Low GPA, Lose of Scholarship

Unagi

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I’m currently a rising MS2 on a 3 yr AD at a senior military college. Last semester I let my grades slip and had a 2.2 GPA, and was just recently notified that my scholarship will not be activated in the fall because of this. I was additionally told that my PMS will make a decision as to whether or not my scholarship will be pulled from me entirely. My school has very few on campus scholarships available and I was told that my scholarship might be pulled and given to someone higher on the OML, which I fear is a real possibility. I will not have any additional information until my ROO has spoken to the PMS. I’m terrified that I’ll lose my scholarship because I have no other way to pay for college. Does anyone have any advice or information that could help ease my anxiety?
 
Sounds like you are waiting to find out…..so, while waiting, make a plan for getting better grades this semester. I can make a suggestion for a great book to help you with that:

How to Become a Straight-A Student: The Unconventional Strategies Real College Students Use to Score High While Studying Less by Cal Newport​

It has some fabulous strategies to use in organizing your time. I highly recommend the read. You can get it on Amazon for about $10.
 
Advice I’d give my own son if this happened…

(He is an incoming freshman on a 3yr AD AROTC scholarship at an SMC.)

Develop a plan by which you’ll get yourself back on track this semester. Sit down with the PMS (if possible) and share your plan. Then execute flawlessly. You can’t fix the past. Focus on the future.

Start working on your plan B to continue your education (if that is your goal) and/or pursue military service (again, if that is your goal). There are a lot of options. Take a year off to work, earn money, and get serious. Look at community colleges to work on your academics at a lower cost. Look at lower cost four year schools. Look at enlisting. Look at other commissioning paths. You are young. You have tons of options. You just need to learn and move on.

Good luck!
 
Was your cumulative GPA below a 2.5? 3AD scholarships have to be validated no later than 1 JULY. In order to be validated, your ROTC and Academic GPAs need to be 2.5+. You also need to be recommended for scholarship by the PMS. Sounds like it was not validated. Typically you lose the scholarship if you are not validated, however 1ST BDE may do things differently. The only real chance you have is to ensure you excel academically this upcoming Fall, and they convert your scholarship to a 2.5 yr. Realistically, I don't think that is likely and you should consider @dadinnc advice above.

Going to a private college with a high tuition and achieving a low GPA is not setting yourself up for future success. If your long term goal is to commission, you have plenty of time to recover.

To share a personal story, I had a less than stellar year myself as a college freshman at a high cost private university. I ended up transferring to a community college to complete my associates, then transferred to a 4YR state school where I earned a 2YR Army ROTC scholarship and commissioned onto active duty. Recently, I was selected for promotion to COL. Moral of the story, you can overcome setbacks, but it may require a change in your current plan. Focus on the long term goal, and plan on how you are going to get there.
 
Was your cumulative GPA below a 2.5? 3AD scholarships have to be validated no later than 1 JULY. In order to be validated, your ROTC and Academic GPAs need to be 2.5+. You also need to be recommended for scholarship by the PMS. Sounds like it was not validated. Typically you lose the scholarship if you are not validated, however 1ST BDE may do things differently. The only real chance you have is to ensure you excel academically this upcoming Fall, and they convert your scholarship to a 2.5 yr. Realistically, I don't think that is likely and you should consider @dadinnc advice above.

Going to a private college with a high tuition and achieving a low GPA is not setting yourself up for future success. If your long term goal is to commission, you have plenty of time to recover.

To share a personal story, I had a less than stellar year myself as a college freshman at a high cost private university. I ended up transferring to a community college to complete my associates, then transferred to a 4YR state school where I earned a 2YR Army ROTC scholarship and commissioned onto active duty. Recently, I was selected for promotion to COL. Moral of the story, you can overcome setbacks, but it may require a change in your current plan. Focus on the long term goal, and plan on how you are going to get there.
@MohawkArmyROTC - Congratulations on your promotion to COL-Select. Well done Sir!
 
Was your cumulative GPA below a 2.5? 3AD scholarships have to be validated no later than 1 JULY. In order to be validated, your ROTC and Academic GPAs need to be 2.5+. You also need to be recommended for scholarship by the PMS. Sounds like it was not validated. Typically you lose the scholarship if you are not validated, however 1ST BDE may do things differently. The only real chance you have is to ensure you excel academically this upcoming Fall, and they convert your scholarship to a 2.5 yr. Realistically, I don't think that is likely and you should consider @dadinnc advice above.

Going to a private college with a high tuition and achieving a low GPA is not setting yourself up for future success. If your long term goal is to commission, you have plenty of time to recover.

To share a personal story, I had a less than stellar year myself as a college freshman at a high cost private university. I ended up transferring to a community college to complete my associates, then transferred to a 4YR state school where I earned a 2YR Army ROTC scholarship and commissioned onto active duty. Recently, I was selected for promotion to COL. Moral of the story, you can overcome setbacks, but it may require a change in your current plan. Focus on the long term goal, and plan on how you are going to get there.

The late Senator John McCain graduated 894th out of 899 at Annapolis. His career recovered.
George S Patton had to repeat a year at West Point due to lack of academic prowess. His career was not damaged in the long run.
George Pickett & George Custer were both dead last in their respective West Point classes. They both distinguished command careers (if controversial).
 
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