Recent content by Herman_Snerd

Limited time today so I'm not going to engage on what appears to be an ad homimen attack on severn's relatively benign and I take to be well intended comment. The OP I think said he has no ROTC scholarship, and no wealthy family floating the bill. No argument this is a prestigious program...

This is a good point - if the OP can clarify whether debt/ money are an issue (or if they have the proverbial money out the wazoo). then perhaps the options to recommend will be come clearer. If money is any issue, then why not try USNA for 1-2 years and walk away if that's not your thing...

A couple of additional thoughts: 1. Can you afford Brown's 4 year liberal art component of the PLME without ROTC? Were you already offered a ROTC scholarship or would you be attending then competing for one as a college programmer? Can you afford it if ROTC doesn't work out? If finances aren't...

Before or after you have your PPL, recommend you take every hour of training/ opportunity to get additional flight hours of experience while at USAFA including IFT or perhaps while on AFROTC scholarship, - even before. Some options outlined below. Beyond the academies or college, you just...

Did not read all posts so no idea if this is already covered: 1. Weather can impact range with some EVs My boss is in a lemon law lawsuit w/ Mercedes because his range is 30-40% of advertised range, during the winter in the NE US. Dealer had car for more than 50 days and slightly improved...

feel encouraged to use the search function of this forum - below is from @GWU PNS (emeritus). a board expert post that answers your question of what a 61 report is. Not on it I assume means a decision to award a scholarship to this particular candidate hasn't yet been made.

Yes, of course. It's possible cadet command will approve or deny your request. Are these schools in the same or different brigade(s)? Is there a significant cost difference? How full / in demand is each program? Was the "to" school on your list/ in your top 3? If the "from" school only has 3...

Really your best bet is to confirm directly with those offering. I will caution though that even asking this question like you did and using words like "forced" present as weasel-like - a bit like you want to sign it to gain admission but not be on the hook for a commitment to the corps that you...

Only specific schools have cross-town agreements with hosting schools like UCLA - have you confirmed your exact local CC is indeed hosted by UCLA? If so, where did you see that information- on what official source? Asking as confirming this detail would really help you if you haven't already/...

In addition to grades, - keep out of trouble, no fighting, no arrests for mischief/ DUI etc, active participation in the unit, yackety yack( don't talk back), be a learning sponge, be on-time, do not cheat, have a great attitude, seek to help peers when they struggle/ view this as a team sport...

Short reply - "Gross" _ Sal Vulcano. Long edgy reply below- feel welcome to skip or read on. A lot was communicated from your succinct note - quite a bit to unpack. Your son did not receive the appointment directly to USAFA, despite 2 nominations and terrific statistics. (He lost that...

Most got it, but a few folks from our church seemed to think that like the Pell grant, an ROTC scholarship was awarded based on severe financial need, or like to Michael J Fox in front of a judge in Doc Hollywood, it was a do this, else go to prison ultimatum or something for breaking the law...

It's great that you are tuned into the checklist of what separates candidates in this global hyper-competition for Med school that is our current world. As others noted - great grades, taking all needed courses and re-take any STEM courses you excelled at in HS AP, even if you got a 5- med...

RPI is an excellent school- toured it and Colgate on a college visit roadtrip 3 years ago. I would recommend reaching out to DODMETS/DODMERB to confirm whether or not a waiver for your DQ reason will be pursued or if there are any steps you can take to address this, and if there is a window...

Nearly all Y/N national scholarship award decisions are finalized by April 30th (college programmer pick-ups are on a different cadence) - you won't be waiting much longer. In years past, there seemed to be a day in which a bunch of application decisions were announced in mid-April. You...