emcconnell
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Hello to the parents on this forum.. this is written from the perspective of a PARENT who is helping her kiddo navigate the rough waters of figuring out school for next year. Yes, said kiddo is very active in this process but YES, many parents are along for the ride as well.
Wihout further ado...DS accepted the 3-year Army ROTC scholarship today (last day to do so). He was offered this a couple of weeks ago from the second board. He received the scholarship to his top 3 schools which is great. He also has received a 4-year Space Force ROTC (first year they are doing this) and is waiting to hear from the USAFA.
After extensive research and phone calls, we were told he can go ahead and secure the Army scholarship and then later decline it and accept the Air Force. The AFROTC deadline to accept is much later (May 31) so that gives us plenty of time to make sure he can get all of his ducks in a row with his merit scholarships to make sure things are paid for.
Just as a word to those of you that are newer than us to the process.. do your homework. DS's top school is a science and engineering school. They have an agreement where they pay ALL FOUR YEARS of room and board for Army scholarship winners. They pay only freshman year room and board for Air Force scholarship winners. It's important to know what you and your kiddo are signing up for.
Last week I sent a message on the forum and someone was brilliant and sent me to an AMAZING podcast! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rotc-scholarships/id1505358064 I checked it out, wrote to the person who is doing the podcast, and he sent me a list of US schools that have agreements to pay for "extras" if a student who has received a scholarship is to go there. If you would like to see the list, make sure to listen to his podcast. He will give you the email address and directions for getting the list. As a word of warning, I made several calls to some of these schools. Yes, some do say they will pay room and board but it was never simple. Most had caveats such as, "we take the first 20 to apply " or "we start with our seniors and work our way down". Really, there are no guarantees. Again, it behooves you and your DD or DS to research this together.
If anyone has experience with any of this and would like to chime in, I would love to hear your experience(s).
Wihout further ado...DS accepted the 3-year Army ROTC scholarship today (last day to do so). He was offered this a couple of weeks ago from the second board. He received the scholarship to his top 3 schools which is great. He also has received a 4-year Space Force ROTC (first year they are doing this) and is waiting to hear from the USAFA.
After extensive research and phone calls, we were told he can go ahead and secure the Army scholarship and then later decline it and accept the Air Force. The AFROTC deadline to accept is much later (May 31) so that gives us plenty of time to make sure he can get all of his ducks in a row with his merit scholarships to make sure things are paid for.
Just as a word to those of you that are newer than us to the process.. do your homework. DS's top school is a science and engineering school. They have an agreement where they pay ALL FOUR YEARS of room and board for Army scholarship winners. They pay only freshman year room and board for Air Force scholarship winners. It's important to know what you and your kiddo are signing up for.
Last week I sent a message on the forum and someone was brilliant and sent me to an AMAZING podcast! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rotc-scholarships/id1505358064 I checked it out, wrote to the person who is doing the podcast, and he sent me a list of US schools that have agreements to pay for "extras" if a student who has received a scholarship is to go there. If you would like to see the list, make sure to listen to his podcast. He will give you the email address and directions for getting the list. As a word of warning, I made several calls to some of these schools. Yes, some do say they will pay room and board but it was never simple. Most had caveats such as, "we take the first 20 to apply " or "we start with our seniors and work our way down". Really, there are no guarantees. Again, it behooves you and your DD or DS to research this together.
If anyone has experience with any of this and would like to chime in, I would love to hear your experience(s).
