PMS interview

Farmerjamie

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I have my pms interview Monday, what advice can you all give me for the interview. I have nice clothes, good leadership skills, I am the group commander for my JROTC unit. 1190 SAT and 25 ACT, however act is soon to change as I took that recently. Any advice is going to be helpful. This is for AROTC by the way
 
Speak from your heart and don’t be afraid to ask questions.
Be yourself, but a professional example of yourself.
Think about the question and how you will answer it thoughtfully without saying “um”

Be calm and remember that the PMS is not looking for your flaws, they’re looking for ways you express your positive attributes that will make you a successful candidate for scholarship and succeed in their program.
 
It’s also OK to not know the answer to a question immediately, to say ‘I need to think about that a moment’. It’s ok to pause and collect a well formed answer.
 
Good advice from the above comments. In addition, I might suggest something that my son did last year when he went to his PMS interview. He took along a notebook that he left with the PMS that included color copies of the following items: professional photo of himself with his name, Eagle Scout certificate, Texas Boys State certificate, West Point Leaders Experience certificate, NHS Certificate, recommendation letters from his high school teachers, transcript from the local junior college where he took dual credit classes, high school transcript, SAT score report, early acceptance letter from The Citadel, etc. The idea was to do something extra to allow himself to stand out from the crowd of other interviewees. Perhaps this was an overkill, but as it turned out, the PMS delayed loading his interview on the ROTC scholarship application website for a few weeks (during which time we called a couple to times to remind), so this allowed the PMS to hopefully to better remember him when later uploading his interview results. The PMS' secretary told us that we were not the only interviewee from which prodding calls were received. You never know what might happen, or how organized (or how busy/disorganized) the PMS might be. My son ended up receiving a 4-year Army ROTC scholarship and is now a Rat at VMI, so I think it helped.
 
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I have my pms interview Monday, what advice can you all give me for the interview. I have nice clothes, good leadership skills, I am the group commander for my JROTC unit. 1190 SAT and 25 ACT, however act is soon to change as I took that recently. Any advice is going to be helpful. This is for AROTC by the way
Hi. I did a few recent posts on this issue that you might find helpful:

https://www.serviceacademyforums.co...portance-of-mock-interview-preparation.68213/

https://www.serviceacademyforums.co...rmy-rotc-professor-of-military-science.67205/
 
I’ve read both of those AROTCPMS, very good information. I’m bringing with me a 3 page list of athletics, leadership, and academic experience that I’ve had. Wish me luck. It’s actually this morning at Georgia State College.
 
I didn't know what a "PMS Interview" was, but by golly it got me to click on the thread.
 
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