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Delay not always bad news.... Two years ago, my DD received a NROTC scholarship as Tier III and was notified on April 29! So it can happen --- With online banking and deposits easily accessed through college websites, it is possible to make your college deposit at the very last minute if you...

Timing of notification? I do not want to raise false hope in those still waiting for notification, BUT my daughter received her YES notification of a NROTC scholarship on April 29 of 2012. She was a TIER III applicant. Even at that late date, with online university access to deposits...

There are other threads for info, but my DD's portal changed on April 28, 2012, when she was notified of her scholarship. That was just a day before university deposits, acceptance letters, etc were required. It is hard to wait. Have your other plans in place, etc. That long wait is what...

I have seen other responses about the effects of grades, alcohol, or physical deficiencies having an effect on scholarship retention. But i want to respond about the fact that an 18 year old, can simply reassess their priorities, just as we adults sometimes do. My DD was awarded a 4 year...

My daughter is at a midwestern state university with a NROTC scholarship for LREC. She has completed her freshman year of college. The competition for LREC is very intense. 85% of NROTC scholarships are distributed to engineering and tech majors who comprise Tier 1 and Tier 2. LREC majors...

Welcome to U of I - NROTC! My DD has just completed her freshman year on scholarship at Urbana/Champaign. I don't know anything about the in-school scholarship process so I can't offer any advice on that point. I would try to set up an appt; when my daughter and I were there in the summer...

Spend your summer doing PT and running so you are in the best possible shape for orientation week. At my DD's school this past August they had about a 25% drop rate in the 6 day orientation. Comments I remember her talking about: - learning to not have " eye liberty" - very little sleep -...

I will send you a pm. I have never done that before so if you don't get it, this is to let you know I tried so you can contact me again.

ZackL - Welcome to U of I and Congrats on winning the "last one to be notified" award. LOL My user name comes from my daughter being notified on April 29th last year about her NROTC award to U of I. She is in her freshman year at U of I NROTC and is enjoying it. More importantly - she is...

From this web link - it DOES NOT appear that Columbia has a NROTC program, but they do mention a Marine component. Here is a partial quote from their webpage and a link to the page itself. BEGIN QUOTE: In the many years of its existence Columbia's NROTC program graduated thousands of...

Last year my daughter received her POSITIVE news on April 29 --- it could still happen! Good luck to you.

to justine and h20mom I know how difficult the waiting process can be - it was the origin of my user name last spring! BUT........ You can still hear good news at this late date. My daughter received her NROTC LREC scholarship on April 29, 2012. And she is currently enjoying her first year...

My daughter received a NROTC scholarship this past year; she is now a freshman at her University. We never used a recruiter, and in fact did not know that working with a recruiter was even a possibility. She did receive an e-mail once along the way, but it seemed to be a follow up to the online...

For NROTC - in the spring of 2012, my DD received a positive update on her portal on APRIL 29 - 2 days before college deposits are due - which is also 2 days before they become non-refundable! We did have plan B in place and because everything is online these days, we were able to request a...

I can help a bit with the NROTC question. Last year when my daughter applied, the essay prompts are revealed in the online application, and the applicant answers them online. Because you can save your application and come back to it, you can work on the essays and then copy/paste them into...

Think of other options to finish in four years. Do you have any AP credit to transfer from high school AP classes and tests? Can you take a community college class during the summer? You would probably have to pay for it yourself but they sometimes have more flexible schedules that could...

Based on the interests you listed for your son/daughter, you should check into the LREC option. (Language, regional expertise, and culture.) This is only a very small portion - less than 15% - of the total NROTC scholarships awarded, but the interests and choices of college major seem to match.

Pay your advance deposits, especially for housing. The national NROTC scholarship is for tuition. Room and board remains the responsibility of the student/parents. There are some universities who provide a stipend for room and board if you are a ROTC student, but not very many. Also, do all...

Use any remaining credits or time to do additional work - perhaps a double major or a minor in a related subject. Many students would be very grateful for that opportunity! In the other option of "taking a lighter course load", think of that time as not extra time or wasted time. Instead, use...

Reply to the Cadet Waiting a long time does not always mean a negative reply. My DD was informed April 29th 2012 that she had received a NROTC LREC scholarship. With college deposits due to most schools on May 1, we did have some last minute scrambling to receive deposits back from schools...