Project Go

[Daisy12]

Does anyone have experience with Project Go? Would love to hear about this experience.
How competitive is it for a person who has no experience in the languages offered to study abroad with this program? Would participation help achieve a scholarship once you are in college?

 

[GWU PNS (emeritus)]

I had 5 Midshipmen do this last year. Depending on the language, you do need a certain baseline level of proficiency. Otherwise it can be overwhelming. I had two Mids visit Taiwan, one to Jordan, one to Lebanon, and one to Kazakhstan.

All of them were on scholarship already. I don't see it as helping you stand out since you wouldn't be compared to fellow Midshipmen.

 

[Daisy12]

I had 5 Midshipmen do this last year. Depending on the language, you do need a certain baseline level of proficiency. Otherwise it can be overwhelming. I had two Mids visit Taiwan, one to Jordan, one to Lebanon, and one to Kazakhstan.

All of them were on scholarship already. I don't see it as helping you stand out since you wouldn't be compared to fellow Midshipmen.

Thanks!
None of the languages are offered at my son’s HS but he’s interested in learning. Do you think that means he would not qualify for the program? Or should he apply to the domestic program for the first year or two?

 

[THmom]

Thanks!
None of the languages are offered at my son’s HS but he’s interested in learning. Do you think that means he would not qualify for the program? Or should he apply to the domestic program for the first year or two?

My DS went to Kyrgyzstan last summer as a rising MSIII and 4-year winner. Another cadet who also participated from his batallion was surprised he got it since he hadn’t done the domestic program first. He had, however, been studying the language for years and had already lived abroad twice.

 

[GWU PNS (emeritus)]

Thanks!
None of the languages are offered at my son’s HS but he’s interested in learning. Do you think that means he would not qualify for the program? Or should he apply to the domestic program for the first year or two?

I would say that project Go is geared more toward second semester of Sophomore year and onward. The first year of NROTC a person should really immerse him/her self in the program itself and then look to branch out into Project Go. But in making the college choices, I think it's fair to ask the unit how many of their Mids participate in Project Go each year.

 

[tgtl]

Thanks!
None of the languages are offered at my son’s HS but he’s interested in learning. Do you think that means he would not qualify for the program? Or should he apply to the domestic program for the first year or two?

I think they like to see some language was studied, but it doesn’t need to be one of the languages offered through Project Go. My son studied Russian through the program but had 4 years of German in HS. He did Project Go summer after freshman year, as did most of the others (Army) from his school.

 

[Outofmyelement]

DD did Project Go this summer after her freshman year as an AROTC 3yr AD scholarship winner . ( She is contracting next week) . She really enjoyed the experience, even tho her program was stateside due to the Ukraine / Russia situation . She received 9 credit hrs in Russian over the summer, which means she starts as a third year Russian student as a sophomore . She had no Russian language exposure prior to college , but she did take four years of French in high school including AP. She wants to go again next summer , if possible .

 

[unkown1961]

Does anyone have experience with Project Go? Would love to hear about this experience.
How competitive is it for a person who has no experience in the languages offered to study abroad with this program? Would participation help achieve a scholarship once you are in college?

My son did PG summer after sophomore year in Morroco (and then went to Field Training). My daughter also did PG in Morocco after her sophomore year. Neither had any previous experience in Arabic. My son was a Russian major and did PG twice to study Russian, once summer after his sophomore year in Estonia and then the next summer in Kyrgyzstan.
It's a great experience - they learn both the language and culture. Plus the 8 weeks includes organized trips and trips the kids take on their own (great learning experience to navigate a foreign country).
But this is a program for college ROTC cadets as far as I know.

 

[cb7893]

Thanks!
None of the languages are offered at my son’s HS but he’s interested in learning. Do you think that means he would not qualify for the program? Or should he apply to the domestic program for the first year or two?

What language he learns is not as important as his desire to work at and become proficient in A language. Now would be as good a time as any to start doing that. When he actually gets to college, he will have many languages to choose from. Having studied one makes the next one a little easier, even if the languages are not in the same family, e.g. Spanish/French or Russian/Czech. The more he learns prior to the program, the better the experience will be.

Best of luck to your son!

 

[drangedkim]

Does anyone have experience with Project Go? Would love to hear about this experience.
How competitive is it for a person who has no experience in the languages offered to study abroad with this program? Would participation help achieve a scholarship once you are in college?

My rising college sophomore just completed this over the summer. It was 8 weeks of her language choice and she’s now starting the intermediate at her regular college. She feels a little behind but saves her essentially 8 credits toward a critical language. She had no previous knowledge in this language but has previous middle and high school language experience in Spanish and is somewhat proficient (like level 2). Neither me or my husband speak anything other than English.

She says the PG program is great! Would have loved to do an overseas option, but covid still a cloud over that option.