicants and the deadline is in January 17.
 
Last Friday, DS was awarded a Type 2 AFROTC tech scholarship. Do most schools allow stacking of a ROTC scholarship with other merit-based scholarships a student may receive? Also, is there an available list of colleges who offer free room & board to AFROTC scholarship recipients? Same question regarding any schools who waive out of state tuition for scholarship recipients.

Yes, but keep in mind the ROTC Scholarship pays last. As @unkown1961 stated, the website is a good source for all that information in your second half of your question.
Last Friday, DS was awarded a Type 2 AFROTC tech scholarship. Do most schools allow stacking of an ROTC scholarship with other merit-based scholarships a student may receive? Also, is there an available list of colleges who offer free room & board to AFROTC scholarship recipients? Same question regarding any schools who waive out of state tuition for scholarship recipients.
Go to the AFROTC College Locator page, plug in the college, then click the "see more" link and this will bring you to a screenshot offers info on what supplemental money is offered, if any. I know Boston U and U of Portland are generous.
https://www.afrotc.com/college-locator/
Thanks for this information. While the College Locator page is helpful in identifying schools with an AFROTC detachment the "see more" link typically is not providing much additional information other than a link to that school's website and ROTC website. I have seen several AROTC and NROTC posts here that provide a list of colleges that offer waivers for out-of-state tuition and/or room & board waivers for ROTC scholarship students. Just trying to weed through options and make the best use of a great scholarship.
 
Last Friday, DS was awarded a Type 2 AFROTC tech scholarship. Do most schools allow stacking of a ROTC scholarship with other merit-based scholarships a student may receive? Also, is there an available list of colleges who offer free room & board to AFROTC scholarship recipients? Same question regarding any schools who waive out of state tuition for scholarship recipients.

Yes, but keep in mind the ROTC Scholarship pays last. As @unkown1961 stated, the website is a good source for all that information in your second half of your question.
Last Friday, DS was awarded a Type 2 AFROTC tech scholarship. Do most schools allow stacking of an ROTC scholarship with other merit-based scholarships a student may receive? Also, is there an available list of colleges who offer free room & board to AFROTC scholarship recipients? Same question regarding any schools who waive out of state tuition for scholarship recipients.
Go to the AFROTC College Locator page, plug in the college, then click the "see more" link and this will bring you to a screenshot offers info on what supplemental money is offered, if any. I know Boston U and U of Portland are generous.
https://www.afrotc.com/college-locator/
Thanks for this information. While the College Locator page is helpful in identifying schools with an AFROTC detachment the "see more" link typically is not providing much additional information other than a link to that school's website and ROTC website. I have seen several AROTC and NROTC posts here that provide a list of colleges that offer waivers for out-of-state tuition and/or room & board waivers for ROTC scholarship students. Just trying to weed through options and make the best use of a great scholarship.


The colleges would most likely be the same as the AROTC/NROTC because it's ROTC as a whole. This isn't my area as it would be more unique to the college itself, rather than some AFROTC deals with. We do not claim any University to provide waivers because it's not AFROTC official and we don't want to claim something that might not be a guarantee.
 
DS received the Type 2 scholarship two weeks ago with an ACT score of 28; however, the September ACT test scores were just released this morning and his improved to a 31. Obviously we are incredibly grateful for the scholarship that he received and I'm just curious if this improved ACT score would have made a difference and or if there is any subsequent review opportunity to perhaps receive a type 1 scholarship based on that improved score. Is that something that is done or once you receive your scholarship that's the end of it?
 
DS received the Type 2 scholarship two weeks ago with an ACT score of 28; however, the September ACT test scores were just released this morning and his improved to a 31. Obviously we are incredibly grateful for the scholarship that he received and I'm just curious if this improved ACT score would have made a difference and or if there is any subsequent review opportunity to perhaps receive a type 1 scholarship based on that improved score. Is that something that is done or once you receive your scholarship that's the end of it?
It has been posted below that once you receive the award, that is the award you stick with.
 
DS received the Type 2 scholarship two weeks ago with an ACT score of 28; however, the September ACT test scores were just released this morning and his improved to a 31. Obviously we are incredibly grateful for the scholarship that he received and I'm just curious if this improved ACT score would have made a difference and or if there is any subsequent review opportunity to perhaps receive a type 1 scholarship based on that improved score. Is that something that is done or once you receive your scholarship that's the end of it?

Would it have made a difference? It's possible. But like unkown1961 stated, you are unable to receive subsequent review.
 
DS received the Type 2 scholarship two weeks ago with an ACT score of 28; however, the September ACT test scores were just released this morning and his improved to a 31. Obviously we are incredibly grateful for the scholarship that he received and I'm just curious if this improved ACT score would have made a difference and or if there is any subsequent review opportunity to perhaps receive a type 1 scholarship based on that improved score. Is that something that is done or once you receive your scholarship that's the end of it?

Would it have made a difference? It's possible. But like unkown1961 stated, you are unable to receive subsequent review.
That's what we were thinking, but wanted to make sure. Thank you.
 
Good afternoon! I'm currently a Scholarships & Admissions Advisor for Air Force ROTC. If you have any questions, please let me know. I will not chance you even though I have the boards.
I am applying for AFROTC and am applying for a scholarship. If I get the Type 1 scholarship, will it pay for full out-of-state tuition?
 
Good afternoon! I'm currently a Scholarships & Admissions Advisor for Air Force ROTC. If you have any questions, please let me know. I will not chance you even though I have the boards.
When taking in GPA and extracurriculars, how much do those affect what kind of scholarship you get? What is the biggest factor taken into account when applying for scholarships?
 
Good afternoon! I'm currently a Scholarships & Admissions Advisor for Air Force ROTC. If you have any questions, please let me know. I will not chance you even though I have the boards.
I am applying for AFROTC and am applying for a scholarship. If I get the Type 1 scholarship, will it pay for full out-of-state tuition?
Yes, per the AFROTC website:
"Pays full (100 percent) college tuition and authorized fees at any public or private institution with an Air Force ROTC detachment."
https://www.afrotc.com/scholarships/high-school/types/
 
Any comment or advice from admission advisor in regards to students whose aspiration it is to pursue medical school in the civilian sector. Would you advice ROTC scholarship path in undergrad is proper or would there be a better pathway to achieve both serving country for a time and still assuring following aspirations of career in civilian medicine? Additionally are such opportunity available in air guard etc..
 
Good afternoon! I'm currently a Scholarships & Admissions Advisor for Air Force ROTC. If you have any questions, please let me know. I will not chance you even though I have the boards.
When taking in GPA and extracurriculars, how much do those affect what kind of scholarship you get? What is the biggest factor taken into account when applying for scholarships?

Biggest factor is the interview. We care about the whole person concept so everything will affect what scholarship you get, but typically those who have high academic merit + good interview score will generally pool in the Type 1 scholarships. Again, those are usually awarded to students who are applying for Ivy Leagues or very competitive schools.
 
Any comment or advice from admission advisor in regards to students whose aspiration it is to pursue medical school in the civilian sector. Would you advice ROTC scholarship path in undergrad is proper or would there be a better pathway to achieve both serving country for a time and still assuring following aspirations of career in civilian medicine? Additionally are such opportunity available in air guard etc..

The decision is ultimately yours. I cannot tell you what is best for you because it varies. If you want to pursue ROTC, you can apply for the scholarship, and potentially attend medical school via USUHS or HPSP.
 
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