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Hello all, I am a senior in high school and was recently awarded the 4 year army rotc scholarship to The Citadel, and I selected civil engineering as my major. If I get to school and decide that I do not want to study this, am I able to switch majors without losing my scholarship? Also, do...

So my selection status changed to boarded. But when I logged on my schools of intent have all been changed. I messaged cadet command as soon as I saw these changes. There are schools I haven't even heard of on this list, and no school is in state for me, so I'm not sure what to do. None of the...

So this may be a very long post as I have many questions about the Citadel. I do not personally know anyone who has attended or graduated from the citadel so I don't have someone to direct these questions to. First of all I have been accepted for the Fall of 2015. I have seen posts about...

I have recently had shoulder surgery due to shoulder dislocations. It was an arthroscopic bankart repair. Would this keep me from service in the military? Would I need to get a waiver or what? I plan on participating in rotc next year, would it jeopardize that? Thanks Sent using the Service...

How well respected/known are senior military colleges throughout the military? (More specifically the army) How do they compare to the service academies in that respect? Are the citadel or Norwich well known? Sent using the Service Academy Forums® mobile app

How well do citadel cadets normally do when branching into the army? Do they normally get their top picks? I know it generally is up to how well the individual cadet does and the needs of the army, but do citadel cadets generally do okay? What is the likelihood of branching combat? Thanks to...

So I have a few questions about branching after rotc. I plan on majoring in mrchanical engineering in college. Would that mean if I qualify for active duty that I would have to branch engineering? Or could I do a different job such as field artillery, infantry or armor? Any helpful responses...

How good do national honor society and boys state look on your application? I also play football baseball and winter track, and am a student body representative. How good do these look? I am also going to become an officer in a club hopefully next year. Thanks for any responses Sent using the...

Could a dislocated shoulder keep someone from service in the military, more specifically the army? If it does is it difficult to get a waiver for that? Sent using the Service Academy Forums® mobile app

So I am going to boys state this summer. (Yeah!) But I applied to another program in case I didn't get in. It is called governors Institute of Vermont and I was wondering if I should still go. I am taking the engineering course so that is what I would be doing. They are on different weeks so...

So I am interested in what some graduates of both colleges think about their time there. I plan on majoring in mechanical engineering and was wondering which program would be better. I am from Vermont, so I am really close to Norwich and family. But when I visited the citadel the urban location...

What aspect of the sat do they look at the most? I didn't do very well on the writing section of the sat, will that hurt my application? Also what do they weigh more heavily, class rank, GPA or the SAT score? Thanks! Sent using the Service Academy Forums® mobile app

So I have scheduled a campus visit tomorrow to the citadel. It says there will be an informal interview and I am wondering what that will be like. Should I dress up at all or what? Sent using the Service Academy Forums® mobile app

So I am scheduled to take the SAT in january, where I'll have my results around February 15th. Should I wait to submit my application until then? I do have psat scores now but it's from my sophomore year and I didn't do very well on them. Will most of the spots fill up by February 15th? Or...

Hello! I am new to this forum. I am currently a high school junior and I'm very interested in the army. I want to apply for usma and rotc. What are the steps I should go through like a time line for applying? Any help would be appreciated! Sent using the Service Academy Forums® mobile app