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Looking to get some insight in the process and talk to any parents who have experienced this process. Plebe is likely to leave at end of Plebe Year and is applying to a civilian school and ROTC program. Just looking to get feedback from others who have done this. What are the steps, when to...

Anyone not able to login to portal as it says: password expired and then asks for a temp password?

Psychologists call this “soiling the nest.” It's a term that simply describes behavior teens often show during the weeks or months before they move away from home. Though this behavior is normal, that doesn't make it any less difficult for you to handle as a parent. Anyone else experienced or...

DD is a AROTC junior in college with a pre-med major with the plan to obtain DPT. She has been introduced to a program at Ft. Sam Houston/Baylor for DPT that is an active duty program. Successful applicants enter a 90 month program of PT school, clinicals and service for the total of 90...

DS was awarded a 4 year AROTC scholarship during the first board. He accepted it right away at his first choice school. He subsequently did not get into that school. He looked at and considered other schools on his list, but, in the end, chose to accept his appointment to USMA. Does he need...

DS accepted his appointment last week. So far, all that shows up on his portal Admit Kit is a small handful of items needing to be addressed: travel, points of contact, personal information, tattoo form, covid info, fingerprints and e-QIP. Based on other threads I have read, it seems that...

DS who is a ROTC scholarship winner and WP applicant asked me a question I did not know the answer to. If a cadet leaves WP after first or second year, can they join AROTC at a university? If so, does the AROTC scholarship come into play at that time? I told him I think the AROTC scholarship...

Anyone else get a letter in their portal that is titled "Request for Information." It is a letter illustrating all of the facets of the application and has an "x" next to any missing items and the only item that has an "x" is the one that reads "7th semester transcript due by 2/28"? Just...

Anyone with any experience with this unit? - particularly as an athlete at U of C. Hyde Park is about 8 miles from UIC so I realize there is that factor to consider. Can anyone provide a bit of a summary of life there, typical schedule, etc?

DS has an interview with FFR in a couple of weeks. When he did his AROTC interview, he provided a resume to the PMS. Should he provide a resume to his FFR? If so, should he email it ahead of time or just give it to them at the interview?

DS is updating his Candidate Activities Record with some recent achievements and awards. Is it a good idea, bad idea or just unnecessary to include recent award of AROTC scholarship? I told him probably unnecessary as it probably doesn't add to his WCS. Any advice?

DS is waiting until football is over to do his CFA. Just thinks he will do better when he isn't recovering from all of the bumps and bruises of the weekend. It could be another month depending on how they do in playoffs. Maybe it was specific to USAFA, but I thought someone said they had a...

Title is in jest. I realize what is done is done. Interviewer was unengaged, raced through process, told DS that he should major in something else as engineering is too taxing of a major. Would ask questions that blatantly showed they weren't listening to DS's answers. He was frustrated...

I had asked this within another thread but so as not to hijack that thread I thought I would repost. The first board is so early in the process it creates some questions from a school selection standpoint. Another post made me think of scenarios I had not considered. If applicant lists 7...

On the application where you report your sports participation it has several boxes an applicant can check: years played, captain, varsity letter, "all-state, district, city or county." DS plays football for a private school in a conference in a large metropolitan area and was named to league's...

For those that may be farther along in the process, is there a timing lag between the "Guidance Counselor Feedback" being marked "received" and the "Academic Information" changing from "Pending Approval" to completed? DS's portal has reflected that the GC Feedback has been received for a couple...

I looked a few pages back to see if this question has been brought up but did not see it. For several weeks now, son's dashboard has a red note at the top that says: Concerned that your ACT/SAT Scores and/or High School Transcript have not been approved? Don't be; it's an automation issue we...

Been a while, but back in the saddle with another child helping navigate the USMA portal. DS is entering the SOE contacts. My prior experience is a bit dated. With my kids a few years ago, I thought I recall the SOEs having to be from Jr year. (I could have been wrong back then :))...

DD has received a 4 yr AROTC scholarship. She is accepted at her school, paid the deposit, and passed DODMERB. I realize she must pass the APFT to contract. How does the whole process with paying the school work? When does the tuition and fees get paid to the school under the scholarship...

I found the following scoring methodology online: Each student can achieve a possible 1400 Whole Person total points during the scholarship evaluation process. The Whole Person Score is a total merit based score comprised of: a) 250 points for ACT/SAT score; b) 200 points for...