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    I can't seem to be able to get in touch with anyone

    Keep calling. The people GMU are hard to get a hold of in the summer. My son did his ROTC scholarship interview there last August and it took him several tries to get a hold of a live person to set it up. If you are close by the college it might be better to just show up in person and talk to...
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    AROTC scholarship selection for interview

    Just means they got your application. Now you need to schedule the interview.
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    AROTC Contracting Packet

    Sounds like every school does it a little differently. My son's Recruiting Officer sent all the new scholarship cadets an e-mail and told them what to bring when they show up for school in August and that all the contracting paperwork would be completed at that time.
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    SAT $ ACT

    Your GPA is very good. You need to get your SAT score up to at least an 1100 to be considered "highly competive." If you are that close some brushing up before taking it again should get you there. My son received received an Army ROTC scholarship last February and when we spoke with a rep...
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    AROTC January Board Acceptance

    Same thing happened to us. First thing we did was contact the PMS at my son's first choice school. They contacted Cadet Command (CC) and are working with CC to resolve the issue. Seems like it's working because yesterday we received an e-mail from CC informing us that they are working with the...
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    Anyone have a CC contact or phone number

    Same thing happened to us. First thing we did was contact the PMS at my son's first choice school. The "battle plan" is basically a two-pronged effort -- we send questions to Cadet Command (CC) and the PMS works with CC to resolve the issue. Seems like it's working because yesterday we...
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    Scholarsihp Awarded, but no available allocations?

    Well, it's been many years since I went through the process but from what I understand it's still probably about the same. Answer is: it can vary a bit. I received an appointment to the Air Force Academy and the letter came in February. I also received an appointment to West Point but it did...
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    Scholarsihp Awarded, but no available allocations?

    Sorry for using a military/government slang. Fall out money is funds that are budgeted and not used. That money then becomes available to reallocate. This is a very common occurance. As an example think of a business. At the start of the year a budget is established. Say $50k is...
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    Scholarsihp Awarded, but no available allocations?

    The same thing happened to my son today as well and yes it's hard to believe being 0 for 7 espcially since we are still early in February. The advice to contact the PMS at your top school is right on. We sent him an e-mail and will be calling him tomorrow. A lot of people will end up...
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    AROTC January Board Acceptance

    Most likely the parents check more than the kids. My son wants to be an army officer and he's determined to do it whether or not he has an academy appointment or an rotc scolarship. Also, he knows he's going to college - it's just a question of where. But it makes a huge difference to me...
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