WSU ROTC Scholarship

[bluebells16]

I am a junior in high school and am looking to go into the army ROTC program at WSU. I was wondering what my chances are at getting a two year scholarship, as well as wondering how to increase my chances.
I am currently enrolled in the running start program at my school, and am on track to graduate high school with my associates of science. My college unweighted gpa is 3.8 and my high school unweighted gpa is 4.0. In my freshman year I took honors biology, honors English, and honors geometry. In my sophomore year I took honors chemistry, honors English, honors algebra 2, honors world history, and honors Spanish. My junior year I am taking all college classes. I have not taken the sat yet, but I am planning on doing that soon.
I have a 3-year varsity soccer letter, and a 2-year varsity letter in long-distance track. I can run a 6-minute mile, and am fairly physically fit. I have done key club for three years and am secretary of key club. Next year I was going to join a few more clubs. I am part of the national honors society at my school. I volunteer at the local humane society. I was also part of the robotics club for a year, and i have a part time job.

 

[Tbpxece]

No one on here can accurately gauge your chances (and would you trust the advice of random strangers on the internet anyway?).

Look at the minimum requirements for an AROTC scholarship on their website. Exceed those by as much as you can. Rack up as much leadership experience as you can before the end of your Junior year. Apply as early as you can. Apply for AFROTC and NROTC too, as you'll already be 60-70% done with those applications when you finish your AROTC one.

There is a ton of information on here, including folks that, similar to you, posted their pre-application stats in previous years. Check and see if those people came back to say they got a scholarship. Talk to current cadets at WSU and get their recommendations. Look for commonality in their applications and backgrounds.

Here's the biggest question, though:

If I said your chances sucked, would you still apply?

 

[bluebells16]

No one on here can accurately gauge your chances (and would you trust the advice of random strangers on the internet anyway?).

Look at the minimum requirements for an AROTC scholarship on their website. Exceed those by as much as you can. Rack up as much leadership experience as you can before the end of your Junior year. Apply as early as you can. Apply for AFROTC and NROTC too, as you'll already be 60-70% done with those applications when you finish your AROTC one.

There is a ton of information on here, including folks that, similar to you, posted their pre-application stats in previous years. Check and see if those people came back to say they got a scholarship. Talk to current cadets at WSU and get their recommendations. Look for commonality in their applications and backgrounds.

Here's the biggest question, though:

If I said your chances sucked, would you still apply?

Thank you! And yes I would still apply, I was just curious as to what other people would recommend to increase my chances. I appreciate your advice.

 

[KuzNROTC]

For AROTC, 2-year scholarships are usually campus-based to my knowledge, which means that cadets who have already been in the program for awhile compete on the OML for either 3, 2 year scholarships, or a non-scholarship contract. If you already have enough credits coming out of high school to be an academic junior, I am unaware on how an AROTC scholarship/contract would be awarded to you without being in the program competing with the other cadets. I would advise you to speak with the WSU cadre on how that would work.

 

[Tbpxece]

And yes I would still apply....I appreciate your advice.

Good! That's the right response, approach, and attitude for a future officer.

The next step would be to go and talk to the ROTC detachment/battalion cadre at colleges that interest you and ask their advice. They will be closer to the action than most on here and will be able to best advise you on how to close out your junior year.

Good luck!