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How to pick NROTC units for scholarship app?
Hello :) I am very new to this forum, but my son has been wanting to be a Navy officer for several years now. He is now a junior at a special math and science high school. He will graduate from this high school in May 2014. so, this coming spring of 2013 is when he will fill out the NROTC scholarship app.
because he's so busy at this math/science boarding school, I am trying to do some homework for him on NROTC units so his time at Christmas can be best utilized.
We hope to go visit a few units this coming spring before he prioritizes his list for the app in May.
His first choice is TAMU. we are pretty familiar with it.
Some of the other Universities he's considering are: Purdue, Idaho, Colorado @ Boulder, Norwich, Univ. Florida, maybe Iowa, Ole Miss.
Its so hard to figure out much from websites and mailings!!! We don't have unlimited funds or time to go visit all these places either.
Which units are your children at that have a very favorable campus acceptance of ROTC? DS would prefer not to be at a school where the ROTC students are made fun of or not respected by at least the majority of the students and faculty. This is part of the reason he likes TAMU so much.
Can any one give any insight into these units or others? DS is from very rural background and isn't so sure he wants to live in an enormous city for College.
Thanks!
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Permalink Reply by rudyinok on
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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!
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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!
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Permalink Reply by MarylandMom on
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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.
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oops - looks like I should have replied here - I replied at the end of the thread instead!
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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 :)
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Permalink Reply by Glenni on
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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!!!
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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
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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
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