The "Typical Week" Essay for the Army ROTC Scholarship

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Question 2 is this: "State below in the space provided how you spend your time in a typical week during the school year. For Example, how many extra hours do you spend: at school, doing homework, engaged in athletic activities, engaged in extracurricular activities (i.e. clubs), engaged in volunteer work, or other (explain)."

I'm just curious as to the format they're looking for. Should I write it in an essay style (since it's under the "Essays" tab), or should I write it more as an outline. For example:

Monday:
5:00-6:30: Cross country practice.
7:00-2:00: School.
2:00-3:00: DECA Meeting.
3:30-5:30: Homework.
6:00-7:30: Basketball with friends.
7:30-8:15: Family dinner.
8:30-9:30: Schoolwork, research, etc.
 
I suggest your outline. The Board wants to read hundreds of applications as quickly as possible. An outline is easy to grasp what you are doing during the week. I would suggest telling them what DECA means (I don't know). I would also suggest outlining a couple of weekdays and one weekend day. I would refrain from outlining all 7 days.
 
I would recommend you do it as an essay. Paragraph one describe what you a typical weekday looks like (it changes as the sports seasons change, right?). "On a typical weekday during the school year I wake up about......" and go from there.

Paragraph 2 describe the various things you do on weekends. Meets/games, go watch other HS sports compete, work, spend time with friends, homework, etc.

Paragraph 3 conclusion and estimates of hours on various activities per the essay question request.

Good luck to you.
 
I would agree with the essay format as it better demonstrates your writing ability than an outline or chart.
 
bg4spam said:
Question 2 is this: "State below in the space provided how you spend your time in a typical week during the school year. For Example, how many extra hours do you spend: at school, doing homework, engaged in athletic activities, engaged in extracurricular activities (i.e. clubs), engaged in volunteer work, or other (explain)."

I'm just curious as to the format they're looking for. Should I write it in an essay style (since it's under the "Essays" tab), or should I write it more as an outline. For example:

Monday:
5:00-6:30: Cross country practice.
7:00-2:00: School.
2:00-3:00: DECA Meeting.
3:30-5:30: Homework.
6:00-7:30: Basketball with friends.
7:30-8:15: Family dinner.
8:30-9:30: Schoolwork, research, etc.
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My DD wrote that essay in paragraph format.

She wrote in general terms like from 8:15am to 3pm, I have classes. Depending on the season, I have practice from 3-5:30pm. In the fall, I have cross country practice. In the winter, I have basketball cheerleading practice. In the spring, I have track practice.

While in-season, my afternoons or early evenings can be filled with games or meets in lieu of practice. During cross country season, most meets are on Saturday from 8am-12.

Yada yada yada. I don’t know the exact wording of her essay but the above is the rough flavor of it.

She got a 4-year AROTC scholarship on the first board to the 3 schools at the top of her list.
 
I suggest that you write your essays and contact the ROO at your #1 school for a review. DM if you have further questions.
 
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