How to pick NROTC units for scholarship app? - Navy For Moms2024-03-29T08:17:34Zhttps://navyformoms.ning.com/forum/topics/how-to-pick-nrotc-units-for-scholarship-app?groupUrl=rotc&commentId=1971797%3AComment%3A7495118&groupId=1971797%3AGroup%3A2235411&feed=yes&xn_auth=noWe live in Alabama, so we vis…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2018-11-20:1971797:Comment:104736212018-11-20T05:57:49.813ZGlennihttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/Glenni
<p>We live in Alabama, so we visited a couple of schools, Embry Riddle in Daytona Beach and Auburn. My son knew he wanted to major in Aerospace Engineering, and both schools had great programs. He decided he preferred Auburn, so that was his first choice. Embry Riddle was his second. He also had TAMU, Purdue and Miss State. He got the scholarship to Auburn and loves it. The NROTC program is highly respected, and he has had some wonderful experiences so far. He is in his sophomore year. I hope…</p>
<p>We live in Alabama, so we visited a couple of schools, Embry Riddle in Daytona Beach and Auburn. My son knew he wanted to major in Aerospace Engineering, and both schools had great programs. He decided he preferred Auburn, so that was his first choice. Embry Riddle was his second. He also had TAMU, Purdue and Miss State. He got the scholarship to Auburn and loves it. The NROTC program is highly respected, and he has had some wonderful experiences so far. He is in his sophomore year. I hope this helps</p> Boulder is pretty liberal, so…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2018-11-20:1971797:Comment:104734022018-11-20T05:30:54.994ZClaire24https://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/Claire24
<p>Boulder is pretty liberal, so not sure of the ROTC reception there. My son toured Oregon State Univ. campus and liked it. OSU is our alma mater; it started as an Ag college and still has it's roots in rural community. My son ended up going to Univ of Washington in Seattle, which surprisingly has been very positive. Plus the unit has a sail boat the students can get out on 1-2x/month</p>
<p>Boulder is pretty liberal, so not sure of the ROTC reception there. My son toured Oregon State Univ. campus and liked it. OSU is our alma mater; it started as an Ag college and still has it's roots in rural community. My son ended up going to Univ of Washington in Seattle, which surprisingly has been very positive. Plus the unit has a sail boat the students can get out on 1-2x/month</p> rudyinok, I just came across…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2017-12-07:1971797:Comment:103044392017-12-07T22:35:06.232ZGlennihttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/Glenni
<p>rudyinok, I just came across this thread. My son is a 4th class MIDN at Auburn and absolutely loves it! I'm guessing your son is a senior this year. I know my son has really appreciated the upperclassmen who are in leadership positions. It was especially exciting for him to be able to go to the SEC championship game last weekend as part of the unit! WAR EAGLE!!!</p>
<p>rudyinok, I just came across this thread. My son is a 4th class MIDN at Auburn and absolutely loves it! I'm guessing your son is a senior this year. I know my son has really appreciated the upperclassmen who are in leadership positions. It was especially exciting for him to be able to go to the SEC championship game last weekend as part of the unit! WAR EAGLE!!!</p> oops - looks like I should ha…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2014-12-31:1971797:Comment:88808152014-12-31T04:21:13.451Zrudyinokhttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/rudyinok
<p>oops - looks like I should have replied here - I replied at the end of the thread instead!</p>
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<p>oops - looks like I should have replied here - I replied at the end of the thread instead!</p>
<p></p> ds just finished his first se…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2014-12-31:1971797:Comment:88806952014-12-31T04:19:27.234Zrudyinokhttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/rudyinok
<p>ds just finished his first semester at Auburn University in AL. Auburn ended up being his first choice as he ranked the five schools on the scholarship app, followed by 'Ole Miss, TAMU, Iowa State, and Univ of Kansas in that order (TAMU being the one he could get in-state at). He was given his scholarship to Auburn in late Nov last fall. He is very very happy in Auburn and we are all so relieved to not be filling out USNA apps, NROTC apps, etc. Thanks for asking for an update! Hope…</p>
<p>ds just finished his first semester at Auburn University in AL. Auburn ended up being his first choice as he ranked the five schools on the scholarship app, followed by 'Ole Miss, TAMU, Iowa State, and Univ of Kansas in that order (TAMU being the one he could get in-state at). He was given his scholarship to Auburn in late Nov last fall. He is very very happy in Auburn and we are all so relieved to not be filling out USNA apps, NROTC apps, etc. Thanks for asking for an update! Hope this thread helps someone else as much as it helped us :)</p> So where did he end up? My s…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2014-12-30:1971797:Comment:88802732014-12-30T20:48:37.902ZMarylandMomhttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/MarylandMom755
<p>So where did he end up? My son has a scholarship but he is waiting to hear from schools. He is applying to U Penn, Norhwestern, Tufts, UVA, and Georgetown.</p>
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<p>So where did he end up? My son has a scholarship but he is waiting to hear from schools. He is applying to U Penn, Norhwestern, Tufts, UVA, and Georgetown.</p>
<p></p> you are right - thanks for th…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2013-04-02:1971797:Comment:77079522013-04-02T17:08:25.644Zrudyinokhttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/rudyinok
<p>you are right - thanks for the perspective. we are not a military family, so its taking some time to get a feel for the nature of all these programs and the pluses/minuses. thanks for helping so much!</p>
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<p>you are right - thanks for the perspective. we are not a military family, so its taking some time to get a feel for the nature of all these programs and the pluses/minuses. thanks for helping so much!</p>
<p></p> funny you say this, vipergirl…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2013-04-02:1971797:Comment:77078352013-04-02T16:41:47.671Zrudyinokhttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/rudyinok
<p>funny you say this, vipergirl, but dh and I were thinking the same thing. I was surprised actually by his unimpressed response from one of these interviews. he is not a pompous person at all, he is quiet and humble, but he appreciates professionalism and desires to be around people he can respect and look up to - guess that's where his response was coming from. thanks very much for your insight and thoughts. keep the thoughts coming!!! thanks everyone!</p>
<p>funny you say this, vipergirl, but dh and I were thinking the same thing. I was surprised actually by his unimpressed response from one of these interviews. he is not a pompous person at all, he is quiet and humble, but he appreciates professionalism and desires to be around people he can respect and look up to - guess that's where his response was coming from. thanks very much for your insight and thoughts. keep the thoughts coming!!! thanks everyone!</p> Thanks so much for all your g…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2013-04-02:1971797:Comment:77079142013-04-02T15:56:56.487Zrudyinokhttps://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/rudyinok
<p>Thanks so much for all your great input over the past few months!! Ds got a log-in password for the NROTC portal yesterday now that its opened, and it feels like all this research can finally be put in play. We've gone on several road trips visiting schools, asking friends, looking up data on schools, etc. Ds figured out he likes the smaller towns which are largely circled around their university rather than a university inside a city. He likes schools that lean conservative or where…</p>
<p>Thanks so much for all your great input over the past few months!! Ds got a log-in password for the NROTC portal yesterday now that its opened, and it feels like all this research can finally be put in play. We've gone on several road trips visiting schools, asking friends, looking up data on schools, etc. Ds figured out he likes the smaller towns which are largely circled around their university rather than a university inside a city. He likes schools that lean conservative or where he'd at least not be the only conservative (we could see KU is not that conservative, but its close to home and has alot of kids there like him, still). He desires Mech Engineering, so he was trying to pick schools that have strong engineering programs that fit in the above criteria. (Ole Miss may not match this very well, but he really liked Oxford, so he still wants to consider it.) ds basically has this list made for the 5 schools for his app:</p>
<p>Auburn, Iowa State, TAMU, KU, 'Ole Miss or Purdue</p>
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<p>Now, here's the question I still have: how the heck do you "get a feel for the unit" ? at each of these schools, ds asked for an appointment with NROTC. he was given an appointment generally with the freshman advisor, most of the time this was a rather young officer. the only school where he got to talk to someone higher up was Iowa State, we just bumped into the XO in the hallway and he invited ds into his office. Anyway, in some of these cases, ds thought the young officer(s) was not very professional, (please don't flame me, hold on....) or seemed to not really care, or not able to communicate much to ds about the unit. So, one has to ask themselves if this is a reflection of the unit or not. (is "unit the right word to use? idk!!) On the flip side, on the service academy forums, I keep getting the feeling that all units basically operate the same, that ds needs to choose the SCHOOL he likes and wants. Ds wants a really "with it" unit, too, not just a great school fit. So, how do we figure that out if he just has a quick meeting with an young officer that doesn't communicate much to him?! I hope my question makes sense. and if any of you have any specific input on the schools listed above, PLEASE post it for ds's consideration!!! Btw, he was accepted to Summer Seminar at USNA and will be going there too this summer (yeah!).</p>
<p></p> Hi, my son had a list of crit…tag:navyformoms.ning.com,2013-04-02:1971797:Comment:77070612013-04-02T12:11:43.254ZStrider223https://navyformoms.ning.com/profile/Danacarley
Hi, my son had a list of criterea he knew he wanted in a college. He then picked the colleges that most matched that list. We are from a rural New Hampshire town and one of his considerations was he wanted a city. He also wanted a nationally respected engineering program and a large school with D1 sports (for campus spirit)! He is at USC in LA! I was a bit worried that the newness of city/NROTC and living across the country would overwhelm him, but he really did know what he wanted! He LOVES…
Hi, my son had a list of criterea he knew he wanted in a college. He then picked the colleges that most matched that list. We are from a rural New Hampshire town and one of his considerations was he wanted a city. He also wanted a nationally respected engineering program and a large school with D1 sports (for campus spirit)! He is at USC in LA! I was a bit worried that the newness of city/NROTC and living across the country would overwhelm him, but he really did know what he wanted! He LOVES it! I am so relieved and happy for him!<br />
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Regarding financial considerations: my son is at a college that we absolutely could not afford without the scholarship. He knows that he needs to keep that scholarship or he would have to transfer. We actually had a scare this fall when he had a sudden illness that caused a 3 week hospitalization and he was put on Medical Leave of Absence. Luckily he recovered and was able to continue the semester, but we were worried about BUMED not reinstating him. He spent his Christmas break applying to other colleges as a back up. Luckily BUMED reinstated him and he is happily back on track. He loves both USC and the NROTC. I will also add that the NROTC USC personnel were absolutely top notch supportive of my son and I through this ordeal. I couldn't be more impressed with them!<br />
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Also, regarding respect on campus, I've not heard any issues where that is concerned. As a matter of fact, he has had comments that show they are well respected...such as "I love walking on campus in my uniform" he says he gets "attention" and it is of the good kind!<br />
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Good luck with your son and his many decisions!