It's fun to read about the different choices that kids are making. My son decided NROTC over AFROTC and AROTC in January. He only got in-state tuition from AFROTC, so that didn't seem as good a deal to him or us as the full private or public in-or-out-of-state university tuition that he got from the Navy. (Plus, both his parents are former Navy, so there was a slight bias.) Then, after completing the entire application process for AROTC, he decided to drop out of competition for that at the last minute, since he had already received NROTC and AFROTC. One of his best friends had been passed over for AROTC in the first board, so he wanted to make sure that he didn't take a spot from someone who really wanted it, since he knew he wanted Navy more. And, his friend did get AROTC in the second board! His friend is going to VA Tech, as are many on this Forum. He did early decision there, which is the way to go if you know you want to attend VA Tech. Admissions totally favors the Corps of Cadets at VA Tech. The college admissions counselor who gave the VA Tech presentation when we visited there told us that flat out.
Very happy for those who have been able to make decisions and get scholarships. I am sad for those who still know nothing - or got denied. There is always a silver lining to everything that happens, but it's been hard for my family to remember that sometimes during the college and military roller coaster we experienced this year.