AROTC scholarships posted

[DartFrogLover]

What a bummer!! Hopefully you will be able to straighten these issues out in a timely manner. All the best to you and your son!!!

 

[saniel5]

Is it over?

My son was offered local AROTC scholarship thru school not of his choice and hasn't even applied to .Also he found out from ROO that the national scholarship is over 2 weeks ago. So that means, my son did not get it.

 

[cravius]

My son was offered local AROTC scholarship thru school not of his choice and hasn't even applied to .Also he found out from ROO that the national scholarship is over 2 weeks ago. So that means, my son did not get it.

I wouldnt rule anything out until you get the declination letter in may.

 

[goaliedad]

My son was offered local AROTC scholarship thru school not of his choice and hasn't even applied to .Also he found out from ROO that the national scholarship is over 2 weeks ago. So that means, my son did not get it.

Not so sure about the 2 weeks ago stuff based upon the postings here from last week... Check the site at the end of each day this week at least. None of our Cadre members here have said it is definitely over, although I sense the fat lady warming up...

As to the local (campus) scholarship, take it as a compliment if he is dead set against the school. If he decides that the certainty of a commission (given he meets requirements) outweighs the school of choice and that school has a rolling admission, get the application rolling ASAP. I would imagine that if your son is serious, the ROO will help with dealing with admissions as necessary to get him in the door.

Many kids (and their parents too!) get the idea in their head that X school is for "their" situation and fail to realize that "their" situation is sooo similar to situations of kids at most schools in the country.

Don't let the school define his self-image. His education is what HE makes of it. His reputation is what he accomplishes. He is what he does not where he went.

The Army doesn't care whether he went to bi-directional state U, an SMC, or West Point. When he commissions, he is an O1 with a blank slate to create his military career. When he is finished with his military career, employers will be looking at what he did in the Army, not where he went to school so many years before.

The military likes those who take advantage of the situation at hand, not so much those who wait for just the right thing to come along.

 

[clarksonarmy]

I'm pretty sure all the offers are out now. If you didn't get one, or don't get one in the next week (or if your status doesn't change) if you still want to be an Army Officer show up on campus enroll in ROTC class and do what is asked of you. That is the opportunity that will be afforded to you to start on the path to receiving a commission when you graduate. No promises, just the opportunity to show us what you've got.

 

[EDelahanty]

My son was offered local AROTC scholarship thru school not of his choice and hasn't even applied to .Also he found out from ROO that the national scholarship is over 2 weeks ago. So that means, my son did not get it.

If he hasn't missed the deadline for accepting the scholarship and he wants to try to preserve it, there are two possibilities:

1) Assuming he is academically qualified, apply and get admitted on an expedited basis to the local school. His guidance counselor will certainly have a relationship with the local college and can help with this.

2) If he has been accepted to other schools which have AROTC, then contact the ROO/PMS immediately to find out whether their scholarship slots have been filled. The odds may be against you if these schools are much more expensive than the local school. Also, moving the scholarship from one brigade to another wasn't a problem two years ago but things may have changed since then.

This sounds familiar. My son was admitted early decision in the autumn. There was no point in applying to other schools. Months later he applied for the ROTC scholarship and named five schools as the application instructed. In the last board of the year he was awarded a scholarship to a school he had not applied to. I had not been involved in his ROTC ambitions or application until I saw things had been fouled up, and at that point I pitched in. We tackled #1 and #2 and achieved a successful outcome.

 

[laxmom8]

EDelahanty, I sent you a PM

 

[Jcleppe]

I'm pretty sure all the offers are out now. If you didn't get one, or don't get one in the next week (or if your status doesn't change) if you still want to be an Army Officer show up on campus enroll in ROTC class and do what is asked of you. That is the opportunity that will be afforded to you to start on the path to receiving a commission when you graduate. No promises, just the opportunity to show us what you've got.

Looking back at this year's application and offer process it's easy to see just how quickly things can change from year to year.

It was interesting to see what seemed to be much fewer offers made this board then with the two previous. adding that most if not all this board were 3 yr AD Scholarships, many to just one school.

I read an article that was posted somewhere on this board that quoted the #2 at CC saying that there will be a shift back to giving the PMS's at their schools more input into scholarship offers by offering more 3 year AD's and giving them the opportunity to give scholarships if available to cadets that start in their programs. It will be interesting to see how this all plays out. I don't doubt that there are just going to be fewer scholarship given just as it was years ago.

Congratulations to all those that received a scholarship of any kind this year. To those who did not get offers, follow Clarkson's advise, show up ready to prove yourself, you can make your own opportunities with hard work and dedication to your goals.

Good luck to the Class of 2016

 

[SPM]

I've got a question on the transfer process:

My DS is requesting a scholarship transfer. I know he must accept the scholarship in order for the transfer request to be processed. But I have two questions:

1. If I read the letter correctly, if he chooses not to attend the school where he was offered the scholarship then the scholarship is null & void but he doesn't incur any other penalty even if he had already accepted the scholarship. He will just need to notify CC of his decision. He can still just sign up for ROTC at his preferred school and take his chances on contracting as a junior. Is that correct?

2. Given that we are very close to the May 1, if the transfer request is not processed by May 1 (and I am assuming it won't be) am I going to have to send the deposit into the school where he received the ROTC scholarship just to hold the scholarship? And then also send the deposit into his preferred school to hold his admissions slot there?

The net is that he will likely attend the preferred school and if he can transfer his ROTC scholarship that would be wonderful but if he cannot then he will still likely join the ROTC but will take his chances on the commission. The scholarship is not the driving force for his decision.

Thank you!

 

[mgguy]

Thanks to all who have posted here and shared their knowledge espically Clarkson for his "insider" information. Learning of the many pitfalls that await our DS and DD's move our Plan B up to Plan A. That helped when Plan B (ROTC fed. scholarship) was not offered. He did receive the offer of a tutition waiver from a big IS school 2 weeks ago which he turned down (it was a very nice complimant) . He has his mind made up and committed to a small private college that offered a great merit scholarship and has ROTC which he will join in the fall. Thankfully for us, the money from ROTC was never a issue but could have been if 4 years from now the ROTC came asking for it back! With that said and knowing the best decision for our family it still would have nice to be able to say "Thanks but no thanks". The journey for my wonderson has just begun! Thanks again all.

 

[dunninla]

2. Given that we are very close to the May 1, if the transfer request is not processed by May 1 (and I am assuming it won't be) am I going to have to send the deposit into the school where he received the ROTC scholarship just to hold the scholarship? And then also send the deposit into his preferred school to hold his admissions slot there?

Yes (but not to hold the scholarship... to hold his place with the University), and Yes.

 

[goldenlion]

He shouldn't have to put money down at the university where the scholarship is at if he doesn't plan on attending there.

But this is purely conjecture on my part.

 

[SPM]

Yes (but not to hold the scholarship... to hold his place with the University), and Yes.

Agreed -- it would be to hold his place at the University but would we need to hold his place at the University just to hold the scholarship in the hopes that the transfer would be approved? Or conversely would failure to hold the place at the University immediately negate the scholarship?

 

[shootingsilver]

If you put down deposits at two universities, regardless of the scholarship situation, you run the risk of having both acceptances rescinded. That all operates independently of ROTC at most schools, or at least that is what I have gathered since I'm trying to figure out a similar situation myself. I'm absolutely not an expert.

 

[Ohio2015Parent]

Just sharing how we negotiated the final days of making "the decision".

DS was offered, and I insisted he accept, a full merit ride to a AROTC school(his #2 choice). This was offered fall of his senior year and I did not allow him to release this award until mid-June(after graduation and he had joined the National Guard to help fund his #1 choice school). We did put a deposit($200.00 bucks) and lost it since no decision(and funding for that decision)was completely in place until mid-June. This was a back up plan I wanted for him in case of no ROTC scholarship(which was ultimately what happened)and/or he was not able to join the Guard.

He was also offered and accepted a merit tuition scholarship to #1 choice school. We also had a deposit at this school(again, like $200.00).

Ultimately I spent $200.00 in a lost deposit to "buy" 6 weeks longer to confirm his path and how it was going to be funded. It was money well spent and I'd do it again.

SPM - if you cannot get a straight answer from a ROO at either school, I'd put the deposit down and risk it(unless its significantly more than $200)being lost. Peace of mind and giving the system a chance to work it through might be worth the money.

Shootingsilver - when DS contacted his #2 to decline the scholarship they were not at all offended, even thanked him for his future Guard service and understood he was still unsure of his decision May 1 when the deadline was for refunding the housing deposit. Perhaps different schools have policies that you cannot hold 2 spots? The admissions/scholarship official never made us aware of any policy like this existed.

Good luck to both of you as your families sort through these last decisions