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My son did the same as yours. He went through all of this last year (class of 2023). Submitted app for first board and was offered the ECP / Ike Skelton after first board. Really wanted to make an informed decision, and even went to visit one of the schools local to us. In the end, decided to...

US priority mail…big envelope! Awesome certificate. Such a nice touch!! Hope everyone else’s comes soon too!!

My son just got his scholarship certificate in the mail today from cadet command! (We are in PA)

Nope, we are in PA

Awesome!!

Congrats to you too!

My DS won a 3 year to his first choice! So happy for him! And to all of those who were told the chances were slim if they were offered the Ike Skelton scholarship, he was offered that after the first board and then a 3 year after this 3rd board. Whew! It was a long and stressful wait, but a good...

He did well on his PFA, but I am sure there is always room for improvement. He has continued training since he took it in September, so I believe it is his plan to retake and see if he improves. His SAT was pretty strong too, and I don’t think he will re-take that. Thanks again!! We are keeping...

Appreciate the first hand experience and for assisting in keeping things realistic. We will just hold out hope for the best and I am sure my son will stay on contact with his Roo at his #1 for guidance on campus scholarships in the event he doesn’t get a National scholarship! I know you had...

Wondering the same! My ds was offered this after first board and was told similar by his #1 Roo. My son with pretty good stats too (3.92 unweighted gpa, 1370 SAT). We are holding out hope and he has been accepted to his #1 school as well…Good Luck to you!!

Can you please elaborate on what exactly you mean by “falling short”? Is it one particular area or overall? My ds was offered and declined this scholarship to keep himself in the running for hopefully a National Scholarship. The Roo at his # 1 school recommended he decline it as well as they...

My son was offered the same after the first board. He also did not select this option, and we had no idea what it was. After much research, and even visited one of the junior military colleges as it is local to us, he decided to decline the offer. We learned it is a legitimate scholarship that...

Yes, would be nice to know. I feel like someone shared how many were given out after first board, but I can’t remember? Was just curious and of course knowing where you stand / stood would be so helpful to know too…so you could be both optimistic and realistic while waiting 2+ more months! Good luck!!

Anyone know how many were given out this board and last board, and how many are left? Congrats to all!:)

Good to know, and thanks to all for the input! I will just encourage him to apply to all of the schools on his list just in case.😊

With regards to an AROTC scholarship, my son has been accepted to his top choice school and is still waiting on national board scholarship results for this year (did not get selected first board review). How important is it for him to apply/ be accepted to all of the schools on his list? If he...

Ahhh okay, that makes a lot more sense. We had no idea that the actual school could see his application. He submitted everything for the first board, and now we just wait😊But, good to know all of the things you mentioned!! We are new to all of this and definitely learning things as we go.

A bit off topic, but do you know if the schools in your list on your application have access to your national rotc application? Asking as my son’s top school’s enrollment and scholarship officer told my son that he feels he is very competitive for a scholarship (he didn’t get one first board...

I know this post is a few years old, but wondering how your son made out at VFMC? And if, in the end, he was happy to have gone the Ike skeleton / ECP route?