goaliedad said:
And of course, that AFROTC scholarship is not usable at UVA unless you are admitted. And we know nothing about how you would stack up against the school applicant pool.
The same is true for Army, Navy and Marines. At least for AFROTC they can take it to their 2nd choice college without going through the transfer process.
I just think Bronco does not understand the admission process for colleges and the boarding process for ROTC.
They are 2 separate processes. Your major, your resume, your residency will be factors.
Bronco, here is an easier way...if you school has the Naviance program, use it. It won't help regarding ROTC scholarship, but it will illustrate from your HS if you are competitive. It illustrates in green, amber and red dots all of the students that applied in previous yrs.
However, again for the umpteenth time, stats are @50-60% of the score for admittance. ECs, and hooks are in the equation too.
I don't need to know your stats. It is not any of my business. You on the other hand need to accept what is being said. Every applicant is unique, don't try to judge, especially if you don't ask...are they Is or OOS, are they part of the diversity program, are they a legacy, do they have a hook?
Stats, such as 3.96 uwcgpa, 2230 SAT, top 5% means nothing without knowing everything else.
FWIW, a few yrs back there was a poster that was connected with UVA admissions. They stated emphatically, ROTC scholarship makes no impact on their admission decision. Some colleges, like UNCCH and Clarkson have a pull regarding admissions if the applicant has a ROtC scholarship in hand.
Finally, why UVA, why not VT, VMI? If your goal is to be an officer in the military, they are 2 great colleges with strong academic programs. They have Corps. and are known to produce great officers via ROTC.
~~~Plus, at least for VT, you won't have to wear a tie to the FB games...granted you may have to wear a military uniform and do push ups!
~~~ There is also GMU, JMU and VCU too. GMU is tied to UMD AFROTC, and it would be x-town, but UMDCP was selected as the best AfROTC large size det. in the nation for 2012.