Army ROTC 2022-2023 1st Board

B/UC for me. Nothing locked. Hopefully something may change, if not it seems I’ll be waiting for the second and third boards.
 
Learning on the fly. I raced to get an interview before the 1st board. Now I believe I should have waited for the 2nd board.
 
I just got an email saying I have received a 2yr Military Jr. College award. Does this mean I have an excellent chance to win a total 4yr on the 2nd or 3rd board?
 
pra4snow94 said:
That's interesting. Did you have a Jr. College in your school of intent?
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I had it listed as my 6th option. I have already been accepted to my top 2 schools (Liberty University & the University of North Georgia) and uploaded my LOAs to the portal. I may be interested, but I need more information about this pathway. The MJCs have a 2yr Early commissioning program, and then you go on to a 4yr school to finish your last two years with a full scholarship.
 
darrsul said:
I had it listed as my 6th option. I have already been accepted to my top 2 schools (Liberty University & the University of North Georgia) and uploaded my LOAs to the portal. I may be interested, but I need more information about this pathway. The MJCs have a 2yr Early commissioning program, and then you go on to a 4yr school to finish your last two years with a full scholarship.
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Did u get this after you were already given the Boarded/UC portal message? Has your portal changed?
 
Does anyone know if all scholarship winner notifications are released at the same time or if it takes time to go through the list?
 
Jdj2121 said:
My son just received a call from one of the three schools listed in his portal. The PMS of the program told him that he needed to choose and accept the scholarship offer for one of the schools listed within 3 weeks. I know an email will be forthcoming, but does anyone have any insights on this?
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He should go ahead and accept the scholarship and select his #1 choice school. Then, after college acceptances are received, he can request to transfer the scholarship to one of the other schools, if necessary. It’s standard operating procedure. Congratulations to him.
 
MidCakePa said:
He should go ahead and accept the scholarship and select his #1 choice school. Then, after college acceptances are received, he can request to transfer the scholarship to one of the other schools, if necessary. It’s standard operating procedure. Congratulations to him.
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Thank you! Does this hurt his chances of gaining admission to the other two schools? He is hopeful that he can visit all three once the decision is in - there is no clear front-runner right now, he likes them all!
 
Jdj2121 said:
Thank you! Does this hurt his chances of gaining admission to the other two schools?
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Highly doubt it. Don’t know how the other two schools would even learn that he accepted an ROTC scholarship assigned to another school. Those are dots that just wouldn’t connect.
 
ADVICE FOR THE 2022 AROTC SCHOLARSHIP CANDIDATES

Ok we just got finished with round 1 of 3. The bad news is that the last round may not be finished until March/April. If you have already submitted your application, nothing more you can do - trust the system. If you haven't submitted your application - see the obnoxious, bolded/all caps post at the end of this post. Lastly - Every question that you have has already been asked and answered on this forum. Take the time and use the search function - its all there.

1. If you won a scholarship - accept it, you earned it. If you win multiple scholarships, accept them all - you earned it. Many of you are applying to SAs - keep all your options open. YOU EARNED THE SCHOLARSHIP AND GET TO DECIDE IF/WHEN TO ACCEPT OR DECLINE - WAIT UNTIL THE DEADLINE TO MAKE ANY DECISIONS! In most cases (99%) you declining the scholarship does not open that slot up to another candidate. Big Army has figured this out and awards scholarships accordingly.

2. Don't stress about the schools you were awarded the scholarship to - Cadet Command is very accommodating about transfer requests. Just don't wait until the last minute. They are accommodating - but it is not a guarantee.

3. How do I accept the Scholarship? - All of the information on how to accept, decline, transfer schools - will be in the file upload section (I think that is what it is still called). You official offer letter will be there as well.

4. Will a AROTC (or any other branch) scholarship in hand help with admissions? In my opinion YES. In the case of my DS, he was awarded a 4-YR on the 1st Board and called the PMS at 2 schools that were reaches. Within 24 hours, he was accepted at both. I do know that the PMS called admissions, did it have anything to do with his acceptance - not sure...but I think it did. He ended up accepting the NROTC-MO, but I am confident that the 4-YR AROTC awarded on the 1st Board helped him getting into the 2 schools that he had not been accepted at.

5. What do I do if I don't get in to any of the schools that were on my list? - Keep Cadet Command apprised and request a transfer to the school that you choose. Although possible, multiple transfer requests may be frowned upon. Don't wait until the last minute to request a transfer, many of the popular battalions fill up and may not have any slots left.

6. (BOLDED/CAPS BECAUSE IT NEEDS TO BE) - THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE AWARDED ON THE 2ND AND 3RD BOARDS. DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION UNTIL YOU HAVE MAXED EVERYTHING - STANDARDIZED TESTS, PFT, ESSAYS.....YOU ONLY GET VIEWED 1 TIME BY A HUMAN - AFTER THAT YOU ARE A NUMBER COMPARED TO ANOTHER NUMER - HIGHEST NUMBER GETS THE GOLDEN TICKET.

Good luck!

Last Thing - Go read all of the posts Montana State Army ROTC (won't let me link his handle) and @MohawkArmyROTC - Extremely Informative!
 
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EEBTTF said:
ADVICE FOR THE 2022 AROTC SCHOLARSHIP CANDIDATES

Ok we just got finished with round 1 of 3. The bad news is that the last round may not be finished until March/April. If you have already submitted your application, nothing more you can do - trust the system. If you haven't submitted your application - see the obnoxious, bolded/all caps post at the end of this post. Lastly - Every question that you have has already been asked and answered on this forum. Take the time and use the search function - its all there.

1. If you won a scholarship - accept it, you earned it. If you win multiple scholarships, accept them all - you earned it. Many of you are applying to SAs - keep all your options open. YOU EARNED THE SCHOLARSHIP AND GET TO DECIDE IF/WHEN TO ACCEPT OR DECLINE - WAIT UNTIL THE DEADLINE TO MAKE ANY DECISIONS! In most cases (99%) you declining the scholarship does not open that slot up to another candidate. Big Army has figured this out and awards scholarships accordingly.

2. Don't stress about the schools you were awarded the scholarship to - Cadet Command is very accommodating about transfer requests. Just don't wait until the last minute. They are accommodating - but it is not a guarantee.

3. How do I accept the Scholarship? - All of the information on how to accept, decline, transfer schools - will be in the file upload section (I think that is what it is still called). You official offer letter will be there as well.

4. Will a AROTC (or any other branch) scholarship in hand help with admissions? In my opinion YES. In the case of my DS, he was awarded a 4-YR on the 1st Board and called the PMS at 2 schools that were reaches. Within 24 hours, he was accepted at both. I do know that the PMS called admissions, did it have anything to do with his acceptance - not sure...but I think it did. He ended up accepting the NROTC-MO, but I am confident that the 4-YR AROTC awarded on the 1st Board helped him getting into the 2 schools that he had not been accepted at.

5. What do I do if I don't get in to any of the schools that were on my list? - Keep Cadet Command apprised and request a transfer to the school that you choose. Although possible, multiple transfer requests may be frowned upon. Don't wait until the last minute to request a transfer, many of the popular battalions fill up and may not have any slots left.

6. (BOLDED/CAPS BECAUSE IT NEEDS TO BE) - THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE AWARDED ON THE 2ND AND 3RD BOARDS. DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION UNTIL YOU HAVE MAXED EVERYTHING - STANDARDIZED TESTS, PFT, ESSAYS.....YOU ONLY GET VIEWED 1 TIME BY A HUMAN - AFTER THAT YOU ARE A NUMBER COMPARED TO ANOTHER NUMER - HIGHEST NUMBER GETS THE GOLDEN TICKET.

Good luck!

Last Thing - Go read all of the posts Montana State Army ROTC (won't let me link his handle) and @MohawkArmyROTC - Extremely Informative!
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Thank you so much for the information it is very helpful.
 
EEBTTF said:
ADVICE FOR THE 2022 AROTC SCHOLARSHIP CANDIDATES

Ok we just got finished with round 1 of 3. The bad news is that the last round may not be finished until March/April. If you have already submitted your application, nothing more you can do - trust the system. If you haven't submitted your application - see the obnoxious, bolded/all caps post at the end of this post. Lastly - Every question that you have has already been asked and answered on this forum. Take the time and use the search function - its all there.

1. If you won a scholarship - accept it, you earned it. If you win multiple scholarships, accept them all - you earned it. Many of you are applying to SAs - keep all your options open. YOU EARNED THE SCHOLARSHIP AND GET TO DECIDE IF/WHEN TO ACCEPT OR DECLINE - WAIT UNTIL THE DEADLINE TO MAKE ANY DECISIONS! In most cases (99%) you declining the scholarship does not open that slot up to another candidate. Big Army has figured this out and awards scholarships accordingly.

2. Don't stress about the schools you were awarded the scholarship to - Cadet Command is very accommodating about transfer requests. Just don't wait until the last minute. They are accommodating - but it is not a guarantee.

3. How do I accept the Scholarship? - All of the information on how to accept, decline, transfer schools - will be in the file upload section (I think that is what it is still called). You official offer letter will be there as well.

4. Will a AROTC (or any other branch) scholarship in hand help with admissions? In my opinion YES. In the case of my DS, he was awarded a 4-YR on the 1st Board and called the PMS at 2 schools that were reaches. Within 24 hours, he was accepted at both. I do know that the PMS called admissions, did it have anything to do with his acceptance - not sure...but I think it did. He ended up accepting the NROTC-MO, but I am confident that the 4-YR AROTC awarded on the 1st Board helped him getting into the 2 schools that he had not been accepted at.

5. What do I do if I don't get in to any of the schools that were on my list? - Keep Cadet Command apprised and request a transfer to the school that you choose. Although possible, multiple transfer requests may be frowned upon. Don't wait until the last minute to request a transfer, many of the popular battalions fill up and may not have any slots left.

6. (BOLDED/CAPS BECAUSE IT NEEDS TO BE) - THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS WILL BE AWARDED ON THE 2ND AND 3RD BOARDS. DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION UNTIL YOU HAVE MAXED EVERYTHING - STANDARDIZED TESTS, PFT, ESSAYS.....YOU ONLY GET VIEWED 1 TIME BY A HUMAN - AFTER THAT YOU ARE A NUMBER COMPARED TO ANOTHER NUMER - HIGHEST NUMBER GETS THE GOLDEN TICKET.

Good luck!

Last Thing - Go read all of the posts Montana State Army ROTC (won't let me link his handle) and @MohawkArmyROTC - Extremely Informative!
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In reference to your No. 6 item, I had this message on my board:

This applicant was boarded by our October 2022 selection board and was not selected for an offer during this round of selections. The applicant will remain eligible to compete during the January and March selections with no action required on their part. We do recommend the following to increase the applicant's chances for selection; study for and retake the SAT/ACT and/or train and retake the PFA, once completed submit the new scores using the file uploads tab of the application. Additionally, look over the activities tab and ensure all activities that the applicant is eligible to select are in fact selected.

It sounds like they are saying there are things we can do to improve our scores. Also - did everyone get this or is it tailored to things I need to work on. I thought I maxed by PFA.
 
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