AFROTC 1st board stats

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DJmav

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Anyone willing to share stats from 1st board selects or reboards? There was someone who seemed to have the official stats from each board but they do not post anymore.

I was reboarded. Have 3.9 GPA and 32 ACT. 95 on PFT and thought interview went well. Tech major.
 
Just want to add to this question.. do all not selected from the 1st board get reboarded, or are there some who are not selected?
 
36 ACT 1520 SAT 4.0 GPA 9:33 Run 33 Pushups 36 Situps Tech Major
Thought interview went well, had multiple leadership experiences, a wide variety of extracurriculars, but I guess it didnt.
Type 2
 
gibsontrio said:
Just want to add to this question.. do all not selected from the 1st board get reboarded, or are there some who are not selected?
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I would think with what is going on with test scores and I'm sure a low number of applicants for this first board, that you had pretty elite stats/interview and got selected or you were reboarded.
 
DS 31 ACT 3.81 GPA Maxed the PFT. Tech major. Athletics, leadership, and extracurriculars in spades.
Type 7.
 
gibsontrio said:
Just want to add to this question.. do all not selected from the 1st board get reboarded, or are there some who are not selected?
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You can find the megathread from last FY, but there were some every board that were nonselected.
 
ACT 31, 3.9 GPA, 90 PT, Non Tech
Interview went great. Had numerous extracurriculars and leadership examples to show.
Type 7
 
1460 SAT, 3.95GPA, 90PT, Tech AFROTC type 7
Pretty good leadership, lacking in volunteer hours, good athletics. Interview went well I thought. Im very happy to have a scholarship. Competition seemed to be tough!
 
What does one have to do to get a Type 1? Donate a kidney? My son just received his Letter of Assurance to USAFA buy only managed a Type 7. Not that I'm ungrateful, just curious who gets the Type 1.
 
T-37IP said:
What does one have to do to get a Type 1? Donate a kidney? My son just received his Letter of Assurance to USAFA buy only managed a Type 7. Not that I'm ungrateful, just curious who gets the Type 1.
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They only awarded 154 last year, and 284 the year before. Last year through the first 6 boards the average Type 1 awardee was 3.96 GPA / 1507 SAT / 34 ACT.
If it's any consolation, 4-year AROTC winners also compare favorably to West Point's admitted class. Many, many people -- particularly service academy cadets/mids -- don't realize this.
 
T-37IP said:
What does one have to do to get a Type 1? Donate a kidney? My son just received his Letter of Assurance to USAFA buy only managed a Type 7. Not that I'm ungrateful, just curious who gets the Type 1.
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Such a succinct note - but it said a lot. I'll respond like you're my good buddy who just said something careless but I know is a great person who might benefit from a reality check.

It's not like a driver's license test where passing a certain number of exact criteria guarantee you a Type 1 scholarship. It's a soup of variables, not the least of which is the interviewer evaluation. It's for this very same reason why a number of 1600 SAT, perfect GPA candidates are not admitted to Harvard while others with community service and impact, deep progress in what they are passionate about or excel at get accepted. And the talent pool for these ROTC opportunities is outstanding.

It reads like a letter of assurance is somehow to the OP like a Willy Wonka Golden Ticket, elevating you to some level of entitlement to a top tier ROTC scholarship? That comes across as overly proud of an LOA and IMO a bit silly - like a six year old who can lift 40 pounds and has a pride like she just cured cancer. LOAs are conditional and there are a long list of people who receive them but ultimately are not attending an academy - in itself it's like a young couple saying if and only if our courtship goes well we'll get married - conditional. no guarantee. I'd dial that down a notch or two. As others stated the top scholarships are just as competitive for ROTC as they are for the bar at the academies. Overall you might empirically, looking at some data points say the bar for a type 1 is higher.

@T-37IP a type 7 in-state is a full academic ride. It pays full (100 percent) college tuition and authorized fees (capped at the in-state tuition rate) at a public institution with an Air Force ROTC detachment. Type 7 selectees also receive a monthly living expense stipend and an annual book stipend. There are a number of schools from various states like WVU who will treat a type 7 as a Type 1. The top 16 universities will upgrade a type 7 to a Type 1 (at least they did last year). Recommend you take a deep breath, pause for a moment, and realize that while it doesn't mean junior can go to any school with a detachment for free, it does mean he can go to college, graduate with minimal debt, and have a phenomenal career lined up for when he graduates, and will have the opportunity to serve. I wouldn't look down my nose at that- a number of candidates desperately want this opportunity and yet won't get a scholarship right from HS, at all. Personally I would recommend he explore AROTC and NROTC scholarships too which have a higher likelihood of also coming with 4 years of room and board for 4 year winners *at some schools.

Good luck as you explore all options.
 
T-37IP said:
What does one have to do to get a Type 1? Donate a kidney? My son just received his Letter of Assurance to USAFA buy only managed a Type 7. Not that I'm ungrateful, just curious who gets the Type 1.
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I was blessed to receive a type 1 from last years board. I had a 33 ACT, 96 Fitness Score, 4.0 GPA, but a lot of people have stats like that. I think the main thing was my leadership experience and interview. interview is about an hour and a half and the officer leading it will write an evaluation which weighs heavily into the board's decision. Most of my experience was with Civil Air Patrol, Search and Rescue, and Aviation. But I also had the some of the usual academic leadership items and volunteering. I was able to refer to that experience when answering questions, otherwise my answers would have had to be rather vague.
 
Daughter had 34 ACT / 3.9 GPA, but homeschooled with 29 college credits including 4 semesters of Chemistry and Physics.
Great Fitness, 6:30 mile, maxed out pushups/situps/pull ups
Civil Air Patrol , Mitchell award, which is the big milestone, equivalent to an Eagle Scout, leads her squadron.
Type I

The big variation in results, in my understanding, is the interview. Really top scores give you a 50% chance at a type I, the interview is weighted I think 50%. Our ROTC coach said in his opinion, interviews may even be overweighted. Civil Air Patrol really helps here because there's lots of little courtesies you learn there in how to interact with officers. Also helps to show up in your Dress Blues for an interview, right?

Speaking of our coach, Lt Col Kirkland of ROTC consulting was just STELLAR.

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2023-2024 Air Force ROTC and Space Force ROTC Scholarship Deadline and Board Dates

The AFROTC scholarship deadline is January 14, 2021. There will only be 3 boards this year, so complete your application packet early!
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90% of his work with my daughter was practicing for the interview. They had 3 separate hour+ long practice interviews with real time feedback on each of her answers. The AFROTC and NROTC questions are public knowledge. Unlike the Academies, I think they pretty much have to ask the same questions to everybody. The practice sessions were GOLD, due to feedback, iteration, and getting several officers involved to evaluate her and give her feedback from different angles.

And the cost for just AFROTC consulting was under $2000. For a better shot at a Type I , that is money very well spent.
 
franknd said:
They only awarded 154 last year, and 284 the year before. Last year through the first 6 boards the average Type 1 awardee was 3.96 GPA / 1507 SAT / 34 ACT.
If it's any consolation, 4-year AROTC winners also compare favorably to West Point's admitted class. Many, many people -- particularly service academy cadets/mids -- don't realize this.
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Do you know how many I / II / 7s there were vs how many applicants?
 
MA Homeschool Dad said:
Do you know how many I / II / 7s there were vs how many applicants?
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Opps! Nevermind I found last years here:

AFROTC Scholarship Board - Week of March 23, 2020

I should have read ahead, I’m so sorry :( can you still do a walk on? Maybe pick up a scholarship that way? this was really a big point in getting my parents blessings to do AFROTC, but now it’ll be even harder. I could try to shoot for an ICSP while in there but who knows how competitive that...
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Just curious, to extend these stats further, is there data on tech vs non-tech in the 1,2 and 7 types? 19-20
 
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