What time are AFROTC scholarship notifications released?
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I have to say this makes us feel a little better ( not that I am happy with your son getting a type seven because he definitely deserved a type 1 based on historical data)
As I said on another post my daughter was also awarded a type seven and she also has very good stats academically, physically and in extra curriculars.
She was also planning to be a STEM major.
She received a four year Army ROTC scholarship to all three of her top choice out of state schools which are all top 20 ranked schools in the nation. Sounds like the air force is going to lose some potential great people!
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4 year, type 2 tech major. I dont quite follow how they work yet tbh.
Did Army offer her a Type 1?
From what I understand army ROTC does not have the same type of leveled scholarships as Air Force ROTC . They offered her a full tuition 4 year scholarship to her top three out of state school choices ( and all very elite and very expensive schools !)
She is definitely not ungrateful to what the Air Force is offering and very grateful to the army but we are like you surprised.
She is obviously a smart and physically fit young lady who wants to serve her country and there is really no reason now that she won't except the army scholarship.
I wish your son the best of luck he sounds like an exceptional young man
She is definitely not ungrateful to what the Air Force is offering and very grateful to the army but we are like you surprised.
She is obviously a smart and physically fit young lady who wants to serve her country and there is really no reason now that she won't except the army scholarship.
I wish your son the best of luck he sounds like an exceptional young man
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There is a link. Go to the Quick Links box on the left, select "Select/decline scholarship" under the self service list, and there is a response drop down menu inside there. Also there are important instructions and a checklist there to print out and study. Our DS did very well - we are doing the happy here dance tonight!
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Congrats....we are doing the same dance! And yes, he found that link. Now to figure the school for sure since it looks like they have to decide and include a letter of acceptance from the college of choice in order to accept scholarship. We also printed out the congratulations certificate and have it on the fridge!
Just curious. I see many people here with perfect GPA, perfect SAT/ACT, president of clubs, etc. who still don't get a Type 1. what were your DD's qualifications? I already have a Type 7 so it wouldn't help but I'm just wondering how the AFROTC board makes their decisions. (also I'm new here so what it DS and DD)?
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Ultimatun, DD is "dear daughter" and DS is "dear son". Yes, many have great GPA, excellent test scores, etc. It may be that the interview influences the decision quite a bit, as does the deciding board. Our DS is probably a really good interviewer, based on his personality, the fact that we practiced interviewing, and he really had several stories to share of his good and bad experiences as a leader, especially in Civil Air Patrol.
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Bill, congratulations to your son, and to all winners. With a Type I, am I correct that the recipient can wait until they have the college acceptance they want in hand, as long as they accept the scholarship by 31 May?
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Yes, that's true, and then you upload the college acceptance letter to the AFROTC through the website. For us, it has to be a technical major from the list of choices; if engineering it needs to be accredited by ABET, and if not engineering, it needs to be a Bachelor of Science. And your major pretty much needs to be decided by August 1 the latest.
Didn’t seem to matter with our DS. He’s our Civil Air Patrol Cadet Squadron Commander, Earhart Award, Region Cadet Leadership School, several encampment leadership positions, Honor Guard Academy etc. We’re still perplexed as to why he got a type 7. I’m not sure what else they were looking for. Again, 35 ACT, 4.0/4.72 GPA, dual varsity athlete,boys state, HOBY, president NHS, SNHS.
Wow maybe I should feel grateful for my scholarship!
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DS has technical too. Trying to download checklist and instructions but links aren't working.
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xray328, there certainly doesn't seem to be a clear explanation in your case, I agree. A lot can depend on the person who interviewed him, and how impressed they were with him and what they wrote about him. There were also some additional points awarded based on "other", which is military propensity and overall impression. Sounds like your son should have gotten those points. The interview score significantly impacted the panel score, which is 40% of the entire evaluation. The interview rubric looked at things like character/core values, self confidence, human relations, planning and organizing, communication skills, leadership, motivation toward the Air Force, and overall. How well were each of these factors conveyed through the standard questions asked of each applicant? Each of these areas received a separate score. So the interview was a big part. I'm not saying your son, or anybody else on here, didn't interview well, but if your son's interviewer had high expectations, and say, another interviewer was easily impressed, this does have a bearing on the outcome. No evaluation system is perfect, especially when many different people in different places are involved, but the rubric tries to make everything as normalized as possible. I got my knowledge of the evaluation system from a book I found on Amazon called The Insider's Guide to the Air Force ROTC Scholarship for High School Students and Their Parents by Robert Kirkland. It explained the entire scoring system, based on test scores, activities, choice of high school courses, physical fitness, etc. I recommend it to anybody reading this thread who is thinking of applying.
Yes! We should all feel grateful for the scholarship offers; it is a very competitive process and it's really something to proud of to be offered an ROTC scholarship. I think most of us who are disappointed with the type 7 are, or have kids who are, planning to attend out of state schools. Also, many of us also live in States that offer full tuition scholarships for high achieving students to in state schools. So that said, Congrats to you and to all the scholarship winners! My husband and I are both vets (he's Army and I'm Air Force) and we are so impressed to see the caliber of young people who are stepping up to serve.