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How many Marine sideload scholarships are given a year and how many apply? I have a 4 year Navy scholarship but after much consideration, I want to apply for and switch to the Marine Option scholarship.

@AndrewRobins did you provide information about who did your surgery, etc.? My surgery was a long time ago and my parents don't have the medical records for it so the only thing I can provide for now is the address of the hospital but not the doctor

Hi all, I had an appendectomy done for appendicitis when I was in kindergarten (thirteen years ago). Would this affect my ability to be medically qualified? Thanks!

@ForGod&Country I would like to amend my previous answer---your DS's application has already gone through the final processing stage. It is currently at the "board ready" status. Good luck!

@Skye that status means that all materials have been processed and now he is ready to be reviewed by the board. You may not get a response until April (the last board), but it is possible he could hear sooner than that. If he does get a scholarship though, there will be an email and a portal...

@ForGod&Country Affirmative.

I also received an email/portal update tonight. I received a 4 year NROTC scholarship to the George Washington University unit. Good luck to those waiting!

I am a college freshman at Georgetown University!! I was placed there as part of George Washington University's unit

I was writing an email when the acceptance letter came into my inbox!!!! I'm so happy this just made my day :) Which unit are you placed in?

Did you type in information correctly? Many times I've seen the portal to be completely blank but that's because I input my info (birthday, etc) incorrectly. There are four stages of your application after it gets submitted: The status of your application will change from: At...

Congratulations!!! Those are huge accomplishments and you should be proud of yourself. Going to Harvard or Yale and doing the NROTC route wouldn't be considered bad options at all :)

@md403 I am confused also. Cornell and UPenn are ED, and Yale is restrictive early action. How did you apply to all three and get accepted? Unless you've received likely letters...

@md403 Georgetown is going to remain a cross-town school within the George Washington unit. It would make no sense for Georgetown to become a cross-town school with UMD since it's so far away..... UMBC is opening up its own unit this Fall and UMD College Park is going to be part of that new unit.

Thank you! All the current midshipmen from Georgetown either have a Tier 2 or Tier 3 major

@JaxNavymom it does not explicitly say boarded. The application is considered "board ready" when your portal says this: "The NSTC Selection/Placement Office has received your application. Missing Items All required items have been processed. Selection Status Additional Information..." And...