Hello everyone! I hope everything has been going well since I was last on here a few months ago! To briefly recap my situation, I had been awarded a NROTC scholarship last year and had decided to attend Yale! Unfortunately, due to the ongoing world situation and some personal family stuff going on, I elected to take a gap year.
Now, the time has come to re-apply for the scholarship. I know that I'm late with the reapplication process, but my internship commitments are just starting to taper off. My questions is if next week is too late to send in an application, in the sense that I will be at a disadvantage applying toward the latter end of the cycle?
Also, given that I for all intents and purpose "declined" my scholarship by electing a gap year, will I be viewed negatively by the board? I've definitely been doing some very productive things during this gap year which would make great additions to my application, but the fact that I decided to forgo the scholarship lat year is a but concerning.
In terms of raw stats (which I know don't make an application) I'd say I am fairly competitive. Physically, I think I'm competitive as well since I've ben training with the intention of getting a commission on the SEAL pipeline (I understand its a loft goal).
Now, the time has come to re-apply for the scholarship. I know that I'm late with the reapplication process, but my internship commitments are just starting to taper off. My questions is if next week is too late to send in an application, in the sense that I will be at a disadvantage applying toward the latter end of the cycle?
Also, given that I for all intents and purpose "declined" my scholarship by electing a gap year, will I be viewed negatively by the board? I've definitely been doing some very productive things during this gap year which would make great additions to my application, but the fact that I decided to forgo the scholarship lat year is a but concerning.
In terms of raw stats (which I know don't make an application) I'd say I am fairly competitive. Physically, I think I'm competitive as well since I've ben training with the intention of getting a commission on the SEAL pipeline (I understand its a loft goal).