Recent content by NROTC_27

Thank you all for your insight and comments. After speaking with multiple people and weighing the pros/cons, my son committed to IIT on Friday! Paid deposit and working on submitting all paperwork for NPP. He is finally excited about the next chapter!

Hi all - We are now 2 days from needing to make a decision. I am reaching out today to get some feedback on my son’s current NROTC options because he is having a tough time deciding what to do . . . His 2 options are: 1. Rutgers as college programmer for year 1 and then will apply for...

This thread is hysterical but I have to say it is also a little frustrating since my son knew exactly what he was applying for and did not receive the scholarship! He will be going the college programmer route and now realizing that maybe if he worked harder on his grades during high school we...

DS (Tier 2) has not received email, but portal was updated to indicate he did not receive scholarship.

Thank you for all of the feedback - the reason I was asking is that someone posted on a FB group that their daughter received an NROTC scholarship, but had no plans to serve active duty. Some people that apply for these scholarships do not seem to understand the commitment. I also agree that...

Just curious if dropping prior to sophomore year happens often - do some students accept the scholarship, go through freshman year and decide it isn’t for them in order to get a year of tuition for free??

Thanks for your feedback. My son plans to join NROTC with or without the scholarship. Without will have an impact on where both boys attend college though. My non-ROTC son really just wants to make a final decision. Unfortunately, I lost my job recently so I have to appeal FA anyway, but would...

There is no way to know if the board has even reviewed yet, right? Also, it is my understanding that the last board is next week. If that is correct, does that mean we should hear one way or the other by the end of the month or is there any timing for final decisions? We have a few contingency...

Congrats to your DS!!! I am not even going to tell my son this - he didn’t receive anything yet so I will handle the stress by myself! 😊

Is there a GPA that may be a cutoff for the NROTC scholarship? My son applied with Tier 2 major. He has lots of leadership and extracurricular activities: JROTC in high school, Eagle Scout, clubs, varsity sport, work, etc. I think he may not have been reviewed until the last board or this one...

Is there a way to know which board you made it into? My son had all paperwork in the first week in January, but pretty sure he missed the first board. He was notified that something was missing 1/25. Does that mean they may have started review at the late January Board? or does that mean he...