A little lost on what to do

[jrwork]

My son has UK AROTC as his top choice if he doesn't get into SA. His scholarship application is boarded for next week so we are crossing our fingers (he already has school acceptance). Allen Back, the recruiter at UK, has been tremendously helpful throughout the entire process with my son. He looked at my son's scores, grades, etc. and told him where he thought his weakest point was. If you have not been in touch with Mr. Back, I encourage you to do so. His contact info is on UK's ROTC page. The gentleman at EKU was a fountain of information when we visited there so definitely tap into him as well. WKU recruiter was good, too, he just had the misfortune of being our first stop so we learned more about what to ask as we went along!

 

[Twins4us]

Awww, this brings back memories! My daughter had a 22 ACT after taking it 3 times. Smart kid, but test anxiety wasn’t her friend. After a visit September of her senior year to one of the schools on her list, the ROO told her to retake the ACT before doing her PMS interview because a minimum of a 24 is needed to get full points for that section. He also told her that her file was good, but there are lots of 22’s out there, to shoot for a 26 to set herself a part a little more. He said even a 25 would help. Now, people have gotten the scholarship with lower ACT scores, but she took his advice to heart. She researched for a study program she felt would help her more than the last few she had tried. She dug in and got a 25 a month later, which gave her a super score of 26. She ended up with a 3 year scholarship on the 3rd board. We will never know if she would have gotten one anyway, but I will say that during her PMS interview the LTC congratulated her on working hard and improving her score by so much. It also gave her the max points for the academic section. If you want to know what she did to study, I cannot list it in the public forum but feel free to PM me.

We are in the same boat. Our DS hasn't found that right ACT study mix yet. Will PM you when I get the ability to.