NROTC final decision - how many are left waiting? how many left to be awarded?

swb said:
Honestly, I am a bit perplexed. My SAT equivalent scores are a 1426 (31 ACT); 3.83 gpa; 8 AP's including AP Lit, Lang, AP BC Calculus, AP Physics, etc; Eagle Scout; Co-Capt. of varsity football team (4 years of play); 3 years of varsity tennis; top rating on my interview (according to my interviewer who said he "saw no reason that I would not get the scholarship"); Crew and cast member of 4 x state champions in One Act competition and involvement in musical theater including set design and fly system chief; Tier 1 applicant (aerospace engineering) - the only "weakness" could have been my PRT which was just below 7 min. mile (I'm a lineman).

I feel like if there was some glaring negative in my application, they would have denied me already, but most everything seems be within or above what they're looking for. Any insight as to where my deficiencies are and what may be holding my app back?
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Essays? Run time? Recommendations? Who knows?
 
Unfortunately my DD did not get the NROTC scholarship. Her stats looked pretty competitive - 1420 SAT (720M/700v), 3.6 unweighted GPA, 4.6 WGPA, 9 AP classes, 4 years varsity letter in Swimming(Captain Senior Year). NHS, 500 volunteer hospital hours, PRT (68 crunches, 50 pushups and 7:30 mile). The only question marks were the essay and phone interview. Thought they were good, but not sure... Her Navy Petty Officer / Recruiter has called her several times in the last month to check up and see if she received the NROTC scholarship. What options are out there for her ? College Programmer / Reserves / Straight up enlist? She really wants to eventually be a Naval Officer and go to college (was already accepted to Villanova!). Thanks
 
If she plans on attending Villanova, they have an NROTC unit she could enroll in as a college programmer. Here is their web page: http://www1.villanova.edu/villanova/artsci/nrotc.html

Enrolling as a college programmer is the surest route to a commission although there are never any guarantees. If she needs money for college then perhaps Reserves or enlisting bear investigation. I suppose one might attend a community college and re-apply for the NROTC scholarship at a 4 year institution again next year as a more financially thrifty route.

What was her intended major? Tier 3 perhaps?
 
Chemical Engineering - Tier 1. She met with the NROTC Freshman Advisor LT two months ago during admitted students weekend. Will be calling him up in the next few days to discuss next steps.
 
SYDad said:
Chemical Engineering - Tier 1. She met with the NROTC Freshman Advisor LT two months ago during admitted students weekend. Will be calling him up in the next few days to discuss next steps.
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Wow! Be interesting to know what the LT says. I sure would love to see her doing NROTC in any capacity, if only because it's her dream. Hope the LT is able to give you some good advice and that plans can work out.
 
A6E Dad,
DS Mom here. Son posted a few times under my name. Did your son get scholarship? Mine did not.
 
NavyNOLA,
Is there such a thing as a wait list? What do they do with the extra scholarships from people who turn them down? I guess what I'm getting at is whether or not there is any chance a denial could turn into a last min. offer to applicants who have been turned down. Just clinging to any possible hope. . .
 
swb said:
NavyNOLA,
Is there such a thing as a wait list? What do they do with the extra scholarships from people who turn them down? I guess what I'm getting at is whether or not there is any chance a denial could turn into a last min. offer to applicants who have been turned down. Just clinging to any possible hope. . .
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@swb my DS was not awarded a 4-yr either :-( As far as I know there is no wait list, but since it was the last board, they can reapply for a 4-yr right now. If they submit there applications in the summer, these applicants will be in the first boards, which I believe will meet in Fall. What I've read on the boards is to contact your recruiter and see where the application needs to be strengthened, such as higher SAT/ACT scores, ECAs, maxed-out PFT, etc. It's better to have a strong application then resubmit the same app for expediency sake and risk getting the same result. My DS acknowledges that he needs higher SATs (his was 1360, ACT composite was 30) and change his Tier 2 major to a Tier 1 major.
 
swb said:
NavyNOLA,
Is there such a thing as a wait list? What do they do with the extra scholarships from people who turn them down? I guess what I'm getting at is whether or not there is any chance a denial could turn into a last min. offer to applicants who have been turned down. Just clinging to any possible hope. . .
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Sorry, no wait list. They award a number of scholarships based on their expected yield, just like a university in the admissions process. So they factor in a set number of forecasted students who will turn down the offer.
 
NavyNOLA said:
Sorry, no wait list. They award a number of scholarships based on their expected yield, just like a university in the admissions process. So they factor in a set number of forecasted students who will turn down the offer.
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How many total scholarships ended up being awarded this year? Did they publish all of the final stats? (i.e. test scores, gpa, etc.)
 
Good candidates are going to get passed over every round. There are not enough scholarships to go around for all the good candidates. That's a life lesson that everyone needs to learn because it will follow you into military and/or civilian life as well. Sometimes we just don't know. As a Christian I also have faith that sometimes we are denied what WE want to make room for what GOD wants for us. We may not be able to see or understand it now, but will later.

As for "glaring deficiencies"... don't go down that path. Even though there is objective scoring for many parts of the application, it still comes down to the subjective opinions of the board. If you have a board full of academics, multiple sports letters won't carry the same weight with them. If you have a board full of prior college athletes, they may not look as highly on an extremely smart student with no letters. Very well rounded students like yourself... can come down to what I said before... you can be a "big fish in a little pond" where you are... but the applicant pool is jammed packed with big fish. Sometimes other candidates have some sort of x-factor item that catches someone's eye and they move forward. We just can't control everything (which is an idea I struggle with regularly!). Don't look at "what's wrong with me"... focus on, "what's my next opportunity?"
 
navymz said:
DD's app for nursing has been complete since October. Still pending a decision. Just wondering if anyone knows if any nursing scholarships have been awarded?
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My DD received an NROTC nursing scholarship to Northeastern University. She found out by email on 4/25/2017.
 
If you're an Army person you'll be happy. She ended up taking an AROTC scholarship to The University of Vermont's college of nursing and health sciences.
 
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