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.