I am a 17 yr old female entering senior year and I recently decided to apply to join ROTC and go to college at the University of Texas at Austin and graduate to be a linguist in the army. I plan on applying for the ROTC scholarship. I understand that this scholarship is competitive. I am going to see a recruiter as soon as I return home from vacation. In the mean time, I am working on improving my chances of receiving the scholarship, which is important to me because otherwise, I will continue ROTC, but will have to go to a different school. Frankly, after hearing of two other boys who were denied and seemed like good candidates, I worry about my chances. I am curious to see the qualifications of some people who received this scholarship in the past few years and hear feedback on what you think my chances are upon reviewing my stats. I'm additionally curious to know if the lack of women in the army changes odds. It would be greatly appreciated.
Varsity cross country 4 yrs. (captain senior yr.)
Competed in state XC with team 2yrs possibly a third this fall
Varsity Track 3 yrs
Participated in MMA 9 yrs and have won several Kung fu and one jiu jitsu tournament
Top ten percent of class
Unweighted GPA 3.8
SAT 1280 (math and reading. Plan to improve this)
AP English and world history
I take concurrent classes at my local college
NHS
Key Club
Debate Club
Socrates Society
Robotics Team
Working at Olive Garden over a year
100 hrs community service
Physical Test: 2 mile time=13:30-14:00,1 mile=6-6:30,45 sit ups in 1 min, 25 push ups in 1 min
Varsity cross country 4 yrs. (captain senior yr.)
Competed in state XC with team 2yrs possibly a third this fall
Varsity Track 3 yrs
Participated in MMA 9 yrs and have won several Kung fu and one jiu jitsu tournament
Top ten percent of class
Unweighted GPA 3.8
SAT 1280 (math and reading. Plan to improve this)
AP English and world history
I take concurrent classes at my local college
NHS
Key Club
Debate Club
Socrates Society
Robotics Team
Working at Olive Garden over a year
100 hrs community service
Physical Test: 2 mile time=13:30-14:00,1 mile=6-6:30,45 sit ups in 1 min, 25 push ups in 1 min