3-Year Scholarship Question

Future2LtMom said:
My son is going to have to pick up a minor since he's going in with over 30 college credits.
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clarksonarmy -- I seem to remember reading something on the AROTC website or application that a high school candidate would not be eligible for a 4 year scholarship if he/she started college with a lot of credit hours. I recall DS mentioning a question on the application about the # of credit hours that would be transferred. Is this correct? If so, do you know what that number is? My DS listed 10 dual enrollment hours and received a 4 yr.
 
ca2midwestmom said:
clarksonarmy -- I seem to remember reading something on the AROTC website or application that a high school candidate would not be eligible for a 4 year scholarship if he/she started college with a lot of credit hours. I recall DS mentioning a question on the application about the # of credit hours that would be transferred. Is this correct? If so, do you know what that number is? My DS listed 10 dual enrollment hours and received a 4 yr.
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We were initially worried about that, too. Even though he has so many credit hours, he's still going in as a Freshman, instead of as a transfer student. I can't remember where I got my answer from, but we found out he'd be OK.
 
ca2midwestmom said:
clarksonarmy -- I seem to remember reading something on the AROTC website or application that a high school candidate would not be eligible for a 4 year scholarship if he/she started college with a lot of credit hours. I recall DS mentioning a question on the application about the # of credit hours that would be transferred. Is this correct? If so, do you know what that number is? My DS listed 10 dual enrollment hours and received a 4 yr.
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I think by "a lot" they mean something around 30 credit hours, which would essentially mean you're entering college as a sophomore. With just 10 hours you will be fine. The 4 year scholarship is a confirmation of that.
 
I was asking more about Future2LtMom's DS, since he is transferring 30 credit hours and received a 3 yr. Just wondering what the cutoff # was. :smile:
 
kinnem said:
I think by "a lot" they mean something around 30 credit hours, which would essentially mean you're entering college as a sophomore. With just 10 hours you will be fine. The 4 year scholarship is a confirmation of that.
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Hmmm. I didn't think about that as being a possible reason for DS only getting a 3yr AD. Let me ask this: We were originally going to have DS go in as a freshman and just get a minor so he could be enrolled full-time. But, since he has about 36 hrs of college credit going in, can he go in as a sophomore and have his 3yr scholarship start right away instead of waiting a year? He would just get out of college in 3 yrs. instead of 4.
 
As soon as I hit submit, I realized that's a stupid question. He still has to have ROTC for 4 years, so disregard my prior question. :confused:
 
ca2midwestmom said:
I was asking more about Future2LtMom's DS, since he is transferring 30 credit hours and received a 3 yr. Just wondering what the cutoff # was. :smile:
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I entered college as a Sophomore with 31 credit hours that were transferable (Most from Dual-enrollment and some from AP credits) and I got a 4 yr AFROTC scholarship. Lol, actually as of the end of last semester I am classified as a "Senior" even though I am a 2nd yr. But I decided to either minor (that'd make it 4yrs) or double major (5 yrs) in a language and my main STEM major. So it is completely fine if you come in with a ton of credits like I did. If you're an Engineering major, all it does is make it easier for you to finish in 4 yrs vs having to go 5 yrs. You really don't have to take up a minor/second major if you don't want to unless you have so many credits that you can't stretch your major out for 4 yrs. As for the option of taking 9 credit hours, for most scholarships to be active you have to be a full-time student which is classified as 12 credit hours.

Future2LtMom,
Don't worry, your DS is fine. There only restriction against college credit is that you just can't have graduated HS at the time of applying for the HSSP scholarship. I had the same worries 2 yrs ago when I was applying.

Edit: You can do ROTC for 3 yrs, but I think there are restrictions on 3 yr scholarships being used in the way you are thinking. The money allotted to 3 yrs are probably tied to the fiscal year and its likely that they will not let your DS activate it as a freshman, complete MSI and MSII classes simultaneously like they allow new cadets who join as 2nd + yr students, and graduate in 3 yrs with college being fully paid for by them. You can certainly ask, but I'm doubtful that this can happen from what I know about AFROTC 3 yr scholarships.
 
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We want to see an academic plan that takes 8 semesters...that's how many semesters our training usually takes. If you come in with extra credits, and you want to graduate a semester/year early we will have some issues. If you bring extra credits and can still maintain full time status over 8 semesters we are good. Cadet Command will ask if you still have a 4 year plan if you tell them you have college credits.
 
DS is only bringing 9 dual enrollment hours with him so compared to what some of you have experienced, I don't see it as an issue. We are going to shoot for high performance that first semester and hope for an extension to his scholarship. He never ceases to amaze me so I have faith in him and the powers who have given him this offer.
 
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NoodlersDad said:
DS is only bringing 9 dual enrollment hours with him so compared to what some of you have experienced, I don't see it as an issue. We are going to shoot for high performance that first semester and hope for an extension to his scholarship. He never ceases to amaze me so I have faith in him and the powers who have given him this offer.
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Congratulations! Great plan. DS just finished first semester on Dean's Honor List, and he planned carefully. Full throttle for physical fitness, ROTC MS I classes,Best Ranger team(did very well but did not get selected as a freshman, and focusing on school. Skipped running cross country in fall because Best Ranger interfered and it would probably be too much.

I also believe cadre use their scholarships with a plan (that may work well, but doesn't always guarantee the best applicant gets a four year). DS realized that his school spreads the wealth to keep a program strong with good students that would succeed as an officer. DS keeps his nose clean and works to be tops on the OML. Keep It Simple is his focus.

Again, congrats!
 
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