NROTC First Board Results

I think this most recent board will be the first where they know people won't likely select. So, people will start getting deselect notices as well as selection notices. It os definitely frustrating. I promise I am not holding any information back. We keep these lists close hold so there aren't any unintentional errors.
 
Squidmom said:
I promise if we hear good news you all will be the first to know - or bad news I guess - but trying to stay positive!
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Not sure what your DS/DD's NROTC option is (Navy, MO, Nurse) but we will be OK with a rejection, disappointed but OK. My DS is already full ride here in Florida (Bright Futures Scholar) and he will apply for Nurse Candidate Program sophomore year if need be. Good Luck. I know a good nail salon in Fort Lauderdale 🤣
 
Thanks for asking -Naval option. He'd be super stoked and since he's in the running for some top Ivies, getting the scholarship would help his admissions odds as well.
 
In the Navy (and likely all service branches) we have a saying that goes....."please don't shoot the messenger". I start this post with that expression, and I declare myself the messenger.

Many on here are eagerly awaiting news from the NROTC board which concluded in late January. Those board results were reviewed, as they always are, by a number of people to ensure we got the process right. There were some issues raised regarding some of the ISR applications and how the PRT (AFA) results were tabulated. I don't think it is anything bad, and most likely, nothing will really change. But, it's a situation where something has to be clarified so that we have confidence that everything was done "by the rule book."

So, those results are sitting on a table waiting for the clarification to come in. And I don't know how high up this has to go to be "clarified" and the higher we go, the thinner the air gets, and the slower things move. Not an ideal answer.......(did I mention the thing about not shooting the messenger?)

Now, if you are looking for some good news, or maybe a lack of bad news, with the deadline set at 31 January, we can see how many actually applied. For any number of reasons, the numbers were a bit less this year. What that ultimately means is the odds of selection tick up slightly. To be clear, this isn't a case where everyone gets picked up by any means, but it's a better situation than having a record number of highly qualified applicants and we aren't able to pick everyone.

So, for Squidmom, I checked, and they have Lee Press On Nails on Amazon. You can get some of those to continue the nail-biting experiment. As always, if I hear something, I will let folks know.
 
So, I probably could offer a number, although that number will bounce around a bit because technically, there are some applicants rounding up their final interviews or having their guidance counselors submit things. The no kidding final closeout happens on 15 February. I tend to not like to shoot out the denominator because there are professional statisticians here who will start doing advanced calculus or linear algebra to make predictions on candidates. But we are a few percentage points off of where we traditionally are.

What I can say is for those applicants who are currently in an NROTC program and applying for the 4 year program, their chances are very good assuming they have good grades and their PNS states they are succeeding in the program.

I just wanted to send the previous message so people didn't feel like their DS/DD wasn't selected from the January board. Those results haven't been posted yet.
 
Offshore Sailor said:
I registered simply to say THANK YOU to Capt. Meyers! You've made this waiting process personal and understandable for my DS.
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I will say that if you have found it understandable, then you should take my job :) Two years in and I still wind up grabbing the instruction and asking......REALLY? But, I try to reassure people that the team up at NSTC works amazingly hard trying to sort through all of these.....more complicated due to COVID. And, silence is deafening so even when it seems like nothing is happening, it's happening, just never quite as fast as folks would like.
 
Squidmom said:
Thanks for asking -Naval option. He'd be super stoked and since he's in the running for some top Ivies, getting the scholarship would help his admissions odds as well.
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I hope this helps a bit...
I am not sure having a ROTC scholarship helps at all schools.
Here is what I found:
Cornell is actively trying to grow all three ROTC branches. So based on their communication they are pushing and must have some pull.
Brown- heavily trying to grow their Navy and others, but its quite a hike to the cross town- 45 minutes one way. The Veteran POC went out of her way to inform admissions very early in the process.
for Columbia, Harvard and Dartmouth- really hard to tell.
Yale is strong Navy and AF.
Princeton is strong Army.

They will never push for anyone that could not get into on their own. So 1500+ SAT and 4.0 with strong ECs probably needed at most schools to have a high probability of admittance. We are getting a bit late in the admissions game with most schools completing their interviews already.

Generally speaking:
I'd say if your competitive to get into an IVY- you will be VERY competitive to get a ROTC Scholarship.
If you are competitive to get an ROTC scholarship you may not be IVY level competitive.
 
GWU PNS said:
In the Navy (and likely all service branches) we have a saying that goes....."please don't shoot the messenger". I start this post with that expression, and I declare myself the messenger.

Many on here are eagerly awaiting news from the NROTC board which concluded in late January. Those board results were reviewed, as they always are, by a number of people to ensure we got the process right. There were some issues raised regarding some of the ISR applications and how the PRT (AFA) results were tabulated. I don't think it is anything bad, and most likely, nothing will really change. But, it's a situation where something has to be clarified so that we have confidence that everything was done "by the rule book."

So, those results are sitting on a table waiting for the clarification to come in. And I don't know how high up this has to go to be "clarified" and the higher we go, the thinner the air gets, and the slower things move. Not an ideal answer.......(did I mention the thing about not shooting the messenger?)

Now, if you are looking for some good news, or maybe a lack of bad news, with the deadline set at 31 January, we can see how many actually applied. For any number of reasons, the numbers were a bit less this year. What that ultimately means is the odds of selection tick up slightly. To be clear, this isn't a case where everyone gets picked up by any means, but it's a better situation than having a record number of highly qualified applicants and we aren't able to pick everyone.

So, for Squidmom, I checked, and they have Lee Press On Nails on Amazon. You can get some of those to continue the nail-biting experiment. As always, if I hear something, I will let folks know.
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THis is so helpful - thank you so much (and I think it's too late for the nails but good suggestion!) - -not to be the military idiot, but what is DS? PRT? ISR, PRT? My dad was in the Navy years ago but I am learning :)
 
ASKMEAGAINDAD said:
I hope this helps a bit...
I am not sure having a ROTC scholarship helps at all schools.
Here is what I found:
Cornell is actively trying to grow all three ROTC branches. So based on their communication they are pushing and must have some pull.
Brown- heavily trying to grow their Navy and others, but its quite a hike to the cross town- 45 minutes one way. The Veteran POC went out of her way to inform admissions very early in the process.
for Columbia, Harvard and Dartmouth- really hard to tell.
Yale is strong Navy and AF.
Princeton is strong Army.

They will never push for anyone that could not get into on their own. So 1500+ SAT and 4.0 with strong ECs probably needed at most schools to have a high probability of admittance. We are getting a bit late in the admissions game with most schools completing their interviews already.

Generally speaking:
I'd say if your competitive to get into an IVY- you will be VERY competitive to get a ROTC Scholarship.
If you are competitive to get an ROTC scholarship you may not be IVY level competitive.
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To add to that, if you are in range, it REALLY helps to get the scholarship - Harvard for example I've heard sets aside 5 spots a year for NROTC kids even if they are a tad lower than their pool. These schools have 2-5% acceptance rates so almost everyone has top grades and scores -so getting the scholarship definitely helps.
 
One more question for Captain MEYERS (all the "e's" intact) - any rough estimate of the number of applicants who are CURRENT NROTC students versus those applying NOW to be in NROTC? I didn't realize they were all competing for the same scholarship - is that half the pool? Less? Also good to know as kids can join NROTC and if they stand out, can apply "again" if needed if they are dedicated. I just would have thought they would be in separate pools...
 
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