AROTC 1st Board

There are definitely 4 year AROTC scholarships that are given out in the 2nd and 3rd boards historically plus other options. Historically the vast majority of AROTC scholarships are given out in the 2nd and 3rd boards combined. There is energy from some here that seems fatalistic -either first board or bust - that's baseless/nonsensical/ not correct - folks don't work yourselves or others up in a lather over baseless hype.
 
FCH76 said:
Yes, if you are boarded for the 1st round, you did not receive a scholarship this round. You will be looked at again at the next round.
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Someone else on here said they received a scholarship after their status was switched to “boarded,” so I’m not sure that’s the case.

I think everyone on here is a goofball for analyzing all of this...but I am right there with you, and I am enjoying reading everyone’s responses!! 🤣😂👍🏻
 
Mousie29 said:
Kinnem are these huge drop out numbers scholarship students? My son is very serious about NROTC MO and serving as a Marine Officer. Maybe my son will win a scholarship or get in our state’s elite school with NROTC MO. When talking with a MO cadet it didn’t seem that hard to earn a MO scholarship once in ROTC?
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Those particular numbers include both scholarship and non-scholarship but I would say the majority is non-scholarship. A lot are lost to poor decisions - drinking and driving, barroom brawls, not meeting academic requirements, figuring out it's just not for them. Some decide to just take a different path like PLC or OCS directly. There are all kinds of reasons. However, if you are determined to become an officer and don't do stupid stuff, it's certainly possible to complete it.

I would say if a Marine Option performs well in the program, does well academically, and meets physical fitness standards, then they can earn a scholarship. It is still a national competition and is driven, in part, by the needs of the Corps, but it's doable.

I would add, if my son can do it then anyone can do it. I always thought my son could do better in high school. He was a solid B student but I knew he had more in him. He worked hard at wrestling, and I could see his leadership potential, but he wasn't exploiting it. NROTC lit a fire under his butt. He developed into a terrific leader, and I can see some of those skills in phone calls I happen to hear on occasion. He made the Dean's list 6 of 8 semesters in college. He got 300 on his PFT at the end of each semester (he liked his picture on the wall of the ROTC building). He is now a Captain filling a Major's slot, responsible for developing and providing new capabilities for the Corps.

Your son can do it too if he has the heart and desire. Good luck to him. Hope he wins a scholarship but all is not lost if he doesn't. As you know he can enroll as a college programmer. There are also other paths to a commission including PLC and OCS if for some reason NROTC MO doesn't pan out. One of DS' roommates dropped from the program for various, well thought out, reasons. Today he is a Naval Aviator.
 
NovaMere said:
Someone else on here said they received a scholarship after their status was switched to “boarded,” so I’m not sure that’s the case.

I think everyone on here is a goofball for analyzing all of this...but I am right there with you, and I am enjoying reading everyone’s responses!! 🤣😂👍🏻
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Hey, I got that information straight from someone who has sat on the board when it was explained to me and that's normally how I've seen it happen, but stranger things have happened.
 
kinnem said:
Those particular numbers include both scholarship and non-scholarship but I would say the majority is non-scholarship. A lot are lost to poor decisions - drinking and driving, barroom brawls, not meeting academic requirements, figuring out it's just not for them. Some decide to just take a different path like PLC or OCS directly. There are all kinds of reasons. However, if you are determined to become an officer and don't do stupid stuff, it's certainly possible to complete it.

I would say if a Marine Option performs well in the program, does well academically, and meets physical fitness standards, then they can earn a scholarship. It is still a national competition and is driven, in part, by the needs of the Corps, but it's doable.

I would add, if my son can do it then anyone can do it. I always thought my son could do better in high school. He was a solid B student but I knew he had more in him. He worked hard at wrestling, and I could see his leadership potential, but he wasn't exploiting it. NROTC lit a fire under his butt. He developed into a terrific leader, and I can see some of those skills in phone calls I happen to hear on occasion. He made the Dean's list 6 of 8 semesters in college. He got 300 on his PFT at the end of each semester (he liked his picture on the wall of the ROTC building). He is now a Captain filling a Major's slot, responsible for developing and providing new capabilities for the Corps.

Your son can do it too if he has the heart and desire. Good luck to him. Hope he wins a scholarship but all is not lost if he doesn't. As you know he can enroll as a college programmer. There are also other paths to a commission including PLC and OCS if for some reason NROTC MO doesn't pan out. One of DS' roommates dropped from the program for various, well thought out, reasons. Today he is a Naval Aviator.
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Thank you so much again. Our son has achieved academically to the point of getting in very selective schools’ honors programs, has driven himself to a 292 PFT and is very intense and well regarded in sports. He already knows a ton about specific MOS’ in the Corps and what they entail. I can see the training would make him into quite a man. There is a risk for us, financially, of not pursuing a second, larger, ROTC branch, but if our son is in our elite in state school that helps his future and so would Marine training. Do college programmers go to indoctrination at Great Lakes?
 
FCH76 said:
Hey, I got that information straight from someone who has sat on the board when it was explained to me and that's normally how I've seen it happen, but stranger things have happened.
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Last year we went from boarded u/c back to boarded when we got the scholarship and I believe that most of the applicants who went back to boarded did move to winner that board, but that is just based on the people who published results here and does not mean that everyone who went back to “boarded” received a scholarship that round. We remained at u/c on earlier boards. According to what was posted here, others went straight from u/c to winner, so you really don’t know what will happen until the results come out. Also, once we moved back to boarded we were no longer able to edit our school selection page, but we were still able to edit it during all the prior boards. My guess is that if you are being awarded a scholarship they don’t want you going in and changing your selected schools while they are awarding school specific scholarships.

When you do not move to “winner” you are already boarded and under consideration for the remaining reviews.
 
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I will add that I cannot edit my school selection page anymore
 
I still haven't changed to Boarded... maybe it's a good sign according to @FCH76

I will add that I can still change my school selection page ^
 
I am UC too. The anticipation is not fun but I'm trying to lower my expectations so that if I don't get chosen this round it won't be as disappointing. There is multiple ways to get to a desired outcome and from what I'm reading I think we will all be fine whether it is this board or not.
 
AveryVarmy said:
I am UC too. The anticipation is not fun but I'm trying to lower my expectations so that if I don't get chosen this round it won't be as disappointing. There is multiple ways to get to a desired outcome and from what I'm reading I think we will all be fine whether it is this board or not.
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I think because my application is strong academically I got a little to eager and it was making me more nervous than I needed to be. I'm just checking and trying not to think too much about it for now until the actual scholarships are awarded.
 
Jarhead713 said:
I still haven't changed to Boarded... maybe it's a good sign according to @FCH76

I will add that I can still change my school selection page ^
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My older son went from boarded/UC in the second board to boarded and it stayed that way until he became a winner in the 3rd board.

Boarded/UC could mean that they haven't gotten to yours yet. My twins are both still Boarded/Under Consideration. I do not expect them to get a scholarship in the first board, so I am not pacing back and forth with anticipation. But I know some are.

Like TGTL said, "winners" who say boarded right now could just be a place holder until the school is notified. There doesn't seem to be any predictable pattern, however if it makes you feel better to infer, predict, or try to establish a pattern then why not. At least we are a source of entertainment for some. LOL!
 
I would imagine it's important to prevent candidates from changing their list when they get to the point of offering scholarships, checking to see if the schools have room, etc. Thus why you can't change list when they get to the point of offering. If B/UC allows you to change your list and Boarded doesn't, that says a lot.
 
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