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My son had similar stats to yours and received a 3-year 2 years ago. Work on maxing your score on the PT test and practice for the interview. I think Citadel has a scholarship that if you get a 3 year they cover the first year. I’ve heard Norwich may be doing something similar in the next year...

Here's the info we received for AROTC at drop off at a SMC last year for the Class of 2022: 12,800 scholarship apps, 2500 scholarships, 3.7/1410 average for 4 year, 3.6 and 1370 average for 3 year

I'm not sure there is a significant advantage to getting in for the 1st board. There are relatively few scholarships given out in the 1st board. From what I've read here when we went through the process last year, a 1420 would be below the average SAT score for the 1st board. If there is room to...

Others have covered most of the points, but I'll add that my Rook did bring a laser printer and he and his Rook siblings got a lot of use out of it. Until they are recognized they have to square everywhere they walk around campus and he was very happy to have the printer. He didn't buy winter...

My DS went a week early for the FTX week. He was interested in drill going into it, but it was also a great way to meet some people and get the lay of the land before Rook life started. As @banjoppd stated, it was worth going back the following weekend for the Rook arrival experience.

Criminal Justice is a popular major and my son has said that a lot of cadets have a double major or multiple minors. I'm sure there are tougher majors than CJ there so it might depend on the major. My son managed 18 credits his first semester. There is a lot of study time built into their...

My son got Belleville's to start and they seem to have held up well. He didn't get the winter boots until October before FTX weekend and he didn't even end up using them then. He bought the Rocky's from the campus uniform store because that's what they had and they were expensive, but he says...

Parent here, the families have been amazing this year and support each other in any way possible. This includes coordinating rideshares, having extra kids to their homes for the shorter breaks. As a parent I couldn't be happier with the level of parent and family support offered by both new and...

There are much smarter people here than me, but I'll pass this along. Your app is compiled by points assigned to all of the things you mention above. You earn points for those activities that you mention you haven't had access to. You can find somewhere on this forum how much each part is worth...

My understanding at Norwich is that if you apply as a cadet (vs civilian) you choose your branch and are then in the ROTC program. If you are not awarded a national scholarship, then you may have the opportunity to earn one on campus. I'm not sure what happens after the second year, but there...

I had seen a video, but reading through this it seems roughly the same.

If you're looking to improve your push-ups, there's a Stew Smith video on how to increase your push-ups in 2 weeks. It worked for my son!

Don't buy anything yet. I think in April or May after my son accepted to Norwich we were invited to join a parent facebook page and there is/was a ton of great information there. As Madre2725 said, only pack what's on the list. Feel free to PM me at a later point if you want more specific...

He received his on the 2nd board. I can say that he wasn't so high on the 2nd board that it got bumped to a 4 year after the 3rd board which is what happened to a friend of his. There's always the campus-based scholarships, so don't give up hope if he doesn't get awarded on the 3rd board...

My son never received any calls or emails prior to it being posted in the portal. He just saw it posted in the portal and as someone else said, it was in the afternoon. Good luck to everyone! He did start getting emails from the schools he was awarded to after it was posted.

I wondered the same last year and was advised against the laundry service. My DS has found it just easier to do it himself.

Norwich does provide a grant to cover room and board. They really make themselves a great option for ROTC scholarship recipients and also great financial aid for non-scholarship students.

We'll be filling it out anyway. Never know what could happen and just want to make sure he has access to the federal loan if he was to need it.

My DS earned a 3 year AROTC scholarship in the January board. He was awarded to #1 (SMC), #2 (private), and #4 (in-state public).

I heard all sorts of rumors in the fall semester about how many dropped, but I was told the final official number of drops (either left school or switched to civilian) was closer to 75.