NROTC Side Load Scholarship

[dirtyflaco]

I'll provide some numbers and you can decide if there is a link.

2020 Sideload Boards:
3-year scholarship -
250 total applicants / 194 selects / 56 non-selects
31 of the 250 were non-affiliated applicants* / 19 selected for 3-yr scholarship / 12 non-selects
* This means 219 were College Program

2-year scholarship -
151 total applicants / 121 selects / 30 non-selects
4 of the 151 were non-affiliated applicants* / 4 selected for 2-yr scholarship / 0 non-selects
* This means 147 were College Program

Reviving this thread

These numbers seem extremely promising if I were to try and receive a sideload as a college programmer. After my rejection from USNA and AFROTC, I'm still waiting for USAFA and NROTC but I know that there is a significant chance I may not be awarded anything. If not appointed/awarded either, I am thinking about taking my chances at NROTC at ASU and hoping for a three year sideload.

The school is expensive and I am worried I may not be awarded anything but these numbers seem very high. Does anyone have any advice or has anyone gone through a similar route?

 

[Ihavenoidea]

Reviving this thread

These numbers seem extremely promising if I were to try and receive a sideload as a college programmer. After my rejection from USNA and AFROTC, I'm still waiting for USAFA and NROTC but I know that there is a significant chance I may not be awarded anything. If not appointed/awarded either, I am thinking about taking my chances at NROTC at ASU and hoping for a three year sideload.

The school is expensive and I am worried I may not be awarded anything but these numbers seem very high. Does anyone have any advice or has anyone gone through a similar route?

The side loads this year are significantly higher than talked about in this zombie thread. Last year was higher than this thread numbers. Next year is not known yet, but scuttle butt is that upper officer ranks (O-5 and higher ) numbers are lower than the Navy wants. As they can’t higher outside for those ranks, it seems the Navy is going for higher number of ensigns to make up the difference down the road. This is just rumor, but It seems right to me.
Though I think if you do great academically, but out with the unit, and crush the PFT, you will have a great chance at a side load. Be careful to go to a school you can pay for more than just one semester or year just to be careful

 

[dirtyflaco]

The side loads this year are significantly higher than talked about in this zombie thread. Last year was higher than this thread numbers. Next year is not known yet, but scuttle butt is that upper officer ranks (O-5 and higher ) numbers are lower than the Navy wants. As they can’t higher outside for those ranks, it seems the Navy is going for higher number of ensigns to make up the difference down the road. This is just rumor, but It seems right to me.
Though I think if you do great academically, but out with the unit, and crush the PFT, you will have a great chance at a side load. Be careful to go to a school you can pay for more than just one semester or year just to be careful

Where did you find these stats on last year's scholarships? I'm not questioning your credibility, it's just that this seems to be contradictory to what most are saying. I really hope it's true though!

 

[Ihavenoidea]

Where did you find these stats on last year's scholarships? I'm not questioning your credibility, it's just that this seems to be contradictory to what most are saying. I really hope it's true though

A lot of it is on different threads and posts on SAF. Just look at the fact that NROTC gave a fair amount of 3.5 year side loads this year, and they didn’t do that the year before.

Who is saying that they are giving less side loads then a few years ago? I haven’t seen that