Scholarship for NROTC marine option- what are my chances?

Presumably you know this is a scholarship to a school you will be able to gain admission to. Another way to get information, is to attend an admissions sessions briefing at one of your colleges of interest. Look up their units on the college website. Different schools run their units differently so they are not all the same. For example one of my sons school of interest provided an overnight ‘shadowing’ type program. Probably not anymore with covid.

One thing to keep in mind, is that enlisted recruiters have a job to do: enlist Marines. Sounds like the one you talked to was Helpful in offering information about the scholarship program that’s not his job.
thank you for the advice! I think my recruiter is going to help give me some advice for the scholarship which will help.
 
I'm planning on applying for the NROTC scholarship this summer. I have contacted my local recruiter and he wants to meet with me in May after I finish this year (11th) so we can talk. He wants to give me the ASVAB test and knows I want to be commissioned as an officer. I told him I was wanting to try to get into the PLC program and he brought up the scholarship I can apply for. I think I will do very well on my PFT which I've heard a lot of people on here say is one of the most important qualifications. I would like to get some tips on how to run long distance. I am more of a 1 mile fast runner that endurance. Also my dad is a retired colonel. He was in the marine corp for 28 years and I was wondering if this would help in my application at all and if I should tell my recruiter this when I go to talk to him in May.
Please keep your guard up for an enlistment contract. Recruiter “mission” (monthly quota) is very intense. I’m a former Ops officer for a recruiting battalion.
 
Please keep your guard up for an enlistment contract. Recruiter “mission” (monthly quota) is very intense. I’m a former Ops officer for a recruiting battalion.
I know this is an old thread but I am hoping to get some feedback on this. My son is applying for the NROTC (Wants Marines) scholarship-he has pretty good chance with a 3.9-4.0 GPA, Captain of soccer team, National Honor Society-etc. He is very physically fit and should do well on the NFT-his highest SAT is not great at 1110-he is an AP Physics, Science, Math high achiever but just hasn't tested well for ACT or SAT. He has some in state academic scholarships that will cover most of the tuition and he has college soccer potential offers for a partial scholarship. He met with the local Marines recruitment office and is being told that although he has a good chance of getting the NROTC scholarship-his chances are exponentially better if he enlists in the reserves first-passes the MEPS-basically gets completely checked out before the early board. He does have a strong desire to serve and wants to go to boot camp etc-I am just an over-analyzing parent that is wondering how much of a sales job this is to get him to enlist. The recruiter has said he has already made his numbers for recruitment -to convince me he isn't "selling". He does seem to be a very sincere professional person. I came upon your comments "Please keep your guard up for an enlistment contract. Recruiter “mission” (monthly quota) is very intense. I’m a former Ops officer for a recruiting battalion." and just wanted to see if you had any words of wisdom-the good, the bad, the ugly... Very much appreciate anything you can share-thank you for your time.
 
I would never advise someone to enlist to better their odds of a marine option scholarship. . Sorry, that is just not accurate.

There are many hard working, honest, and successful Marine Recruiters but there are some at the other end of the spectrum who are Ill-informed or downright deceptive.

‘Nuff said.
 
Do not take Officer advice from enlisted recruiter! If your son wants to be an officer, then do not enlist for any reason. If your area doesn't have an OSO (Officer Selection Officer), then go to the OSO in the metro area that covers your area or this forum for advice. Go to USMC website for your district. NROTC-MO scholarships are awarded by district. He needs to increase the SAT significantly and score above 270 on USMC PFT not the Navy PRT or scholarship PRT. USMC PFT is Pullups, Planks, and 3 mile run.

If son doesn't get NROTC-MO scholarship, then he can apply to be a program cadet and try for a 2 or 3 year scholarship.
 
Building on @USMCGrunt: Would your son be happy if that enlistment never turns into an officer-accession path? Because it does happen, whether the reason is due to the candidate or not. So he should be sure enlistment is a good option for him, in and of itself.

He must understand the significant difference between being enlisted and holding an officer’s commission. I teach at our flagship state university, where some of my students are in MECEP, the program that allows enlisted Marines to earn their degree and commission upon graduation. They’ve made it clear: The gap between one and the other is vast. Therefore, decide accordingly.
 
I only have limited experience with NROTC-MO scholarship process, but I think it is false advice if the recruiter tells your son that he has a good chance of getting the scholarship.
I think certain candidates have a chance, but I don’t think anyone has a “good” chance. NROTC-MO scholarships are few and few between.
In my district, the ones who had the best chance were the ones who nearly max’d the PFT. Our district also highly emphasized leadership. FWIW…
 
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