GWU PNS (emeritus)
George Washington University Capital Battalion
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I have to wait to get back to my college computer that has that info. But there is a conversion table somewhere out there.
New to this forum and trying to understand the board process. Do applicants get multiple looks from subsequent boards? Or is it pretty much a one and done type of deal? Thanks!You are close to the ground truth. Each board ranks independently of the others. Over time as the boards are held, we get an idea of where the cut line will settle out. But it takes at least 3 months or so to start seeing that. And last year, perhaps because of covid, there was a deluge of applications submitted in January.
Now, why recruiters tell people to hurry and submit? Perhaps they think we keep scoring those records but that just isn't the case. I really think they tell people to hurry because they don't want to deal with the big crunch at the last minute.
For scoring purposes, it is one and done. As the boards proceed each month, the picture starts to become clearer and some of the alternate scores will start to be above the "cut line". This is why some here on the forums will mention that their application went in front of an October or November board, but they get notified in January or February that they were selected.New to this forum and trying to understand the board process. Do applicants get multiple looks from subsequent boards? Or is it pretty much a one and done type of deal? Thanks!
Thank you for this explanation!For scoring purposes, it is one and done. As the boards proceed each month, the picture starts to become clearer and some of the alternate scores will start to be above the "cut line". This is why some here on the forums will mention that their application went in front of an October or November board, but they get notified in January or February that they were selected.
The one exception deals with MSI applicants. They are scored and considered for the NROTC national scholarships, and then there is a separate board in May for the MSI scholarships.
There is a method to the madness, but it is hard to convey on a message forum.
You are correct. The one thing location tends to drive is who gets assigned as your recruiting officer. And some recruiting regions are more competitive than others. So, there are people who will get hounded by their recruiter to get a package submitted because it helps their recruiting quotas, where other recruiters have plenty of people and aren't that motivated to close the deal on a scholarship applicant.@GWU PNS , correct me if I'm wrong, but for NROTC scholarship, where you live has no bearing on whether you are awarded a scholarship.