Which Universities (other than Ivies) have AFROTC and desired Foreign Language majors?
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How‘s about narrowing the focus of your inquiry and telling us a little more about your DS. What are his ambitions, military and otherwise? Why the South?
I am the self-appointed SAF foreign language expert. I am to foreign languages what @THParent is to guns and cured pork.
For starters, warm up your Google machine and search Project Go. Better yet have your DS do it.
I am not an expert on AFROTC. However, several years ago, my DS participated in Project Go, studying Russian in Kyiv, Ukraine. One of his running mates while there, was a Russian Language major at IA State on an AFROTC scholarship. He earned a Pilot slot. He had a bit of a jump on others because he came from a crop duster family.
I am the self-appointed SAF foreign language expert. I am to foreign languages what @THParent is to guns and cured pork.
For starters, warm up your Google machine and search Project Go. Better yet have your DS do it.
I am not an expert on AFROTC. However, several years ago, my DS participated in Project Go, studying Russian in Kyiv, Ukraine. One of his running mates while there, was a Russian Language major at IA State on an AFROTC scholarship. He earned a Pilot slot. He had a bit of a jump on others because he came from a crop duster family.
If a school has a foreign language major that is among the critical languages and an AFROTC detachment, you should be able to utilize a scholarship at that school. My DS was awarded a foreign language AFROTC scholarship this year and is attending a state university.
May I ask which university?
University of Nebraska
We’re you at the Garth Brooks Concert yesterday?
On the more serious side, if you didn’t know, UN-L has a very robust study abroad program, which I’m sure the detachment will accommodate, if your DS either brings in some college credits are is prepared to do a little summer school.
Wish him the best of luck!
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Thanks, he is just beginning his Junior year and is starting to think post-HS.
I have many friends posting pics from the concert, but we live in KC metro. We didn't go to that concert either!
He is entering with 35 hours of college credit. He was planning on at least taking advantage of Project Go. I'll suggest he also speak with the detachment about a semester abroad as well.
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Boston university. And they top off partial scholarships.
Good to think post HS, but also best to concentrate on finishing HS strong.
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DS just finished first "year" of Project GO (Russian) at University of Pittsburgh - Slavic Language Institute. Seems like a pretty solid program. Other DS looking hard at Texas A&M - International Affairs major w/accelerated Masters program - also has a solid Russian program. BTW - since he is starting his Junior year (HS) this is the most critical year IMHO. I concur with other posts, don't look past this year - how solid are his SAT/ACT scores? Athletics? Leadership - remember Scholar, Athlete, Leader. As a former PMS, I always found the leadership catagory was the weakest, not because potential cadets were weak, they just didn't get the opportunities to lead. Consider Boys State, Governor's School (if your state has it), etc. Good luck.
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If your DS is a rising HS junior, consider the STARTALK programs if he is interested in exploring critical need languages before committing to a college major. Class sizes are small and some are at no cost to the participants.
STARTALK is a federal grant program funded by the National Security Agency and administered by the National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland. STARTALK grants pay for summer world language learning programs for critical need languages.
STARTALK is a federal grant program funded by the National Security Agency and administered by the National Foreign Language Center at the University of Maryland. STARTALK grants pay for summer world language learning programs for critical need languages.
Along the same lines and also federally funded:
National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y)
NSLI-Y is part of a U.S. government initiative that prepares American citizens to be leaders in a global world.
DS applied unsuccessfully for the program. Instead spent year in Taiwan with a non-English speaking family on a Rotary Youth Exchange.
Rotary Youth Exchange
www.rotary.org