Hello, My daughter is “under consideration” for this 3rd board; Army ROTC. Does her college choice affect the Board’s decision ? She selected Washington & Lee University in Lexington, VA, College of William & Mary, and James Madison University. Her major will be French.
My daughter was just awarded a Type 7 AFROTC scholarship. She will either be at VMI or JMU, for her Plan B. Studying Biology and Pre-Med Minor. Wishing your DD the best of luck!Hello, My daughter is “under consideration” for this 3rd board; Army ROTC. Does her college choice affect the Board’s decision ? She selected Washington & Lee University in Lexington, VA, College of William & Mary, and James Madison University. Her major will be French.
That certainly hasn't been the case for the last few years at least. The logic is that they award fewer scholarship on the early boards, and generally only to the very best, so they can wait for the candidate pool to develop. Since they are going to the very best they tend to get more 4 year scholarships. By best, i mean candidates who they know they will award a scholarship to regardless of how the candidate pool develops.I would have thought that each Board would have its “fair share of allocation” with regards to 4 year scholarships.
There are no separate gender OMLs. I can't speak to whether females might be scored a bit differently in some aspects other than physical fitness. I have no idea what the percentage of female officers is but I'm pretty sure it's higher than 10% (gut feel only).For my clarity: There is no “separate gender OML” for female candidates ? Across the Service Branches, female offices are only about 10%.
Not the case. They do give some three years scholarships but many are given by the scholarship boards, probably more in fact.I had thought that 3 year Scholarships were only given at the local level (by PMS). Since this pot of money / surplus was usually coming from “winners” that decided to enter West Point or other Service Academies.
They are, but they don't need that many either.I had thought “linguist” were highly coveted by the Army and other Branches ? Wouldn’t that impact her chances of selection
The schools on your daughters list has nothing to do with whether a scholarship is awarded. I could affect which school(s) a scholarship is awarded to. They are separate processes, as I understand it anyway.So, hypothetic scenario; if James Madison University had awarded 10 ( 4 year scholarships ) steming from the 1st and 2nd Board. And “another Virginia College has only had 3 recipients” from her list... would the Board offer a scholarship to my daughter ?
You could be right but that's not an assumption I would be willing to make. A smart way would be to assign more to a certain set of schools based on majors available, the quality of the schools, needs of the Army, etc. I bet they would tweek it every year. Just guessing though.[QUOTE="kinnem, Thank you for your response and insight. This will help immensely because, I have another child, my son, that would be pursuing a ROTC Scholarship in 2023.
So, for my Clarity: Interesting ... across the country, hypothetically let’s assume that Army Cadet Command at USAREC has 150 University ROTC programs. And on average, the Army has a budget to fund 1,000 nationwide 4 year scholarships. I would have assume that “each of its 150 Universities would have been faired-shared approximately 6 to 7.
I am so sorry to hear about your DD’s W&L decision. If she chooses to go to JMU I have firsthand knowledge that it is a wonderful school. My son is currently a freshman there. Did your daughter apply to VMI? Just curious as it neighbors W&L. Although two extremely different schools. We are in Northern VA and know all too well about the hardships and struggles with admissions when you are competing with others in NOVA.[QUOTE="Highhopesmom, Thanks for responding and sharing. CONGRATS ! On TWO exceptional options with the Air Force at either: VMI or JMU.
My daughter and family are gutted.. last night her first choice school W&L published its decision for Regular Decision. She was denied.
It’s ironic that I’ve spent 20 years of my professional life working for Generals ( David Petreaus, James Mattis, Garry Parks, John Allen, Mark Brilakis, Douglas Odell )... and the university with a MASCOT of a General, kicked her to the curb. Most colleges “claims to have a holistic approach and that standardized ACT & SAT is not a major factor... but that’s malarkey.
So, this lesson will resonant with her....when it’s her childrens’ turn preparing for college”... ACT scores need to be 28 or higher & SAT scores need to be 1300 or higher. And to earn as much AP credit so you can enter College as a 2nd Semester Freshman.