Hi All, I have been reading this forum for a couple weeks to learn about ROTC scholarships and help my son decide if it is the right choice for him. Thank you all for your input and sharing experiences and knowledge.
My son is a rising senior and is planning on applying for AFROTC and AROTC scholarships. He plans to study aerospace engineering and is looking at a few schools, including WPI, RPI, BU, BC, VA Tech, UVA, Lehigh and possibly a few more. We are going on a road trip to visit several of these next month (hopefully COVID doesn't derail the plans), then he is going to submit his applications and begin the process.
My question is with the AROTC application where it asks for schools he is interested in. From what I have read, if he is offered a scholarship, the Army will choose up to 3 of the schools on his list. What if he decides that he wants to go to one of the other schools (that the Army dis not offer the scholarship for)?
A second question is there a benefit to the order of preference for the schools? Should in-state schools be left off the list to see if the higher priced private schools will be offered?
If I am not mistaken the AFROTC does not require him to submit a list, so is their offer, if received, good for any school he gets accepted to?
I want him to submit in time for the first board, I think his package will be ready (high SAT/ACT, GPA, good fitness and working on getting better), the only question would be which college he decides is truly his order of colleges he is interested in.
TIA.
My son is a rising senior and is planning on applying for AFROTC and AROTC scholarships. He plans to study aerospace engineering and is looking at a few schools, including WPI, RPI, BU, BC, VA Tech, UVA, Lehigh and possibly a few more. We are going on a road trip to visit several of these next month (hopefully COVID doesn't derail the plans), then he is going to submit his applications and begin the process.
My question is with the AROTC application where it asks for schools he is interested in. From what I have read, if he is offered a scholarship, the Army will choose up to 3 of the schools on his list. What if he decides that he wants to go to one of the other schools (that the Army dis not offer the scholarship for)?
A second question is there a benefit to the order of preference for the schools? Should in-state schools be left off the list to see if the higher priced private schools will be offered?
If I am not mistaken the AFROTC does not require him to submit a list, so is their offer, if received, good for any school he gets accepted to?
I want him to submit in time for the first board, I think his package will be ready (high SAT/ACT, GPA, good fitness and working on getting better), the only question would be which college he decides is truly his order of colleges he is interested in.
TIA.