I don't think so because of the above mentioned, and since scholarships are awarded on the basis that you will be going to college the following fall.If I receive a four-year army rotc scholarship will I be able to defer it in order to take a gap year?
Four-Year Scholarship | goarmy.com said:Please Note: Applications for the U.S. Army ROTC 4-Year College Scholarship Program for school year 2014-2015 will be accepted beginning February 10, 2013.
Hello,My DS, an AROTC MS III, was allowed to defer his scholarship for a gap year.
-That was three years ago
-DS had excellent stats
-Major was/is engineering
-Had full support of the school
-Spent gap year on Rotary Exchange Scholarship in Taiwan, living in a Chinese only environment. When he returned, he tested out of all Chinese language classes at his Big 10 U.
-At the end of the day, the Army got something out of it--a blonde-haired blue-eyed Chinese speaker that cost them zero to language train.
Before even considering what the Army thinks about it, you need to think about why it would be right/wrong for you. A year of seasoning and maturing can be very worthwhile. I am a huge supporter of the gap year under two conditions:
-There is a hard, fixed plan in place to execute at the end of it.
-There should be a reason and purpose behind the gap year which makes you smarter, more mature, more experienced or, in some quantifiable way, a better person at the end of the year. Taking a break, finding yourself, "doing something interesting", working a minimum wage job, paying to do good works in an African country are not compelling reasons or purposes.
As far as whether or not they'll let you do, I would, as with most issues, defer to Pima, Kinnem, Marist, Clarkson, dunn, et. al.
Best of Luck!
It’s unlikely if your taking a gap year straight out of high school.If I receive a four-year army rotc scholarship will I be able to defer it in order to take a gap year?
My DS, an AROTC MS III, was allowed to defer his scholarship for a gap year.
-That was three years ago
-DS had excellent stats
-Major was/is engineering
-Had full support of the school
-Spent gap year on Rotary Exchange Scholarship in Taiwan, living in a Chinese only environment. When he returned, he tested out of all Chinese language classes at his Big 10 U.
-At the end of the day, the Army got something out of it--a blonde-haired blue-eyed Chinese speaker that cost them zero to language train.
Before even considering what the Army thinks about it, you need to think about why it would be right/wrong for you. A year of seasoning and maturing can be very worthwhile. I am a huge supporter of the gap year under two conditions:
-There is a hard, fixed plan in place to execute at the end of it.
-There should be a reason and purpose behind the gap year which makes you smarter, more mature, more experienced or, in some quantifiable way, a better person at the end of the year. Taking a break, finding yourself, "doing something interesting", working a minimum wage job, paying to do good works in an African country are not compelling reasons or purposes.
As far as whether or not they'll let you do, I would, as with most issues, defer to Pima, Kinnem, Marist, Clarkson, dunn, et. al.
Best of Luck!
This could potentially impact my DS as well.
If he chooses the AROTC route his university has a school sponsored gap year that is fully funded by the university. Students travel to foreign countries to learn new languages, cultures, and to perform service.
Hello,
Do you think that you could tell me more about how your DS went about requesting the gap year? Who did he contact and when in the process? PMS? Cadet Command? Both?
Remember, a gap year is a year taken off between HS and College. You are referring to a semester or year abroad.