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Gotta love LtCol. Bell! Such a great guy.

Definitely! I received a Marine Option NROTC Scholarship and I attended it in it's second year. Apparently the board was really impressed, and I now know it's something recruiter's encourage applicants to do.

Thank you both! I'm just incredibly nervous to prove myself.

Hey all, I begin my NROTC experience Friday the 19th, I'm West Coast and my school starts really late compared to most universities. Anyways, last year after I found out that I received the Marine Option scholarship I hurt my wrist during soccer season. For my PFT on my application I ran a...

Thank you so much! That helps a ton. Also one last question if thats okay! A fellow midshipman to be and I were curious about PT. I run a 300 PFT and I'm in fairly decent shape due to sports and training this summer, but what does daily PT tend to consist of/how intense is it?

I'm starting this fall as a Marine Option on scholarship at Oregon State University, a few questions if that's okay! 1) Average day/week? 2) The Master Sergeant at my unit told me that more is expected of a Marine Option, especially those on scholarship. I understand that to an extent, but...

Great post! Couldn't have broken the process down any better. Like you said applicants need to understand that the minimum is far from what is expected, on everything: PFT, tests, etc.

My advice is to pick up Cross Country. One, it's not extremely difficult to letter in, and two, it'll improve your run time. Plus, it'll help transfer over to something like Track which you can letter in as well if you keep up your running.

1. Jordan2819, Navy, Virginia Tech, Computer Engineering (Tier 2) 2. mparow57, Navy, Duke, Biomedical Engineering (Tier 2) 3. Seawings18, Navy, South Carolina, Marine Science (Tier 2) 4. navygirl10, Navy, Boston University, Biology (Tier 2)* 5. USMAROTCFamily's DD, Navy, Notre Dame...

Same district! Yes I did, now I just want to know for sure that's where I'm heading! So is he going there for sure?

PFT: 298/300 GPA: 4.0 (unweighted) SAT: 1300 Math and Reading Varsity Soccer Captain Varsity Track State Champion with Club Soccer Team Conference Player of the Year First Team All State NHS: ~100 volunteer hours Job: 10-15 hours a week Attended USMC Leadership Course in Quantico this summer...

Thank you! It's a dream right now.

Yes Oregon State was my first choice. It's in state, plus they have an excellent Civil Engineering program, which is what I'm interested. I still don't know for sure that it is where I will be attending, but my adviser said its most likely where I'll end up due to being first board/in state...

I'm a Marine Option, but the essays were essentially the same. What my adviser told me really helped is that I put a lot of emphasis on the fact that the scholarship wasn't about the money, it was about becoming an officer first and foremost. I stated that whether or not I received it, that I...

My Uncle's a Colonel and of course he had to rag on me for not getting that 300, just more motivation I suppose!

Almost had that perfect PFT score! Got a 298, but I'm hungry for that 300! You can bet I'm going to be working plenty hard!

RS called me this morning to let me know.

Just receieved word this morning that I received the 4 year Marine Option Scholarship! Most likely to Oregon State.