wannabeplebe
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There might be a thread about this somewhere out on this forum, but I haven't seen it and I just wanted to make a few notes about the options you have to gain a national scholarship since some people seem to forget about one of them:
If you did not receive the 4-year scholarship during high school, then chances are that you are considering joining an NROTC unit as a college-programmer. There are actually TWO opportunities to obtain a 4-year scholarship (most people seem to think that if you don't have the 4-year coming out of senior year, you go straight to applying for the 3-year); It just requires being proactive.
You need to start the scholarship application before you begin freshmen year in college (preferably during your senior year). You'll go through all of the motions (fitness test, essays, etc.), but there will be some things you can only do once you report to your NROTC unit such as an officer interview, submitting first semester grades, etc.
As long as you submit your application before the deadline (usually January 31) at the beginning of your spring semester of freshmen year, you are eligible for a 4-year scholarship. If you receive it though, you will still be required to pay for the first year of college. However, because it goes into effect starting your sophomore year, you will technically have an additional 4 years of college paid for, which is nice for STEM majors who usually have to stay in school for 4.5-5 years due to the extra NROTC classes. What this means is that you won't have to go through the hassle of applying for extended benefits. This is also a great option because now you'll have a framework of how the application goes (if you applied during your junior year), but now you'll have the help of the experienced officers in your unit who can help create the best package available for you.
This post got a little more lengthy than I had hoped, but if anything is unclear or you have any questions, feel free to let me know and I'll try to clear that up as I just finished the process up myself.
Or if you have any questions about being a non-scholarship MIDN in an NROTC unit, I can cover those too.
If you did not receive the 4-year scholarship during high school, then chances are that you are considering joining an NROTC unit as a college-programmer. There are actually TWO opportunities to obtain a 4-year scholarship (most people seem to think that if you don't have the 4-year coming out of senior year, you go straight to applying for the 3-year); It just requires being proactive.
You need to start the scholarship application before you begin freshmen year in college (preferably during your senior year). You'll go through all of the motions (fitness test, essays, etc.), but there will be some things you can only do once you report to your NROTC unit such as an officer interview, submitting first semester grades, etc.
As long as you submit your application before the deadline (usually January 31) at the beginning of your spring semester of freshmen year, you are eligible for a 4-year scholarship. If you receive it though, you will still be required to pay for the first year of college. However, because it goes into effect starting your sophomore year, you will technically have an additional 4 years of college paid for, which is nice for STEM majors who usually have to stay in school for 4.5-5 years due to the extra NROTC classes. What this means is that you won't have to go through the hassle of applying for extended benefits. This is also a great option because now you'll have a framework of how the application goes (if you applied during your junior year), but now you'll have the help of the experienced officers in your unit who can help create the best package available for you.
This post got a little more lengthy than I had hoped, but if anything is unclear or you have any questions, feel free to let me know and I'll try to clear that up as I just finished the process up myself.
Or if you have any questions about being a non-scholarship MIDN in an NROTC unit, I can cover those too.
