If you search threads that have a title akin to something like AFROTC scholarships/boards are released, you will see many posters will announce what their stats are with each type they got. There of course is also the ICSP too. This is where kids are offered the scholarship at the school they interview at, ICSP is basically a type 1.
It is important to understand a few things. Previous yrs stats are great to give you an idea, but the reality is that nobody knows this years pool, nor how many scholarships will be available. IOWS Supply and demand. A year that had a high supply of scholarships, but with a low demand will have a different avg than the year that has a low supply of scholarships, but high demand.
Secondly, Type 1s are very rare. Only 5% of all scholarships are type 1. Unlike, SAs, the AFROTC scholarship starts on a national level. They don't care if every type 1 scholarship is awarded to kids from NJ and none come from the other 49 states. It is the top 5% nationally in the pool and that is how it goes. They don't spread the wealth that every state has a kid with a type 1.
~ If the amount of scholarships remain what it has been in years past, than you are talking @ 50 type 1s awarded nationally. They give @900 scholarships and the award rate is on par with the appointment rate for an SA or @18% of applicants will receive a scholarship
Third, SAT/ACT scores are not superscored. It is your best sitting, so if 34 is your best, than that is very strong. However, if it drops to a 31 best, than you are still in the mix, but more on the avg for a type 1.
Fourth, beware of how the scholarship works.
~It is what we call a 2+2. You must get selected for SFT aka LEAD as a sophomore. If not selected they can dis-enroll you from AFROTC, hence if you need the scholarship to attend that dream school, you could find yourself as a rising junior trying to figure out how to pay for your last 2 yrs.
~ If you get it as a type 1 tech degree, get to school and after a semester decide you hate engineering, but love AFROTC and want to switch to a non-tech, than you will need HQ AFROTC's approval to keep the scholarship. That is typically rare since @80-85% of all scholarships go tech.
~ If you need the scholarship to attend that dream school and get the type 1, love the school, but now hate AFROTC you are allowed that escape clause for the 1st yr., but that brings you back to what I stated above...how do you pay for the next 3 years?
Trust me if you use the search button you will see multiple threads year after year that involve all three of those scenarios.
I hope this helps. There are multiple sayings around here that apply to you and every candidate.
A. You have 0% chance if you don't apply
B. This is a marathon, it could be next March before you find out.
C. Get your medical records in order NOW.
~~ There are any kids that are athletic and were prescribed an inhaler by a doc after the age of 13 although they showed no signs of asthma, but from a DoDMERB perspective that is an issue. Just like candidates saying I have a nut allergy, but never needed to use an epi. Or kids that have vision issues. Or kids with multiple concussions. A waiver can take months.
My thing that I tell everyone is simple. Understand that 95% of all SA candidates will apply for ROTC scholarships as plan B, however the reverse is not true for ROTC candidates, 95% of them will not apply for an SA as their plan B. What typically happens with ROTC candidates is they will apply for AROTC, NROTC and AFROTC. These organizations do not talk. You may be like my DS and only want AF, but there could be other candidates that are open to all 3, plus the SAs. See above regarding only @50 nationally will be awarded.
Sorry if that is Debbie Downer, but I believe the more you know from a bigger picture aspect, will allow you to plan accordingly.
