question on changing school selection and missing 4/15 deadline

[MichelleB]

Our daughter was fortunate to receive the national NROTC scholarship, but was waitlisted at her first choice school. She has been accepted into 3 schools, all with NROTC programs but one of those acceptances didn't come in until early last week and she needed to do some research to finalize her preferred path forward and we were managing to the 5/1 school acceptance deadline. Due to this, she missed the deadline of 4/15 to request a school placement selection and instead submitted last night.

My question is - she has to accept admission to a school by 5/1, and I understand school selection changes for the NROTC scholarship are closed now until 5/15. Does anyone have experience with a path forward if for some reason the transfer to her accepted school isn't approved? She can certainly ask to remain on the wait list for the school that her scholarship is tied to, but I am not optimistic that the wait list will move.

 

[RyanHinrichs6]

I transferred from a school I didn’t get into to a school I did, and they were pretty quick about it. As long as that unit isn’t full I think that they will grant the request no matter where it is.

 

[ProudDad17]

I believe school placement changes are approved as long is there is an opening for a scholarship mid at that school. Probably your DD's best next step would be to contact the unit at the school she wants to attend and explain her situation. From what I have seen, most units do not fill their allotment of scholarship spots.

 

[MichelleB]

I transferred from a school I didn’t get into to a school I did, and they were pretty quick about it. As long as that unit isn’t full I think that they will grant the request no matter where it is.

I transferred from a school I didn’t get into to a school I did, and they were pretty quick about it. As long as that unit isn’t full I think that they will grant the request no matter where it is.

I am crossing my fingers this is the case! My daughter has already been in contact with the unit at the school she wants to transfer to

 

[MichelleB]

I believe school placement changes are approved as long is there is an opening for a scholarship mid at that school. Probably your DD's best next step would be to contact the unit at the school she wants to attend and explain her situation. From what I have seen, most units do not fill their allotment of scholarship spots.

Perfect! she had already been in contact with the unit so I have asked her to go back and let them know she has requested a transfer and ideally they can confirm they have room.