Do schools know?

[dylan_USMA]

I have received the 4-year Army ROTC scholarship and was matched to the schools that I have chosen: Harvard, Cornell, and UCLA.
I have received emails congratulating me from Cornell and UCLA, but nothing from Harvard.
My question is, are the schools I selected informed that I have received the scholarship?
Also, does receiving the scholarship better my chances of getting admitted?
Thank you!

 

[GWU PNS]

For the NROTC side, most schools rely on the ROTC unit to inform them of the scholarship. I don't know if this is the same for ARTOC or AFROTC.

I believe you can contact the admissions office and ask if you can submit the email or letter offering the scholarship. It makes a difference for some schools.

 

[hornet6232]

I have received the 4-year Army ROTC scholarship and was matched to the schools that I have chosen: Harvard, Cornell, and UCLA.
I have received emails congratulating me from Cornell and UCLA, but nothing from Harvard.
My question is, are the schools I selected informed that I have received the scholarship?
Also, does receiving the scholarship better my chances of getting admitted?
Thank you!

Did you receive the congratulation letters from AO of UCLA and Cornell or from their ROTC units?

 

[Jabor3]

My son was contacted by a couple of the schools' battalions that were on his NROTC application list with congratulations, but in January he wrote a letter to each one and sent it in to admissions to let *admissions* know. Because the battalion may know but admissions probably doesn't. And right now they're the ones who need to know!

 

[sfgiant]

So our son was denied admission at his first school but after receiving the scholarship, he wrote the NROTC unit who contacted admissions. Admissions told him to appeal his admission status and include a copy of the ROTC Scholarship notification. We are still waiting on the appeal but are hoping for the best. Point is if you don't shoot, you don't score!!

 

[AcadAdmCoach]

I advise my students to do the same: reach out to the ROTC unit and see if they can 'help' with admissions. I advise that you request this from one school/unit only as opposed to asking multiple schools/units. Good luck!

 

[FC_Dad]

My DS was awarded a 4-year scholarship AROTC and matched with an highly competitive school (<<10% acceptance rate). He accepted the scholarship and contacted the PMS/ROO and they indicated they would put a note in his application. He ended up getting rejected from the school. It appears that it is very school dependent (and perhaps applicant dependent) whether the PMS/ROO can influence the admissions process.

 

[dylan_USMA]

Did you receive the congratulation letters from AO of UCLA and Cornell or from their ROTC units?

They are both the Professor of Military Science at their respective schools. They are also both Lieutenant Colonels.

 

[Jabor3]

I advise my students to do the same: reach out to the ROTC unit and see if they can 'help' with admissions. I advise that you request this from one school/unit only as opposed to asking multiple schools/units. Good luck!

Really? My son didn’t want to do this - just didn’t want to be asking for favors. But he has only gotten in to one engineering program (our state school - which is amazing don’t get me wrong but not his first choice school at all) and is still waiting to hear from 4 of the other 5 on his list, including his (by far) top choice NROTC school. He did send admissions there a letter basically saying he received the NROTC scholarship and why it was his first choice but that was it — and the only “boost” he can really expect. It’s just so competitive. Til April 1st!

 

[Ivy22]

It depends on the NROTC unit. Harvard is a cross-town with MIT, so there may not be as much communication between MIT NROTC and Harvard Admissions. Meanwhile at Yale, since NROTC is on campus, there is some communication with Yale NROTC and Yale Admissions. The NROTC unit can point out their most competitive midshipman candidates to Admissions, but it's far from a blue chip in the sense being a recruited athlete would be. Having an NROTC scholarship won't make up for a weak application.

 

[GWU PNS]

The other thing I would chip in here is that larger universities will tend to defer to the various Deans of Schools. Using GWU as an example, one of their premier schools is the Elliot School of International Affairs. If you can picture GW being in the middle of DC, and all of the various embassies around here, picture how many sons and daughters of ambassadors and other political figures all want to come to GW and go to that school. We actually have two crowned princes attending as well. So, for someone trying to major in International Affairs and get into their school, it's a high bar to say the least. Now, if you wanted to be a history major, you probably can slide in a bit easier.

I say this because sometimes, it doesn't matter at all what NROTC thinks. For tech schools such as Georgia Tech or Rennsalear, getting into the Tier 1 and 2 majors is tough.

 

[justdoit19]

Really? My son didn’t want to do this - just didn’t want to be asking for favors. But he has only gotten in to one engineering program (our state school - which is amazing don’t get me wrong but not his first choice school at all) and is still waiting to hear from 4 of the other 5 on his list, including his (by far) top choice NROTC school. He did send admissions there a letter basically saying he received the NROTC scholarship and why it was his first choice but that was it — and the only “boost” he can really expect. It’s just so competitive. Til April 1st!

Sometimes it’s not a ‘favor’ to the candidate, but a ‘favor’ to the school!! Some schools appreciate knowing they have tuition shored up, via the scholarship.

 

[hyoujinnn]

Anecdotal but I was recently rejected from MIT even with a T1 scholarship and communication with the cadre

 

[hornet6232]

Anecdotal but I was recently rejected from MIT even with a T1 scholarship and communication with the cadre

My Son was rejected by MIT yesterday at the same time when he got his AFROTC T1 Scholarship. It seems MIT does not factor ROTC in admission.
BTW, My Son has very similar stats as yours, he also has 2 x AIME and 2 x USPHYO awards. He spent all his summers on boy scout back country camping (been to Philmont twice). In retrorespect, he should have focus more on Stem activities if he really wants to get into MIT.

 

[hyoujinnn]

My Son was rejected by MIT yesterday at the same time when he got his AFROTC T1 Scholarship. It seems MIT does not factor ROTC in admission.
BTW, My Son has very similar stats as yours, he also has 2 x AIME and 2 x USPHYO awards. He spent all his summers on boy scout back country camping (been to Philmont twice). In retrorespect, he should have focus more on Stem activities if he really wants to get into MIT.

Yep sadly its very competitive and not everyone makes it