Hello all! Last December, I was luck enough to learn that I had been awarded a tier 2 NROTC scholarship. After sometime on the waitlist, I also learned that I had been admitted to Princeton! Obviously all this is really great, but unfortunately, with COVID still ravaging the world, I have decided that I will take a gpa year.
For Princeton, this isn't a problem as I am just differing my enrollment, but with NROTC this isn't possible. I've heard some pretty conflicting stuff — some people told me I'm crazy to take a gap year because I will surely not be given another chance at the scholarship while others have said given that I got into Princeton, getting another scholarship should be a piece of cake. I tend to err on the side of caution, so I feel like I'm throwing my chances away at another scholarship.
I was hoping some of you guys and gals could have some insight regarding this. Have any of you had a child, or taken a gap year yourselves, where you had to forgo a scholarship and reapply (and got it again)? Given that I will be attending Princeton, do you guys think my chances at another scholarship are good? I just have a lot to consider!
For Princeton, this isn't a problem as I am just differing my enrollment, but with NROTC this isn't possible. I've heard some pretty conflicting stuff — some people told me I'm crazy to take a gap year because I will surely not be given another chance at the scholarship while others have said given that I got into Princeton, getting another scholarship should be a piece of cake. I tend to err on the side of caution, so I feel like I'm throwing my chances away at another scholarship.
I was hoping some of you guys and gals could have some insight regarding this. Have any of you had a child, or taken a gap year yourselves, where you had to forgo a scholarship and reapply (and got it again)? Given that I will be attending Princeton, do you guys think my chances at another scholarship are good? I just have a lot to consider!