DS was in the slew of USNA rejections on 4/14 and then yesterday in the NROTC rejections from the last board. So difficult to be carried to the very end of the decisions but a wonderful life experience for him and we are very proud of all he has learned by going through the process. We believe that although his plans A and B didn't come to fruition, God's plan is always an A+. I am not a mom who knows their kid's class rank and GPA to the hundredth. He's very bright, extremely physical and just a super awesome well-rounded, imperfect young man. Varisty sports, NHS, advanced and college credit classes, a C or two and he leaves his dirty socks everywhere! If I had found the SAF last year at this time I would have had more insight on exactly how long and competitive this journey was going to be. He has acceptances to Miami OH, Embry-Riddle, Purdue and VT, some merit money at all of them except Purdue. He is one of many at our home and we have 529 savings for all of our children but not nearly enough to say just go ahead and go as a programmer and we'll figure it out. He is adamant that he doesn't want to incur a bunch of debt and we definitely support him in that decision.
He had a previously scheduled appointment with a recruiter yesterday right as he got the news about the NROTC scholarship. They were very complimentary, he has a great ASVAB score and qualifies for every single job in the Navy if he were to enlist but they also after two hours said, there are so many options available to you, take some time, reconnect with the schools and ask questions, etc. We knew the deposit deadlines were coming. We were praying for the scholarship. It's out of my comfort zone to ask for parenting advice online lol but we are not a military family and so we are ill equipped to give him advice on enlisting vs being a NROTC programmer vs community college and reapplying for the scholarship. He knows he wants to serve in the Navy and he knows he wants to end up with a bachelor's degree. If anyone has some advice for him/us I would really appreciate it.
He had a previously scheduled appointment with a recruiter yesterday right as he got the news about the NROTC scholarship. They were very complimentary, he has a great ASVAB score and qualifies for every single job in the Navy if he were to enlist but they also after two hours said, there are so many options available to you, take some time, reconnect with the schools and ask questions, etc. We knew the deposit deadlines were coming. We were praying for the scholarship. It's out of my comfort zone to ask for parenting advice online lol but we are not a military family and so we are ill equipped to give him advice on enlisting vs being a NROTC programmer vs community college and reapplying for the scholarship. He knows he wants to serve in the Navy and he knows he wants to end up with a bachelor's degree. If anyone has some advice for him/us I would really appreciate it.