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Hello! I am a current senior in high school that has committed to VMI. Do you have any tips for me in general? I have asked a couple of alumni and current cadets already but I would love to get even more takes and advice!

Yes, actually! I was really disappointed about not receiving the federal ROTC scholarship but just recently a former VMI Alumni who apparently lived in my town just contacted me! Apparently, he knows some of the staff on the VMI financial department and is going to personally contact them for me...

I can attest to that! I recieved a 28k scholarship from Norwich and they promised additional funding if I joined their honors program. Didn't receive the national ROTC scholarship unfortunately :/. Debating between VMI and Norwich, so currently exploring SMP options, minutemen and etc but the...

Basically same as ya except I might have fumbled by interview a little bit! My nerves got to me but the PMS was very nice and seemed to be very understanding to me! Here's to at least a 3 year!

The waiting never gets any easier 😅

During my tour I also learned about the various committees of VMI. However, I am still a bit confused about the role of The Officer of the Guard Association and the General Committee. If anyone could give me the details that would help a lot! I'm almost 100% sure I want to go to VMI, just...

Hey everyone! I'm currently in town about to attend VMI's Open house tomorrow. I'm wondering if anyone else on this thread is planning to go! 😁

Alright thank you! Good luck to everyone, we're on the final stretch!

Hello everyone I have a question. I'm trying to see if I can add that I am a member of the World Language Honor Society but I don't see anywhere to put it in. Should I just put other or what else could I do?

I just redid my PFA to max out the scores. Who knows! Maybe the extra 10 points will be the reason I get the scholarship 😁

Taken from ROTC Consulting

Oh and I also have another point that worries me in terms of balancing the Ratline and academics. I have read that it is very common for one's gpa to drop for their first year at VMI. So any information that could help through that process would be greatly appreciated!

Do you know what times and numbers you have to hit for the PFT to get maximum scores? I was told it was 6:30, 50 and 50.

Thank you! This process really takes a lot of patience, I really want to continue with VMI's post-appointment process but realistically I'm not sure if I can go without the aid the ROTC scholarship will provide. I'm looking for various weaknesses and potential areas that I can strengthen in my...

I am also curious if anyone has any tips for how to strengthen my application aside from getting a better SAT/ACT score. I maxed out the running and sit up portion of the PFA but only got 40 on the push ups, so I'll probably redo it if I have the time. I was told the max for males was 6:30 mile...

Do not despair just yet! There is still the March board. I'm confident that you, me and everyone else here that did not receive a scholarship will get one after the March board. 😁

Oh yeah! I uploaded mine but it didn't say anything so I wasn't sure if it worked.

Where is the option to submit a letter of rec? I have a letter of recommendation from my coach and I was told I could include it. Just don't know how I can upload it

That a bit of a relief to hear haha! I only got a 1200 on my SATs no matter how hard I tried to improve it. My stats currently are: -GPA:3.5/4 -Weighted GPA: 4.1/5.3 - 2 AP Classes - 6 Honor Classes - 7 Varsity Letters across 4 years(School Record Holder) - Team Captain of the Cross Country...

Yea my status also still says Boarded/UC. I'm assuming it's either they haven't finished finalizing the decisions yet or just haven't updated the status yet. Oh man this is so nervewracking!