My school is very competitive. Most students go to a 4 year university.
Hate to burst the bubble, but just because most go to a 4 year does not mean that the school is competitive in their eyes.
In the school profile they will submit a breakdown, of the % that go Ivy, 4 yr Public/Private, 2 yr and workforce. It is the % that goes Ivy that will deem your school competitive. If 25% go Ivy, and you are top 8%, than that is different from a ranking/competitive aspect if 0% go Ivy and you are 8%. Same as if 5% go Ivy, 50% go 4 yr. 30% go 2, and 15% work force. Yes, the majority attend a 4 yr, but the one that has 25% going Ivy is what would be considered competitive, because if they have 25% going Ivy, chances are that they would probably have very few going 2 yr or work force, maybe 10%.
Kids typically state I go to a competitive school, but do not understand what they think is competitive and what admissions or scholarship boards consider competitive when reviewing the school's profile.
FWIW, part of the profile will also include the avg SAT/ACT.
~ In Fairfax VA, the avg scores for competitive schools (best sitting, not superscore)is 1350 out of 1600.
~Northern VA is hyper academic with many students being military children. This is why you see so many applying for the SAs. Their plan B schools will be public Ivies, and UNCCH is considered a public Ivy. Nationally it is always in the top 5 across the nation. UVA will probably be on their list too.
Understand how the system works. You are competing nationally. The NROTC board is not like SA appointments where they spread the wealth across the country. If they have 100 scholarships and the top 100 only come from CA than so be it! They are not going to say that there must be 2 from every state.
I get you are nervous, but you can post everyday on every site on multiple threads and it will come down to the same thing.
Nobody here sits on the selection committee. Even if they did, they would not acknowledge it publicly. Thus, all you can do is sit back and enjoy the ride. It is now out of your control. You have submitted your packet.