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My DS decided that his plan B (AROTC scholarship to his first choice) had become his plan A a couple of weeks ago and shortly thereafter he told me his portal updated with a TWE (this was probably ten days to two weeks ago). He never showed it to me but I trust that he recognized it for what it...

My DS is in the same boat, and we feel the same way. However, an interesting thing happened a couple of weeks ago. He came to me one day and said that he thinks his Plan B has become his Plan A. Obviously, West Point has been the Plan A all along but we have continued to remind him that both are...

After being accepted into the honors college at one of the schools my DS had applied to, he decided he wanted to transfer his scholarship to that school. He did the transfer request through the portal which just involved submitting a statement as to why you wanted to transfer the scholarship and...

It has been our experience (and it may vary by area) that alternates that want to go do usually get a spot. Be sure they know you are willing to go and be sure to fill out the paperwork because there will be someone who was chosen that will not go (may happen soon or could be right down to the...

I understand that appointments will continue from now until May 1, but is there any order to when appointments are released based on state? I have just noticed on the appointment thread that certain states seem to have a good number of appointments while others, quite noticeably, have very few...

It is my understanding that if he has a green check for the CFA then he passed. They will let you know or the check will go red if he needs to redo anything. Sounds like he is good to go:)

My DS is certainly under the impression that a second wave is coming because, in addition to the language in the 3Q letter he received, he read somewhere (on his portal I believe) to be sure to check your portal on Feb. 26.

Since either SAT or ACT is accepted I would stick with the SAT. Some people are just naturally better suited to one test or the other. Your SAT score is outstanding!

We had a very similar issue with my DS. His coach had originally filled out the form because he had not taken a PE class since 9th grade due to playing varsity sports every year and it was kicked back. In the end, we had the guy at his school who administered his CFA complete the evaluation and...

If someone on the slate has an LOA, is it safe to assume they will automatically win the slate or is that not necessarily the case?

Thank you for the information, and he does have his backup plan in place. In fact, I hate to even call it a backup plan (sounds like the booby prize) because it is a full tuition AROTC scholarship to an excellent college to which he just learned he was accepted into their honors program. In some...

I have two questions regarding receipt of a 3Q letter. First, does receipt of the 3Q letter definitively indicate that the candidate has not won their slate? Also, is there any advantage or disadvantage as to when the 3Q letter is received? If you are 3Qd with a nom earlier in the process...

Thank you all for your wonderful advice. I will have him read all of this. Sometimes it is easier to hear it from someone other than your parents:)

My DS received 4 year scholarships for both AROTC and NROTC. He thinks his first choice would still be an appointment to West Point (which he has not received but he is 3Qd with a nom) and he thinks he prefers the Army branch in general to Navy. As it stands, if he does not get an appointment...

Do you have a 3Q letter already?