Chances for NROTC Marine Option

[tman9285]

Quick question guys, is it a bad thing if I am more involved with my Church than my school? My church is significantly closer to my home and it is simply easier to commit more time to youth ministry things than a school club.

 

[kinnem]

Quick question guys, is it a bad thing if I am more involved with my Church than my school? My church is significantly closer to my home and it is simply easier to commit more time to youth ministry things than a school club.

Just my two cents, but what matters is the leadership roles and and what you did in those roles. Were you just a placeholder or did you significantly improve the club or organization. Quality, not quantity.

Knock the PFT out of the park.

 

[tman9285]

Quick question guys, is it a bad thing if I am more involved with my Church than my school? My church is significantly closer to my home and it is simply easier to commit more time to youth ministry things than a school club.

Just my two cents, but what matters is the leadership roles and and what you did in those roles. Were you just a placeholder or did you significantly improve the club or organization. Quality, not quantity.

Knock the PFT out of the park.

Would achieving Eagle Scout help out nicely?

 

[kinnem]

Well, it would help out. Nicely is somewhat subjective.

 

[tman9285]

Hey all,
I recently started my NROTC Marine application for the 2019 scholarship but as I kept on filling it out I found that there were many activities that I did not do that were listed and seemed important. I am curious of my chances once my junior year is complete.

Stats:
GPA: 4.26 W 3.91 UW
SAT: 1430 (750 Math 680 Reading) Retaking in October to get above 1510 to be competitive for UCLA, top choice
ACT: Taking in August
SAT Math II: TBD
SAT Bio M: TBD

Achievements (Academic): National Hispanic Scholar, Principal's List

Sports:
Tennis (4-year letterman)
XC Team since sophomore year (done only for the sake of fitness)
Football in frosh year

PFT:
I can max sit-ups but for pull-ups I've plateaued at 18 and I'm currently doing weighted to get my numbers up above 20. 3-mile time fluctuates wildly, fastest ever being 21:00 flat (I'm not that fast unfortunately).

Leadership:
Boy Scouts (going to work on Eagle project over summer to complete)
Youth Leadership at Church (helping at retreats, playing guitar for youth ministry masses, Churchy stuff)

Other notable things:
Awarded an ONR SEAP paid internship under Department of Naval Research (5% acceptance rate or so)

There is probably stuff missing, so I'll edit when I look through past achievements.
Thanks for the help!

I forgot to add that I also went on a mission trip in Guatemala where I had plenty of experiences to grow in being a leader of a group of people I did not know all too well. Also, it was service based and helped grow my perspective of the world we live in.

 

[tman9285]

Hey all, my interview and first PFT are on Saturday, so I'm preparing for that and I'm really excited to kill both of those! Thanks for all of the help so far.