CSPI 2022

I wonder if anyone has ever DOR'd from USCGA after 2 years in order to enroll in CSPI?

For years 3 & 4, they would receive a full ride, food and housing allowance, double the salary, full insurance, have greater freedom, end up at the same goal, and have a 40% shorter active duty service commitment after commissioning.

Plus, no risk. They would know if they were accepted before the deadline to DOR.

From a purely cost/benefit analysis basis, seems like a no brainer.

There does not seem to be any formal regulation that would prohibit this, but I wonder if the panel would ever accept such an application.
 
FutureAdademyDad? said:
I wonder if anyone has ever DOR'd from USCGA after 2 years in order to enroll in CSPI?

For years 3 & 4, they would receive a full ride, food and housing allowance, double the salary, full insurance, have greater freedom, end up at the same goal, and have a 40% shorter active duty service commitment after commissioning.

Plus, no risk. They would know if they were accepted before the deadline to DOR.

From a purely cost/benefit analysis basis, seems like a no brainer.

There does not seem to be any formal regulation that would prohibit this, but I wonder if the panel would ever accept such an application.
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In order to be eligible for CSPI, you have to be attending one of the schools on their list (which USCGA is not). And if a school is not on their list, you can only request that it be considered if the student body is more than 50% minority. Based on their latest stats, USCGA is only ~40% minority so it would not qualify. That means cadets at USCGA would not be eligible to apply for CSPI.
 
That only applies to years 3-4. Applicants to CSPI are sophomores, who have applied to, or been accepted at, an MSI for their junior year. The applicant can attend any college, anywhere, for years 1-2.
 
Cut your GC some slack on this one. It's a pretty small program, so I wouldn't expect most schools would know about it.
 
FutureAdademyDad? said:
That only applies to years 3-4. Applicants to CSPI are sophomores, who have applied to, or been accepted at, an MSI for their junior year. The applicant can attend any college, anywhere, for years 1-2.
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Ah yes. You are correct.
 
With CSPI you really need to consider the location of the minority serving institution to the recruiting station they will be assigned. I believe you could not be more than so many miles from the recruiting office you are assigned. Read this on another CG platform. Mine was driving approximately 90 miles one way. This a juggle for classes. Mine was also a college athlete so it made it even more of a juggle.

If your DD/DS attends one and is out of state it can be equally as challenging. For example when campus closes down for winter break spring break you still have to report to duty to the assigned station. What does this mean??? Housing… unless of course your college student has an apartment and not campus housing.

Upon graduation and in between orientation and training you will have to work at the station assigned before you head to OCS. Again you will have to figure out housing for those weeks.

Obstacles yes impossible no.
 
FutureAdademyDad? said:
That only applies to years 3-4. Applicants to CSPI are sophomores, who have applied to, or been accepted at, an MSI for their junior year. The applicant can attend any college, anywhere, for years 1-2.
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CSPI can be also 1 year award. I would not right off CSPI just because the first year of application you were denied. DD applied and it was the year of covid, they only awarded a 1/3 of max applicants. She was waitlisted. CG loves reapplicants.
 
DS has been interested in CSPI, but he plans to attend the University of South Florida starting January 2023. Unfortunately, USF is not currently designated as a minority serving institution ("MSI") or a hispanic serving institution ("HSI"), so I don't think he would be able to apply to the program. However, USF is very close to the threshold % of latino students to qualifiy as a HSI, and I read that USF has already applied for Federal designation as a HSI.

“USF sees an opportunity for further improvement in enrollment and outcomes as it moves toward federal designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education. Institutions with this designation have undergraduate enrollments comprised of at least 25 percent Hispanic students and are eligible to participate in three Department of Education grant programs.”

I am thinking that by the time DS becomes a sophomore or junior in 2023 or 2024, USF may achieve HSI designation and qualify for the CSPI program. Time will tell.
 
If you're at all unsure just contact Admissions and speak to them. As DS gets closer to choosing a path they can nail down USF's qualifications.
 
NJROTC-CC said:
DS has been interested in CSPI, but he plans to attend the University of South Florida starting January 2023. Unfortunately, USF is not currently designated as a minority serving institution ("MSI") or a hispanic serving institution ("HSI"), so I don't think he would be able to apply to the program. However, USF is very close to the threshold % of latino students to qualifiy as a HSI, and I read that USF has already applied for Federal designation as a HSI.

“USF sees an opportunity for further improvement in enrollment and outcomes as it moves toward federal designation as a Hispanic-Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education. Institutions with this designation have undergraduate enrollments comprised of at least 25 percent Hispanic students and are eligible to participate in three Department of Education grant programs.”

I am thinking that by the time DS becomes a sophomore or junior in 2023 or 2024, USF may achieve HSI designation and qualify for the CSPI program. Time will tell.
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The enrolled student population at University of South Florida-Main Campus, both undergraduate and graduate, is 48% White, 19.9% Hispanic or Latino, 8.73% Black or African American, 7.01% Asian, 3.66% Two or More Races, 0.166% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.117% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.
Students enrolled at University of South Florida-Main Campus in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (26.8%), followed by White Male (20%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (12.8%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (26.5%), followed by White Male (16.5%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (8.23%). This was from the University…

This is from CSPI…

  • Schools not designated as an MSI may be considered on a case-by-case basis provided that they had a minority student population averaging at least 50% of the total student enrollment for the previous three years. If your school is not listed and you are unsure if your school meets the eligibility criteria, please contact your local recruiter.

Key talk to the recruiter. Its case by case and they said TOTAL enrollment not minority specific. Make sure the station to report to or recruiting station is not more than 100 miles from the University.
 
You must get the ball rolling now. Its a process to apply at a designated MSI now you just added another layer to request for a case by case decision.
 
Heard back from the Coast Guard. They merely said that USF is not "an eligible University for the CSPI program." That is unfortunate, because USF certainly serves a large number of minorities and "white" students are currently less than 50%. The numbers will likely change, so we can re-visit a year or two from now.
 
No1Fanof2 said:
The enrolled student population at University of South Florida-Main Campus, both undergraduate and graduate...
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I am pretty sure that the designation as an MSI per federal guidelines only considers undergraduate enrollment, not graduate.
 
So, one of the schools in Florida that does qualify for the CSPI program is University of Central Florida, in Orlando. It qualifies as a "Hispanic Serving Institution" or "HSI." USF in Tampa is right at the cusp of reach 25% latino enrollment and it has already applied to the Federal Gov't to be added to the list of HSI's when it does. I expect that this could be in the next year or two.
 
NJROTC-CC said:
Heard back from the Coast Guard. They merely said that USF is not "an eligible University for the CSPI program." That is unfortunate, because USF certainly serves a large number of minorities and "white" students are currently less than 50%. The numbers will likely change, so we can re-visit a year or two from now.
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This is a good thing to find out now. You can wait to see if USF will be granted the HSI designation. Not sure if I would risk it if CSPI is what your son wants.

All colleges my DD applied to had to have the MSI designation as she wanted CSPI.

Have a back up plan like OCS after college if CG is what your son wants. OCS at CG happens twice a year. Summer and Early winter. He can also just apply to the academy. They love reapplicants.

Feel free to PM me questions.
 
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