Scholarship/ Norwich vs. Citadel school question- Please advise!

I have been accepted to The Citadel, Norwich, and North Georgia. I just found out I have been given a 3 year advanced designee scholarship from Norwich. I assumed this was through Army ROTC, is it possible to transfer this scholarship to another school? My parents think The Citadel has a better name, and would help me get a job in the future. They consider The Citadel like West Point, and have encouraged me to go their. But- out of state tuition is almost 40,000 a year. I don't want to finish with 160,000 in student loans. If I go to The Citadel, will they help me with tuition at all for being in Army ROTC? Last, their is North Georgia. I understand they grant in state tuition to out of state kids- so I'm slightly considering this. I guess what I'm asking is,

1. can i transfer an Army ROTC scholarship to a different school?
2. If I go to The Citadel, will they give me any money for doing ROTC?
3. Does The Citadel name carry as much weight as my parents think?
4. If I had an option to go to Norwich or The Citadel, which looks better on a resume?

Any advice would be most appreciated!

It is theoretically possible to transfer the scholarship. It is not likely because even though the money isn't too different (an important indicator) you are switching brigades which is very difficult. Your best chance here is that there is a Citadel scholarship recipient who would rather go to Norwich. You could call Citadel and find out if there is such a person in this board.

The Citadel as others have mentioned has a regional strenght with regards to name recognition. Likewise with Norwich in a different region. Once you have served your AD requirement, the source of the diploma won't be nearly as much in your career opportunities as for a non-commissioning cadet (both schools have many cadets who go directly to the private sector).

As others have suggested, your family needs to do the math (FA offers and other money issues should be known before you need to accept the scholarship).

One last thing - you might want to look at what specifically you want to study. Norwich does have a wide variety of programs as does Citadel. I think you need to be comfortable with not only where you go to school but what you will study.
 
gojack- I havn't decided on a career path, i've considered infantry, MP, and signal corps- but I'm sure wherever I attend, they will help me find which is best for me. i plan on majoring in buisness, or political science, with a minor in criminal justice. I plan on a strong carrear with the military, but If it doesn't work out-I'll consider my options when that time comes.
 
Once you have served your AD requirement, the source of the diploma won't [mean] nearly as much in your career opportunities as for a non-commissioning cadet
I think this is true. Going into the civilian workforce as a retired JO carries much, much more weight with employers than which school the applicant attended. Can you imagine a hiring manager calling his VP and saying "Boss, I've got this great applicant, an Army officer transitioning into civilian work", and having Jack ask "sounds good, but what college did her attend?". No, me neither. That's so.... high school.
 
gojack- I haven't decided on a career path, I've considered infantry, MP, and signal corps- but I'm sure wherever I attend, they will help me find which is best for me. i plan on majoring in business, or political science, with a minor in criminal justice. I plan on a strong career with the military, but If it doesn't work out-I'll consider my options when that time comes.

-A fairly minor accident can totally derail your plans on being a career Army officer, pick a degree that can get you a job. (teaching, criminal justice, economics etc)

-if you are planning on being a career Army officer, Graduate school is a good idea, plan for it. Link

-some degrees (computer science, engineering, IT, etc) get quickly outdated if not put to immediate use.
(returning to school to get a masters may be needed to get back into that field, after years away from area)

-minors are of little relevance, with the exception of a language
(Career officers should study a critical language Link)

-Economics is a better degree choice than business link

-What/Where your graduate degree is from is more important then undergrad degree.

Old school approach was to branch combat arms, move over to more intellectual branch later in career - now-a-days? maybe someone else has a good answer.
 
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