Major Choice - need ugly truth

runjoeyrun

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Hello, I'm a female senior applying for an NROTC scholarship. When filling out my application, I applied as an Environmental Engineering major, that being what I'd applied to schools as. Now I've heard from some that that was a mistake, as it's a Tier 2 major and because studying the environment won't help the Navy.

Should I transfer to a Tier 1 major to better fit the needs of the Navy and boost my chances, even if it means transferring down to Tier 2 later? Should I switch to a Civil Engineering major, seeing as it falls under the same major for most schools, even if it's a Tier 2 still? I'm interested in ending up at Nuclear Power School. Here are my statistics if it helps.

GPA: 4.0/4.3
Rank: 1/470
ACT: 35 (36 all except 30 math)
SAT: 1550 (780/770)

As far as activities go, I'm a NASA National High School Aerospace Scholar, play a couple varsity sports and am co-captain for one, but I'm not extremely strong in athletics or competing in high level academic competitions or anything. I chose my schools to be (in ranked order) Princeton, Harvard, University of Idaho, Columbia, and University of Washington.

Any advice helps, thanks.
 
From what I remember about NROTC, if you wanted to change your major you had to get approval to do so. Trying to game the system doesn't work. Just go with what you want to study.
 
You do not need to change anything. All tier 1 and 2 majors are looked at as "technical" so they all carry the same benefit on an application. Once you arrive at school, having been awarded a tier 2 scholarship, you can study ANY tier 2 major of your choosing or move up to tier 1 if you so decide.
 
You do not need to change anything. All tier 1 and 2 majors are looked at as "technical" so they all carry the same benefit on an application. Once you arrive at school, having been awarded a tier 2 scholarship, you can study ANY tier 2 major of your choosing or move up to tier 1 if you so decide.

Ok, thank you. I'm not trying to play the system, just wanted to make sure a difference in wording (civil vs environmental) wouldn't ruin my chances for a scholarship.
 
You do not need to change anything. All tier 1 and 2 majors are looked at as "technical" so they all carry the same benefit on an application. Once you arrive at school, having been awarded a tier 2 scholarship, you can study ANY tier 2 major of your choosing or move up to tier 1 if you so decide.

Ok, thank you. I'm not trying to play the system, just wanted to make sure a difference in wording (civil vs environmental) wouldn't ruin my chances for a scholarship.

Not at all. It won't have any impact.
 
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