Chances of Admission for March Board

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I was not selected for the January 2019 board. I am currently a high school senior. Weighted GPA of 3.4 and unweighted GPA of 3.1. I have an ACT score of 32 and 33 superscored. I volunteer 40 hours a month and I am a leader in two seperate churches. What are the odds I will get selected in the March board? Also, after being selected, is it possible to request a major change?

Thank you, any and all feedback is welcome
 
Which branch?

AFROTC is either tech (STEM) or non-tech. If they award you a tech scholarship and you want to go non-tech, than it is highly unlikely they will allow you to switch. However if you are asking to switch from a tech to another tech degree, than that is something they usually allow.
 
UA1012 said:
I was not selected for the January 2019 board. I am currently a high school senior. Weighted GPA of 3.4 and unweighted GPA of 3.1. I have an ACT score of 32 and 33 superscored. I volunteer 40 hours a month and I am a leader in two seperate churches. What are the odds I will get selected in the March board? Also, after being selected, is it possible to request a major change?

Thank you, any and all feedback is welcome
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No one here can tell you. We know very little about you including your athleticism, your essays, your interview results, what you accomplished as a leader, etc etc. As Pima points out a major change depends more upon the service than anything else, as well as what you're changing to.
 
Pima said:
Which branch?

AFROTC is either tech (STEM) or non-tech. If they award you a tech scholarship and you want to go non-tech, than it is highly unlikely they will allow you to switch. However if you are asking to switch from a tech to another tech degree, than that is something they usually allow.
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I am trying to switch from the nurse corps to law
 
Well, unless you have some kind of special program, you cannot become a lawyer without attending graduate school and that would be unrealistic for someone in a ROTC program. You would almost certainly need to attend Law School after your term of service, or while on active duty if that's possible. Also, nursing is a special allocation so I'm fairly confident they need a certain number who graduate with that degree.

You can try but I expect you would get a 'No'. But then again it never hurts to ask. You would then need to decide whether to forego the scholarship in favor of the major, and maybe participate in ROTC without the scholarship.
 
I am with kinnem going law is not as easy as you might think.
 
Is this for Army? Changing from nursing to a line scholarship is more complicated than other major changes. The reason is money. If awarded a nursing scholarship that will be awarded to fulfill the nurse mission for your graduating year. All other majors are considered line scholarships. Switching from nursing to something else can be done but it isn’t a given, and needs cadre support. I don’t know how it works before you even start. That might be a question for the ROO at your intended school.
 
Just know that the PMS board is looking for the full package. In saying that, there are some things that are weighed more than others. In AROTC, they’re starting to lean more towards academics than PT when looking at a candidate. Your SAT, ACT, and GPA will give you a major boost. Then there is the essay and interview which really say a lot about you as a person. I personally think these and The PFT can make or break a candidate when doing the OML. Even though the physical fitness part gives the least amount of points, it helps to max out every event. You never know where the cut off line is for 4 or 3 year scholarships so you should always do your very best.
 
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