Can you provide some info on how you like Virginia Tech... My DS Plan B is VA Tech NROTC and is awaiting both NROTC notification (hopefully soon) and Va Tech admissions updating on March 5th... This would provide some positive information after receive TWE today!
(not UVA). In comparison to the other senior military colleges, I would say that it is definitely a lot less strict and not quite as harsh. As for why I love it, the campus is the second most beautiful in the country (behind USNA of course), the students have an amazing sense of school pride, that really makes you feel at home with one another, and of course the sports teams are just the icing on the cake. If your DS ends up here, I promise he'll love it (and so will you). If you want more specific answers about the corps, DM me and I can explain in further detail. Good luck!
Not going say you are wrong going OCS, but you do limit your chances of entering the Naval by doing it that way. I mean, there is no guarantee they are going to say yes, while Rotc will get you in if you do everything right and in many cases just about everything right.To start off, I am actually not in NROTC or the corps of cadets. My major is National Security and Foreign Affairs, a tier 3 major. Being a tier three major at a technical school (engineers everywhere), I felt as if my best interest would be to go to OCS after graduation if the USNA doesn't work out. With that being said, about half of my classes are cadets, and I am friends with plenty of them. They love having a mixture of a strict military regiment and a large scale university that just so happens to have the best sports teams in Virginia
I completely understood that when making my decision, and many people last year would have agreed with what you said, but I stand behind my decision not to join the corps and believe I made the right one. Many people stressed that making good grades was most important and I worked hard to make Deans List my first semester here. Yes, having NROTC would look nice on my application, but hopefully my improvements in all aspects of this years application over last years will be enough.Not going say you are wrong going OCS, but you do limit your chances of entering the Naval by doing it that way. I mean, there is no guarantee they are going to say yes, while Rotc will get you in if you do everything right and in many cases just about everything right.To start off, I am actually not in NROTC or the corps of cadets. My major is National Security and Foreign Affairs, a tier 3 major. Being a tier three major at a technical school (engineers everywhere), I felt as if my best interest would be to go to OCS after graduation if the USNA doesn't work out. With that being said, about half of my classes are cadets, and I am friends with plenty of them. They love having a mixture of a strict military regiment and a large scale university that just so happens to have the best sports teams in Virginia
She definitely does! Good luck with USNA, but I'm sure she will be happy wherever she ends up!
I hope it goes really well for you. I know each program is different, but honestly, while my son was well involved in Rotc, it took nothing away from his education. I can honestly say that my sons grades wouldnt have been any better or worse if he had not belonged to Rotc. AGain, I wish you good luck and seriously hope it works out for youI completely understood that when making my decision, and many people last year would have agreed with what you said, but I stand behind my decision not to join the corps and believe I made the right one. Many people stressed that making good grades was most important and I worked hard to make Deans List my first semester here. Yes, having NROTC would look nice on my application, but hopefully my improvements in all aspects of this years application over last years will be enough.Not going say you are wrong going OCS, but you do limit your chances of entering the Naval by doing it that way. I mean, there is no guarantee they are going to say yes, while Rotc will get you in if you do everything right and in many cases just about everything right.To start off, I am actually not in NROTC or the corps of cadets. My major is National Security and Foreign Affairs, a tier 3 major. Being a tier three major at a technical school (engineers everywhere), I felt as if my best interest would be to go to OCS after graduation if the USNA doesn't work out. With that being said, about half of my classes are cadets, and I am friends with plenty of them. They love having a mixture of a strict military regiment and a large scale university that just so happens to have the best sports teams in Virginia
I'm am a bit biased as my name tells you but while UT Austin is an amazing school that I would have gone to, the people are not particularly military friendly (many protests against US mil action), however, Texas A&M has a legendary corps of cadets that I would wholeheartedly recommend taking a deeper eye into.
Did you receive a TWE or an email yesterday?
Did you get a TWE or an email? When did you receive it?
