Q & A - Norwich University

sj28 said:
Do you know what iPad they will issue? Also, when does the packing list come out?
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The packing list is out, it’s here:

Fall 2024 Incoming Students

Welcome! We are thrilled to welcome you to Norwich University, home of the Cadets and birthplace of ROTC.
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We got ipad accessories for generation 7/8/9. Not sure which one they’re actually giving out this year… maybe someone else knows?
 
sj28 said:
Hi!! Quick question. How does the iPad situation work. Do we buy one there or do we have to bring ours from home. Also, who is allowed during family weekend. My family can't go, but my friend will be going to a school nearby and she wants to go for me.
How do fall sports work. I plan to do women's rugby and want to bring my equipment. Do I leave it home and wait until after rook week?
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My son will be a junior this year so hopefully someone has more up-to-date info on the iPad situation. He got his by mail over the summer (I think the deposit had to be paid by a certain day for that). The rest must have been issued at school.

Family weekend - there is a pretty strong no rook left behind practice at Norwich so families will adopt rook siblings for the weekend so they can get off campus and get good meals. There are no restrictions on who can visit. As a rook you’ll have a very specific schedule to follow as far as where you have to be and when but it’s an amazing weekend. Sometimes family doesn’t plan to attend for a y number of reasons but decide in the end they can’t miss it :)

There are dates for fall sports arrival so you’ll want to look for that (it’s on the website). You’ll bring sports equipment with you. Hopefully there’s a fall sport parent who can help you with that information.

Have a great summer and the better physical shape you show up to campus in the better off you’ll be. So much PT! Good luck!
 
Love the feedback on this site. Great info on parents' weekend, packing list, places to stay, etc. Son is attending Norwich in fall. Looks like he went thru same application opps as many others here - SA's, VMI, Citadel, VA Tech, etc. He's playing football and looking forward to attending. Any thoughts on sport participation in conjunction with Corps requirements - he's going NROTC Marine option - and academics? I think he fares better with a structured schedule, but this is a new ballgame.
 
PShoopjr1 said:
Love the feedback on this site. Great info on parents' weekend, packing list, places to stay, etc. Son is attending Norwich in fall. Looks like he went thru same application opps as many others here - SA's, VMI, Citadel, VA Tech, etc. He's playing football and looking forward to attending. Any thoughts on sport participation in conjunction with Corps requirements - he's going NROTC Marine option - and academics? I think he fares better with a structured schedule, but this is a new ballgame.
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My son played football for 2 years. They have a new head coach. Balancing varsity sports, academics, and ROTC is a challenge.
Remind him he’s there to graduate and commission first.
He will have to figure out order of importance on his own. Our son is a 4 year rotc scholarship cadet, so he was there to commission. Your cadet will be pulled in all different directions. Football wants his time, last coaching regime had a hard time with ROTC and C of C time commitments, C of C wants a slice of the pie, ROTC will need a portion, then there's academics. Remember too, ROTC and the C of C are two seperate entities. There have been many cadets who concentrate on the C of C and get lost somewhere along the way ending up leaving NU because grades and ROTC suffered. The C of C won't get you a ROTC scholarship or a commission. Commissioning is the end game.
Unless your rook is a 4 year NROTC -MO cadet he really needs to do his research on other commissioning sources into the MC. It is very difficult to be accepted into the Navy battalion without a scholarship. Many cadets end up the PLC route or switch branches when they determine they can’t contract through NROTC.
Many rooks show up at NU thinking they will commission Navy, AF, or MC finding out end of rook or sophomore year they won’t contract.
Best advise study hard, have a good time, and stay injury free. My son's close friend got hurt playing football which kept him from attending PLC juniors so he had to go to plan B. He still made it to Quantico but was lucky with healing and rehab as well as all the waivers came through.
We have a senior this year. It's been a great experience for us on the parent's side. My son is ready to graduate and get on with life in the big Army and put cadet land behind him.
 
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How is the roommate situation at Norwich as a rook? Are you assigned one roommate or in a barracks setting with MULTIPLE roomates? Any insight is greatly appreciated.
 
New_user2345678 said:
How is the roommate situation at Norwich as a rook? Are you assigned one roommate or in a barracks setting with MULTIPLE roomates? Any insight is greatly appreciated.
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They’re assigned one or two roommates in a traditional room. Most rooms are doubles with some triples. They have bunk beds, they each have a desk and a wall locker to hang all of their uniforms with drawers in the bottom.
 
New parent here. Can the Rooks have some type of storage container for under their bed? I don’t see anything on the packing list. Also, what does the Alden Partridge Scholarship cover for the first year? Any fees?
 
GolfMom11 said:
New parent here. Can the Rooks have some type of storage container for under their bed? I don’t see anything on the packing list. Also, what does the Alden Partridge Scholarship cover for the first year? Any fees?
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Yes, Rooks can have storage containers under their beds. I used the IKEA storage bags as those were easy to slide in and out from under the beds. I would recommend not doing any hard storage bins until you know the height of the beds to make sure they actually fit.

I am not really sure what the Alden Partridge Scholarship is or how it is awarded but this is what the website says about it: “The Alden Partridge Scholarship is awarded to students who receive a 3-year ROTC scholarship. Norwich University will cover all costs (Tuition, Fees, Housing and Food) for the first year of enrollment which is not covered by the ROTC scholarship (student pays cost of uniform, books and medical insurance, if needed).”
 
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